Sprint will hold a special event on September 7th at which it will announce a “Strategy Update.” Few details are known about the event. It will consist of a number of presentations by senior management followed by a Q&A but the topics of these presentations were not revealed. Sprint could announce a new 4G strategy. While it was the first […]
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Samsung announces LTE versions of the GALAXY S II and GALAXY Tab 8.9
Samsung today announced LTE versions of both the Galaxy S II smartphone and Galaxy Tab 8.9 tablet. According to JK Shin, President and Head of Mobile Communications Business: “With the introduction of GALAXY S II LTE and GALAXY Tab 8.9 LTE, we will take the capabilities of these devices to a whole new level. LTE redefines the user experience made […]
Samsung Galaxy S II ‘Celox’ with 4G LTE revealed?
Following rumours of the 4.5-inch display Samsung Galaxy S II Hercules, another Samsung Galaxy S II variant appears to have been revealed. Codenamed ‘Celox’, this model reportedly sports 4G LTE connectivity. The bands supported (800/1800/2600MHz bands) suggests it is headed to Europe rather than North America.
Rogers LTE network goes live in Ottawa
On the heels of its confirming that Ottawa would be the first city to benefit from its LTE network deployment, Rogers Wireless today announced that its LTE network is now live there. “Rogers’ customers will be among the first in the world to experience this superior technology,” said Rob Bruce, President, Communications, of Rogers Communications. “This network will power the […]
LTE subscriptions to grow 3400% by 2015
As more carriers deploy their LTE networks, In-Stat, a research firm, expects that LTE subscriptions will explode over the next few years. It predicts that they will grow by 3,400% between now and 2015. “Although there are regional variations in the adoption of cellular services, due in part to current available technology, LTE will clearly be the 4G service of […]
Rogers to launch LTE in Ottawa this summer
Rogers Wireless today announced that Ottawa will be the first city to benefit from its recently announced 2011 LTE deployment. It will turn on the service sometime “this summer” (no specific dates provided yet), offering customers download speeds of up to 150Mbps and upload speeds of up to 70 Mbps. “We’re thrilled to be first in bringing this world class […]
Another Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet coming later this year
Samsung has yet to launch the Galaxy Tab 8.9 and 10.1 tablets that it has revealed that it will also launch a 4G Galaxy Tab tablet later this year. Samsung’s mobile president, JK Shin, indicated that Samsung is already in talks with an unnamed US carrier (and a Korean one) for this latest tablet. It’s not clear whether this latest […]
AT&T announces 2011 LTE expansion plans
AT&T yesterday outlined its plans for deploying its LTE network in 2011. The first phase will take place this summer and will consist of five markets: Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta and San Antonio. Another 10 (and possibly more) markets will be added in the second half of the year. AT&T expects that its LTE coverage will cover about 70 million […]