LTE and WiMAX won’t be co-operating any time soon - so says Smith Micro

In the telecoms ecosystem, Smith Micro has been a software developer for about 27 years. Beginning with sending faxes over modems, Smith Micro has been a master in the realm of connectivity for three decades. The move into wireless connectivity was a logical progression for the firm - so I really wanted to talk to someone from the company and find out what the real deal is with LTE and WiMAX. Luckily for me, CMO Robert E. Elliot sat down and talked to me about the upcoming “evolved” network rollout.

Motorola splits for mobile home entertainment and advanced wireless networks

Motorola has been talking about dividing itself down the middle for quite some time now - the idea first surfaced about two years ago. At the time, it proposed one company for all things mobile, with everything else going into the other company. Now that it has announced a final plan, it’s a little different from that.

Is India jumping the shark on 4G mobile networks?

India is one of the most vibrant mobile markets in the entire world - but also one of the most chaotic. There is a wild disparity in social standings across the country, to the extent that mobile operators need to cater to huge amounts of people who can’t afford more than a basic handset alongside a large audience of high-tech gadget owners. Now, despite an incomplete roll-out of 3G services across the country, plans are going ahead for 4G.

Leak confirmed! Sprint confirms new 4G mobile broadband hotspot

GoMo News reported at the end of 2009 on the upcoming Sprint version of the popular MiFi service from Verizon. At the time the only info we had was leaked from an internal document but now Sprint has officially confirmed the new device, called the Overdrive.

First true commercial LTE network rollout

Rating: And its from TeliaSonera in Sweden and Norway
Given Motorola’s highly dubious claim to have offered the first cellular mobile phone ever  (despite the Nordic NMT), this time it seems only fair to let Scandinavia claims to possess the world’s first truly commercial 4G network using LTE technology. Via TeliaSonera in Sweden and Norway.
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Mobile operator TeliaSonera claims the launch of first commercial LTE

European mobile operator TeliaSonera is claiming that it has launched the very first commercial LTE network in the world. With other operators building test-networks, pre-commercial pilots and other trial deployments, it’s quite possible that TeliaSonera has taken this particular achievement. But lets have a closer look at what it has actually accomplished.

Nokia and Infineon mobile 4G challenge to Qualcomm comes down to openness

Coming very soon after Qualcomm announced it was working on combined 3G/4G chips for mobiles, another competitor has entered the chipset ring. Nokia and Infineon Technologies have announced that they will be working together on 4G chips with an open interface - which they claim will improve product roll-out and competition in the market.

LTE isn’t as united as you might think

Rating: Just when you thought there was one world standard
Chatting to executives from ZTE in Shanghai yesterday, GoMo News was astonished to discover that LTE [Long Term Evolution] isn’t just a single technology. There’s two flavours of it – TD-LTE and FD-LTE. So bang goes one 4G handset that will work anywhere.
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Qualcomm gets busy making 4G as painless as possible

Qualcomm has announced an initiative to smoothly help mobile operators around the world get their users ready for 4G/LTE. In co-operation with a truly impressive line-up of manufacturers, the chipset maker plans to sneak 4G chips into mobile devices that are currently being released.

Almost one year later, FCC approves AT&T buyout of Centenial

Well it’s been a long time coming, but the FCC has finally given it’s approval for AT&T to buy out operator Centennial Communications. Five days from now, it will have been a year since the larger operator announced it’s intentions for the purchase, which is valued at almost $3 billion.

Mobile operator round-up: Verizon, Sprint, Orange, T-Mobile and more

Today is a good day for operator news stories. We’ve got Verizon getting ready for a smartphone whammy. Sprint is pushing the WiMAX envelope. iPhone details are emerging from Orange. T-Mobile may have more Android up it’s sleeve than we thought… and more.

ITU debating which tech to adopt as 4G

Rating: six way fight
Wow. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has received no fewer than six candidates for providing the next generation of mobile networks which is commonly referred to as 4G. The ITU calls it IMT-Advanced.
This situation is very reminiscent of the fight which took place over 3G where, effectively, three different versions [...]

Samsungs two mobile phones, Omnia 2 and Corby, and an LTE modem

Samsung fans have three pieces of news to celebrate, and they could not be more different. First is the news that the long-awaited Omnia 2 powerhouse will be arriving very soon - and possibly at a monstrous price. Next comes a very different mobile device. The Corby is a cutesy full-touch screen device aimed at the youth market. And finally, Samsung has announced it first modem for mobile devices that uses the 4G wireless Internet technology, LTE.

WiMAX underperformance for Packet One proves mobile Internet case

Despite a healthy level of global interest and excitement surrounding WiMAX, Malaysian operator Packet One (P1) Networks reports it has fallen short of its subscriber target. When the service launched a year ago, P1 expected to have 100,000 subscribers by now - but has announced 80,000.

China Mobile expands 3G and prepares for 4G

China Mobile CEO Wang Jianzhou continues his 9-day tour Taiwan today, and has announced two new deals with Taiwanese companies. Wireless chipmaker MediaTek will be creating 3G chips for China Mobile devices, while Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute will be working with it on 4G technologies.

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