AT&T’s Ralph de la Vega doesn’t want consumers to pay for the capacity that Netflix and other large video streaming services require by pushing for some type of pay-per-use broadband… Read more »
Wasn’t SoftBank’s takeover of Sprint supposed to revitalize the carrier? It seems to be having the opposite effect. As it loses ground to the competition, Sprint has set off a wave… Read more »
Carriers are slowly turning on voice-over-LTE in their networks, but they’re not doing it for the benefit of consumers. Rather they’ve got enterprises services — and enterprise pocketbooks — in mind. Read more »
GE wants to use old-school technology in our newest mobile devices. It’s resurrecting the mechanical relay on the microscopic level, saying its mechanical switch technology could squeeze more capacity at lower… Read more »
Microsoft’s Surface 2 get a bit more useful thanks to an integrated LTE radio for AT&T’s network. Expect to pay a $130 premium over the Wi-Fi edition when the device goes… Read more »
A SIM card that could be programmed on the fly to register to any network could revolutionize the internet of things and allow device makers to become carriers. But it’s still… Read more »
For $45 a month you can get unlimited talk, unlimited text and absolutely no data. Sprint’s experimenting with the idea of a smartphone that can only connect to the internet through Wi-Fi. Read more »
AT&T had to make a few concessions to get the deal approved, but they were a small price to pay for the big spectrum haul Ma Bell will gain in key… Read more »
Straight Talk’s service $45 a month plan works on more phones: The company has nano SIMs for the Moto X and Apple’s iPhone 5s and 5c. Data is slowed after 2.5… Read more »
Tired of your T-Mobile phone status changing for 4G to E? Hang in there: The company is planning to rollout a 4G LTE upgrade everywhere it currently offers 2G service by… Read more »