Google wants to make Android apps free to use overseas, giving more people access to mobile data services in developing markets, according to a new report in The Information. This kind… Read more »
Cisco Systems this week offered some insight into just how much mobile data the world is consuming — 2.5 exabytes a month, to be exact – and now a new report… Read more »
The Federal Trade Commission is putting mobile carriers on notice that if they advertise an unlimited plan they can’t monkey around with speeds — or at least must clearly disclose their… Read more »
When Virgin Mobile launched its Custom plans at Walmart last summer, it created the most flexible prepaid family plans in the U.S. Thanks to technology provided by ItsOn, customers could pick… Read more »
Starting tomorrow, many T-Mobile customers will start seeing a new item show up on their bills: a bank of unused megabytes or gigabytes that customers can save up for a data-intensive… Read more »
T-Mobile is flouting one of the biggest taboos of the mobile industry: The monthly data allotment. T-Mobile CEO John Legere on Tuesday announced a new program called Data Stash, which allows… Read more »
Verizon’s “network optimization” policy would have restricted speeds for its heaviest unlimited data users when the LTE network was congested. But Big Red is now nixing the controversial plan. Read more »
Sprint now has a 60 GB shared data plan for $130 a month, compared to the 30 GB AT&T sells at the same rate. They’re limited time offers but show how… Read more »
The high cost of mobile data is one of the main reasons why people don’t stream more video on the go. High price tags on content are also a turn-off. Read more »