Cablevision has become the first cable operator to launch a smartphone running entirely off of Wi-Fi, but there’s one more thing it has to do for its mobile service to become truly… Read more »
It’s a new year, which means we’re all ready for a new round of speculation that Google will become a mobile carrier. Right on cue, The Information’s Amir Efrati published a… Read more »
FreedomPop started selling its own Wi-Fi-only phone last year, so it was only a matter of time before the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) started selling Wi-Fi service. On Wednesday it… Read more »
The next generation of Wi-Fi will make it easier for both upstarts and huge companies to take on traditional cellular operators in the mobile market. Read more »
Karma’s pocketable mobile hotspot is already used by 100,000 people looking for connectivity on the go. But Karma wants its mobile broadband service to become its customer’s primary source of internet access. Read more »
If you’re buying an unsubsidized smartphone for $100 then you’re probably looking for a budget smartphone plan as well. Republic is offering to connect the Moto E for as little as… Read more »
FreedomPop today started selling the iPad mini and the Samsung Tab 3, offering the same free voice and data plans available to its smartphone users. Read more »
TextNow is an all-IP operator so all calls and text messages ride over its data connections. Adding hand-over between Wi-Fi and cellular means it will be able to support better quality… Read more »
In an FCC filing, Comcast confirmed that it’s investigating the possibility of creating a mobile service that would lean heavily on its growing Wi-Fi hotspot network for most of its capacity. Read more »
Google is reportedly considering launching mobile services through an MVNO or its own network of Wi-Fi hotspots and fiber — or a combination of the two. But offering a truly disruptive… Read more »