T-Mobile passes on HSPA+ and will instead move straight on to 4G LTE. According to T-Mobile’s Chief technology officer, Joachim Horn, T-Mobile will not deploy high-speed packet access (HSPA) evolution (HSPA+) to get more out of its 3G mobile broadband network and will instead move straight on to LTE (the so-called 4G technology, Long-Term Evolution). Continue reading ‘T-Mobile passes on HSPA+ and will instead move straight on to 4G LTE’
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New USB Stick Pro launched by Vodafone UK for Mobile Broadband. Vodafone in UK has introduced the USB Stick Pro for access to its mobile broadband network. It comes in a stylish black design, has a space saving retractable USB connector and also comes with an integrated 4GB micro SD memory card. You’ll get download speeds of up 7.2Mbps and upload speeds of up to 2Mbps (NB 7.2Mbps is theoretical speed, average actual speed 1-5Mbps and upload average actual speed of 1Mbps). There’s also a microSD memory card slot that turns the modem into a USB flash drive. Continue reading ‘New USB Stick Pro launched by Vodafone UK for Mobile Broadband’
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Two HSPA-enabled Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) launched by SFR in France. a major French operator, SFR, has launched two Linux-based Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs): The SFR M! PC Pocket 3G+ and the Archos 3G+, that connect to the operator’s national HSPA mobile broadband network via embedded modules from Option.
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SFR M! PC Pocket 3G+, features a 4.8-inch touchscreen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Intel Atom CPU and 4GB of integrated memory. On the other hand, The Archos 3G+ features the same kind of touchscreen (4.8-inch) with storage capacity going up to 30GB - gives users an entirely new way to enjoy the Web, digital media and TV on a thin and extremely fast handheld tablet. Linux is also running the show, and Option provided necessary HSPA embedded modules to make these babies sing along SFR’s 3G network.
(via theunwired)
T-Mobile 3G broadband USB modem sharing station. T-Mobile has reportedly unveiled a docking station for its 3G mobile broadband dongle. The dock only works with the T-Mobile dongle, Supplied software takes individual users through all the settings required to get online through the stylish dock.
The Mobile Broadband Share Dock allows multiple users - although T-Mobile recommends no more than three of them at any one time - to share the HSDPA 3G connection that’s picked-up by the purple-ended dongle. The unit uses Wi-Fi to to provide wireless workers with a web connection.
(via lifestyle.hexus, theregister)
Telstra HSPA+ Network Upgrades in final stages. Following the previous Telstra’s Trial for 4G Mobile Broadband, Telstra nearly finished with eHSPA/HSPA+ Network Upgrades. Australia-based Telstra is among the first wireless providers in the world to upgrade its network to enhanced HSPA, also known as HSPA+ with download speeds of up to 21Mbps.
(via phonescoop)
Virgin Media Mobile Broadband. Virgin Media has launched its Mobile Broadband. Mobile Broadband from Virgin Media lets users stay connected by simply plugging in a USB modem to a laptop and connecting to the internet through the mobile phone network. Continue reading ‘Virgin Media Mobile Broadband’
Sprint WiMAX this month? Following the previous Sprint + Clearwire for WiMAX : New Mobile Broadband Company, John Polivka, spokesman for Sprint Nextel, said the carrier recently announced news to debut WiMAX service in Baltimore in September, the first U.S. market.
“We are also planning to launch service in Washington, D.C., and then Chicago sometime in the fourth quarter,” Polivka said. “Sprint has additional markets in various stages of network development. These include Boston, Philadelphia, Dallas and Fort Worth.”
(via rcrwireless)
4G LTE tested at 60 mph by Nortel and LG. Nortel just tested their LTE standard while driving at speeds of 100 kms per hour and moving between coverage sites. The interoperability between Nortel’s network and the device from LG Electronics is based on 3GPP Release 8 Standard.
“Nortel, the LG-Nortel JV, and LG Electronics are accelerating the commercialization of LTE and showing consistent progress towards end-to-end interoperability to ensure alignment between infrastructure and devices,” said Jinsung Choi, head of LG Electronics’ Mobile Communications Tech Research Lab. “During our three years of collaboration we have set the bar for innovation in LTE, showing the world how true mobile broadband can bring us the highest quality communication and entertainment no matter where we are.”
(via cellular-news)
AT&T USBConnect Mercury with 3G Mobile Broadband Speed. AT&T and Sierra Wireless announced the availability of the AT&T USBConnect Mercury, the newest and smallest addition to AT&T’s High Speed Packet Access (HSPA)-capable lineup of LaptopConnect devices on the nation’s fastest third-generation (3G) network. It’s a convenient, easy-to-use USB device that provides a high speed connection to the AT&T wireless network whenever it’s needed. The device provides plug-and-play installation by including a preloaded version of AT&T Communication Manager software for Microsoft Windows Vista, XP and 2000 notebooks and Sierra’s Watcher software for Mac notebooks (versions 10.4.11 or later) so that new customers can get up and running quickly and easily.
The AT&T USBConnect Mercury includes new user-friendly features, including an integrated microSD slot that provides customers with a portable storage solution, eliminating the need for additional storage hardware. Continue reading ‘AT&T USBConnect Mercury with 3G Mobile Broadband Speed’
MBNL + Nokia Siemens Network for 3G. Nokia Siemens Networks has been selected as the 3G radio network infrastructure supplier for the consolidation of the two operators’ 3G radio access network infrastructure under MBNL (Mobile Broadband Network Ltd.), in the process creating the UK’s most extensive 3G network providing near complete population coverage by the end of 2009. Continue reading ‘MBNL + Nokia Siemens Network for 3G’
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