Recent Entries in mobile broadband
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T-Mobile Drops 5GB webConnect Mobile Broadband Cap--Throttles Instead
T-Mobile USA dropped extra charges for the 5 GB monthly webConnect mobile data plan, Instead, it throttle data speeds over the limit by not allowing streaming audio and video. The webConnect mobile broadband service is for their USB laptop stick...
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New LaptopConnect AirCard with GPS from AT&T
AT&T will offer a a new LaptopConnect card, the Sierra Wireless AirCard 890, starting,May 5. It can used in both PC Card and ExpressCard slots. The AirCard 890 will be compatible with AT&T's High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) 7.2 technology...
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Show Me the Megabytes: Verizon and Sprint Had Highest Data Demands, Says ABI Research
According to ABI Research, Verizon Wireless carried the most data, followed by Sprint. Customers of these two operators generated 63% of the US market’s mobile network data traffic. The top data provider was AT&T but it was the top money-maker...
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Mobile Data from PCs, Forecast Quadrupled in 2014, Says ABI
Mobile data traffic from PC modems and routers is forecast to increase fourfold between 2010 and 2014, according to a new Research Brief from ABI Research. This year some 2,000 petabytes of data will be sent and received, a...
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New 3G USB Modems for AT&T: USBConnect Turbo and Velocity with GPS Option
AT&Twill offer two new 3G LaptopConnect devices: the AT&T USBConnect Turbo from LG and AT&T USBConnect Velocity from Option.The Velocity has built-in GPS for location-based applications. Option offers a free software application, the Option GPS Control Panel, for location-enabled...
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Sprint Broadband2Go Increased Megabytes for $20-$60 Buyers
Sprint has changed the pricing for its mobile Broadband services. Their low-end plan remains the same while the larger plans have increased megabytes and gigabytes. Sprint claims that Broadband2Go offers customers 3G nationwide wireless Internet service without an annual contract,...
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Mobile Broadband Search & Display Ad Revs Will Grow 2 $4.2 Billion, Says Coda
Newly released forecasts by technology and media specialist Coda Research Consultancy show that mobile broadband search and display ad revenues in the US will grow to US$4.2bn in 2015, up from US$1bn in 2010....
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2,200 Apps to NTIA for $28 B U.S. Broadband $$
The Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has received almost 2,200 applications requesting nearly $28 billion in funding for proposed broadband projects reaching all 50 U.S. states and territories...
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Wi-Fi WiMAX Mondi Mobi-Device Premiers in Vegas, Portland & Atlanta
Samsung and Clearwire have announced the Samsung Mondi, Mobile WiMAX-enabled handheld device aka Mobile Internet Device or MID.The touchscreen Mondi, which is Latin for "world," is designed for use with the Clear Mobile WiMAX service from Clearwire in the activated...
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Mobile Broadband Will Produce $48BN in Op Revs in 2017
Coda Research Consultancy research shows that portable laptop and netbook users accessing the internet via mobile broadband will produce US$48bn in operator revenues in 2017, will number 418m worldwide, and will generate and consume an immense 1.8 exabytes of traffic...
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Verizon Two-in-One PC and Epress Card Modem PC770
Verizon is now offering that the PC770 2-in-1 PC Card and Express Card The PC770 is for the Verizon Wireless' Mobile Broadband service. It has an adapter so that it can be connected to your notebook computer and your PC.Key...
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MythBuster Twitters Out of $11,000 Wireless Data Bill
MythBusters' Adam Savage did not understand clearly the limitations and roaming charges for his AT&T data plan while in Canada, managed to run up $11,000 in data charges using a USB modem on a laptop computer.How did he bust the...
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Verizon Offers USB100 Global Wireless Broadband Modem
Verizon Wireless offers the new USB1000 Global Modem from Novatel Wireless, which gives customers high-speed data connectivity whether in the U.S. or beyond its borders. he USB1000 Global Modem uses the latest technology for multiple frequency bands and multimode operations...
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Prepaid Broadband2Go Coming from Virgin Mobile USA
Virgin Mobile USA will launch Broadband2Go, a 3G nationwide prepaid wireless Internet service. Operating on the Sprint Nationwide Network, Broadband2Go allows access to EVDO Rev. A coverage. It will be available exclusively at Best Buy Mobile starting in late June...
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Broadband Will Continue to Grow & Add 5 Million Subs, Says Strategy Analytics
Even during the down-turn with contracting household budgets, US broadband subscriptions will continue to grow in 2009, according to analyst firm Strategy Analytics. In a report just published, “North America Broadband Forecast: 1H’2009,” the firm predicts that US Broadband Service...
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Verizon Will Start Selling HP Mini 1151NR Netbook for $199 with Rebate & Contract on 5/17
Verizon has confirmed that it will start selling the HP Mini 1151NR Netbook heavily discounted with a two-year service agreement for wireless broadband services on Sunday May 17.The netbook would fit in a large purse. The HP Mini 1151NR netbook...
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MiFi 2200 Mobile Hotspot Coming from Verizon
Verizon Wireless will introduce the MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot on May 17. The MIFi 2200 made by Novatel Wireless creates a Wi-Fi mobile broadband hotspot to share 3G Internet with up five Wi-Fi-enabled devices such as notebooks, netbooks, cameras,...
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AT&T Doubles Capacity Speeds Up 3G Before Going to HSPA+ and LTE
AT&T is expected to upgrade its HSPA network to be able to download of 7.2Mb/s and is doubling its capacity. AT&T has doubled the existing speed in two test markets via software upgrades will do the same in all its...
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2 in 1 Broadband Modem Card Available from Sprint: AirCard 402
Sprint Mobile Broadband is now offering the 2-in-1 Card by Sierra Wireless, the AirCard 402 .The AirCard 402 supports PC and Mac notebook computers with EV-DO Rev. It's designed for Mobile Broadband users who want to use the card slot...
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Mobile Broadband Adoption Decelerating, Says comScore
comScore released the results of a study of U.S. Internet usage via mobile PC data cards, which showed that the subscriber base - which previously had been growing strongly - began to decelerate noticeably in Q4 2008 with a...
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AT&T Changes Terms of Service Back: Takes Out Video Clause
AT&T changed its terms of service to limit video streaming, last week. It caused an uproar from consumer advocacy groups. AT&T has changed its change back to its original wording.The bold text is what was added:This means, by way of...
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AT&T to Offer $49 Netbooks, Mini Notebooks, Tiny Laptops
AT&T is offering netbooks aka min-laptops with built-in AT&T 3G wireless access for as little as $49.99 a month to Atlanta and Philadelphia as part of a trial. It has plans to do the same kinds of promotions in all...
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Verizon to Sell Mini Netbook HP Mini 100
Brenda Rainey, Verizon spokeswoman said Saturday that Verizon will be selling 3G-enabled netbooks by the end of the second quarter, or by June. She did did not disclose the make or model. Boy Genius Reports revealed that it is the...
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T-Mobile Offers Laptop USB Stick for Wi-Fi or 3G with 8GB of Storage
T-Mobile has started selling the T-Mobile webConnect USB Laptop Stick that connects to the Internet via Wi-Fi or T-Mobile's 3G wireless broadband service. The new T-Mobile webConnect USB Laptop Stick, manufactured by Huawei Technologies accesses T-Mobile's 3G high-speed data network...
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Economy Not Slowing Growing Mobile Broadband, Says Infonetics
Market research firm Infonetics Research released the fourth quarter (4Q08) edition of its Mobile Broadband Cards, Routers, Services, and Subscribers report. The report found that worldwide, the number of mobile broadband subscribers (including W- CDMA/HSPA and CDMA2000/EV-DO) jumped 125% in...
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AT&T Will Subsidize Netbooks and Data-Hungry Devices
According to Investor's Business Daily, AT&T will continue its subsidy band wagon for all sorts of devices including netbooks, cameras, portable video games, GPS and anything that eats up data."The economics for us are terrific. We're willing to invest to...
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Cricket Offers New AWS Broadband Modem
Cricket is now offering the Cricket A600 USB modem. The AWS compatible A600 features a rotatable USB hinge for ease of use with any laptop or desktop computer with a USB port. The A600 also has a microSD memory slot...
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Women Gets $5000 Data Bill on $100 Netbook, Files Class Action Lawsuit
Billie Parks thought she was getting a deal, when she signed up for a $100 netbook computer from Radio Shack subsidized by committing to a two-year AT&T wireless data contract. What she didn't realize was that the price she would...
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$99 Acer Netbook @ Radio Shack with AT&T Mobile Broadband
RadioShack is offering a $99 Acer One netbook subsidized by a two-year wireless data contract from AT&T. This is not full notebook computer it has a 8.9 inch screen.Customers can get the $99 netbook starting Dec. 14 for at over...
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Cricket Offers Internet Broadband for $40 a Month
Cricket is offering $40 per month unlimited EV-DO Rev A data broadband to customers in all of its markets. They call it Cricket Broadband Internet. The service is offered to customers who pay in advance, without credit checks or a...
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FCC Approves White Space for New Mobile Devices
The FCC today approved a controversial plan to allow the next generation wireless devices to access to the empty airwaves between television channels in the "White Space" for free web surfing.From the FCC statement This establishes rules to allow new,...
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Frommers's Goes Gogo with Free Inflight Travel Guides
Aircell will bring Frommer's trusted guide content to inflight passengers free of charge. Starting with American Airlines, Frommer's travel guides and a branded imprint of Wiley Publishing, Inc., has designed, developed and is hosting the destination guides available on Aircell's...
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GSMA Mobile Broaband Backed by $1 Billion, Challenge for Operators Says ABI
Today, the GSMA announced an initiative backed by operators, device suppliers, software firms and chipset vendors to drive awareness of mobile broadband connectivity embedded within computing devices such as notebooks. The initiative's primary focus is a graphic service mark bearing...
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Qualcomm MCP to be Installed in Navistar Trucks
Qualcomm Incorporated and Navistar Inc., a subsidiary of Navistar International Corporation , a holding company whose affiliates produce International brand commercial vehicles and other vehicle brands, announced an alliance to deliver Qualcomm's Mobile Computing Platform (MCP) installed on Navistar's trucks...
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Verizon's Gobi Global Offers CDMA & GSM World Notebook Access Soon
Verizon Wireless customers will soon benefit from the Gobi module from Qualcomm, the first global mobile wireless broadband Internet embedded solution that leading notebook manufacturers will introduce this month. This embedded Internet solution works with Verizon Wireless' GlobalAccess and...
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One Economy Broadens Broadband to Lower-Income Americans
One Economy Corporation, a global nonprofit, announced the launch of the Bring IT Home America campaign at an event demonstrating the broad range of support for a national strategy to increase digital inclusion. This two-year campaign is a member-supported effort...
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Next Gen Wireless Internet for Autos from Novatel & Autonet
Novatel Wireless, Inc a leading provider of wireless broadband solutions, and Autonet Mobile, the first Internet Service Provider for cars, today announced a partnership to deliver next-generation wireless connectivity for automobiles. Autonet Mobile's patent pending TRU Technology leverages a new...
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Mobile Broadband Aircell's Gogo Inflight Services Ready to Go
Aircell announced the completion and full operational readiness of the nation’s first wireless network designed specifically to provide mobile broadband services to commercial and business airline passengers while flying over the U.S. The company’s wireless network enables full corporate and...