The new 802.16m WiMax standard offers 170M bps download, 90M bps upload speeds
Chip giant Intel, a major backer of the movement to provide mobile WiMax wireless broadband to Internet users around the world, expects the next major release of the technology to be deployed starting in 2012, an executive said Tuesday.
LTE's improved latency will result in better on-line gaming performance
Attention has been focused on the higher speeds that will be offered by next generation LTE (Long-Term Evolution) mobile networks, but improved latency will be equally important to users, according to Nokia Siemens.
Spending on fiber network equipment should rebound this year, analyst firm Dell'Oro Group said
Demand for high-speed links to cell sites and homes will rejuvenate sales of optical network equipment this year and help to create a US$16.6 billion worldwide market for it by 2014, according to research firm Dell'Oro Group.
Speeds go from 12Mbps to 45Mbps after tests at more spots in Stockholm
More extensive tests show that TeliaSonera's LTE (Long-Term Evolution) network can deliver faster speeds, up to 45Mbps (megabits per second), than previous tests indicated, according to market research company Northstream.
Availability of modems will decide when 3 Scandinavia will be able to launch services
Mobile operator 3 Scandinavia on Wednesday signed a deal with Ericsson to roll out broadband at 42 Mbps and then 84 Mbps in its Swedish and Danish 3G networks.
More competition and falling revenue per user leads to aggressive strategy to gain customers, an analyst claims
Telstra has dropped prices, raised data allowances and cut additional usage charges for its five new mobile broadband plans, in line with analyst predictions and stiff competition.
The new hardware won't be in service for another three to six months, Ericsson says
Ericsson has demonstrated one part of the technology that will make speeds of up to 42 Mbps (bits per second) possible in 3G networks. However, a lot of work remains before services can be launched.
In Stockholm and Oslo, it expects normal download speeds between 20 Mbps and 80 Mbps
Mobile operator TeliaSonera has launched the world's first commercial LTE (Long-Term Evolution) networks, in the central parts of Stockholm and Oslo, it said on Monday. The service will become available on Tuesday, and cost 599 Swedish kronor (US$84) per month, but until July 1 users will pay 4 Swedish kronor, according to Erik Hallberg, head of Mobility Services at TeliaSonera.
Mobile visits to URL shortening services increase
Micro-blogging site Twitter is having a positive effect on the number of consumers using their mobile phone to access the web, says Novarra.
Telco to offer faster speeds, more downloads and no excess usage
Telstra Corporation has released a series of new broadband plans as the telco aims to sharpen its offerings in the ultra competitive sector. Telstra chief executive, David Thodey, had flagged the changed at a company investor day in October.
Nearly two thirds think coverage is poor
More than three quarters of mobile broadband users in the UK are not satisfied with the speeds provided by their service providers, says
Thinkbroadband.com.
Upgrade for 3G network available now
Vodafone has upgraded its 3G network in the UK and claims mobile broadband users in some areas can now access the web at a theoretical maximum of 14.4Mbps.
Newly-merged entity says a third of revenue per user comes from 3G as it posts first results to the ASX
Mobile broadband services account for a third of the average revenue per user for the newly-formed Vodafone Hutchinson Australia (VHA) entity.
Multiple devices can access web using wireless modem
Mobile network 3 has revealed it is planning to launch a mobile Wi-Fi service in the UK before Christmas.
The carrier is converting 10 smaller cities in Texas, Idaho and Washington from older wireless to WiMax
Clearwire will add 10 markets - though relatively small ones - to the four-city coverage area of its fledgling WiMax network on Sept. 1.
