Not much has changed in the pecking order of U.S. mobile networks since last year, according to Root. But there was a lot of network upgrade activity in recent months not… Read more »
Alcatel-Lucent says it’s begun deploying its tiny capacity-boosting base stations in Verizon’s network, and Ericsson is probably is doing the same. Don’t expect the big small cell deployment we’re seeing from… Read more »
Verizon Wireless conceded high traffic is affecting its LTE performance in some key markets. That could be a big problem for the carrier, which has long made its nationwide network a… Read more »
This summer Verizon saw its share of the smartphone market grow to 37 percent, while AT&T and T-Mobile saw their shares shrink year-over-year. A big factor was the iPhone’s increasing popularity… Read more »
NetZero’s 200 MB free monthly plan will soon be available all over the country (though only at 3G speeds) thanks to new wholesale network deals with Verizon and Sprint. Read more »
Who says consumers aren’t connecting their tablets to mobile networks? AT&T has had two successive quarters of 300,000-plus connected tablet activations. Read more »
The PCS H-block auction only accounts for a small amount of spectrum, but given the ridiculously high value carriers have put on mobile airwaves recently, it’s bound to attract attention. Read more »
Verizon’s prepaid plans are still more expensive than other no-contract operators, but you can now get 2 GB of 3G data on the $60 plan and 4 GB on the $70 plan. Read more »
Verizon’s generated some impressive activation numbers in the normally slow first quarter: 5.9 million LTE devices; 7.2 million smartphones; and 4 million new iPhones, half of which were the LTE-capable iPhone 5. Read more »