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• Preview: LG Optimus LTE2

  By Ross Catanzariti | 25 May, 2012 14:45

  The LG Optimus LTE2 is the first smartphone to come with 2GB of RAM.

• Lan 1 signed as first distributor for Sub10 Systems

  By Spandas Lui | 23 May, 2012 11:16

  Lan 1 has become the first distributor for UK-based radio links vendor, Sub10 Systems.

• With Verizon pushing more into data caps, Sprint touts unlimited option

  By Brad Reed | 18 May, 2012 09:27

  If you're a Verizon customer upset that your next smartphone contract won't include unlimited data, Sprint would like to remind you that you have an alternative.

• New iPad: 4G no more (sort of)

  By Daniel Ionescu | 14 May, 2012 23:25

  Apple has stopped calling the new iPad "4G-capable" after regulators cracked down on its US-only capability to connect to high-speed LTE networks. Although it is still listed as being "4G LTE capable," the new iPad is now called "Wi-Fi + Cellular" instead of "Wi-Fi + 4G" in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, and several parts of Asia.

• Verizon not launching voice over LTE anytime soon

  By Brad Reed | 09 May, 2012 07:47

  NEW ORLEANS -- Verizon may be heavily promoting LTE for data, but that doesn't mean it's going to start pushing it for voice services anytime soon.

• Wi-Fi Alliance's Passpoint program on track for June certifications

  By Brad Reed | 09 May, 2012 07:47

  NEW ORLEANS -- The Wi-Fi Alliance's Wi-Fi Certified Passpoint Program, which aims to make Wi-Fi hotspots work more like cellular and LTE networks, is on track to start issuing certifications this summer.

• Gartner: Multi-device wireless plans on the way

  By Brad Reed | 04 May, 2012 04:30

  The days of having to pay for two separate data plans for your smartphone and tablet may soon be at an end, says Gartner analyst Hughes De La Vergne.

• Verizon promoting LTE as home broadband alternative

  By Brad Reed | 03 May, 2012 01:21

  If you've ever dreamed of using Verizon's LTE network as your home broadband connection, now you can.

• Watch out Apple: Samsung, Qualcomm positioned to dominate LTE patent wars

  By Brad Reed | 27 April, 2012 03:47

  Although most smartphone patent disputes so far have revolved around mobile operating systems, you can expect a lot more suits to focus on LTE technologies in coming months.

• Optus switches on 4G LTE network

  By Spandas Lui | 26 April, 2012 14:17

  Optus has launched its 4G LTE network across areas in Newcastle, Port Stephens, the Hunter Valley and Lake Macquarie.

• CTIA 2012 preview: Expect lots of spectrum talk

  By Brad Reed | 26 April, 2012 08:28

  In case you haven't heard yet, the nation's wireless carriers want more spectrum.

• Telstra to double 4G LTE coverage in Newcastle

  By Spandas Lui | 24 April, 2012 11:06

  Telstra has embarked on the second stage of its 4G network rollout in Newcastle, New South Wales.

• 2012: The year LTE becomes a standard, not a luxury

  By Brad Reed | 21 April, 2012 05:28

  The mobile industry may well remember 2012 as the year when LTE became the dominant wireless technology in the United States.

• Verizon LTE network now covers two-thirds of U.S. population

  By Brad Reed | 20 April, 2012 05:36

  Verizon's LTE network may not be the fastest right now, but it does cover the most people.

• New Verizon service brings LTE to private IP networks

  By Brad Reed | 18 April, 2012 23:32

  Verizon Business is now offering its customers the ability to have their LTE devices route traffic directly to their private IP networks instead of through the public Internet.