GigaomWith $45B in the bids, FCC 4G auction goes on holiday hiatus
It’s been more than a month, but the FCC’s auction of 4G airwaves is still chugging along to the surprise of many mobile industry watchers. With $44.5 billion in bids in… Read more »
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It’s been more than a month, but the FCC’s auction of 4G airwaves is still chugging along to the surprise of many mobile industry watchers. With $44.5 billion in bids in… Read more »
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Verizon is tapping startup SpiderCloud’s small cell technology to move its LTE network indoors, announcing plans to begin wiring up office buildings with these tiny base stations. Read more »
T-Mobile is starting to clock some impressive download speeds on its newly upgraded LTE networks in different parts of the country: 30.2 Mbps in Columbus, Ohio; 24.1 Mbps in Boston; and… Read more »
The first major U.S. spectrum auction since 2008 got underway on Thursday as carriers across the country looked to add to their 4G spectrum holdings. Read more »
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VoLTE is in the same place as SMS it was back in 2000: locked down to specific carrier networks and devices. By making VoLTE services interoperable, though, VoLTE could become as… Read more »