Wireless carriers muddy waters with '4G' marketing
The marketing world is full of vague adjectives like "new," "better" or "healthy" that don't necessarily mean much.
Telecom
Dec 2, 2010
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4G cellular networks might not live up to hype
If today's fastest smart phones deliver e-mails and Web pages with the speed of a thoroughbred racehorse, then the next generation of phones - now rolling onto the runway - may feel like jet planes.
Telecom
Nov 18, 2010
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Sprint axes China's Huawei, ZTE on security grounds: WSJ
Sprint Nextel is excluding China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp. from a multi-billion dollar contract to upgrade its cellular network largely because of national security concerns in Washington, The Wall Street Journal ...
Telecom
Nov 6, 2010
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T-Mobile renames upgraded 3G network '4G'
(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. and Verizon Wireless are building wireless data networks using new technologies that the industry calls fourth-generation, or 4G. Not to be outdone, T-Mobile USA launched a campaign this week ...
Telecom
Nov 3, 2010
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Sprint Nextel posts first revenue gain in years
(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. on Wednesday reported its first quarterly revenue increase in three years, as improvements in Sprint-branded and prepaid service offset the continued flight of subscribers from the Nextel network.
Business
Oct 27, 2010
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Report: Apple to make iPhones for CDMA networks
(AP) -- A new report says Apple Inc. is getting ready to manufacture a new iPhone that works on cellular networks based on CDMA technology, a move that would allow the phones to be used by more carriers, including Verizon ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 6, 2010
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Verizon says fast 4G wireless coming to 38 cities
(AP) -- Verizon Wireless said Wednesday that its new wireless broadband network, which offers higher data speeds initially for laptop users, will be live before the end of the year in the cities on the Boston-to-Washington ...
Telecom
Oct 6, 2010
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Wal-Mart introduces wireless plan under own brand (Update)
(AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Monday that it is introducing the first cell phone plan that uses the chain's own branding, further demonstrating its clout in getting special deals from wireless carriers.
Telecom
Sep 13, 2010
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Taiwan's HTC: iPhone's 'quiet' challenger
(AP) -- East Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp., a Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish ...
Business
Sep 5, 2010
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Verizon to sell smart phones for prepaid service
(AP) -- Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced it's opening up access to smart phones for customers who prepay for service, such as people with poor credit and those who don't want to be tied down by long-term contracts.
Telecom
Sep 2, 2010
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