3g
T-Mobile already rolling out UMTS!
As expected, T-Mobile today announced that their 3G UMTS rollout was already underway. With 50% of New York already completed, T-Mobile has obviously been active in the background working ahead of the spectrum acquisitions to get a jump on the 3G market.
With a completion schedule into 2009, and service to be available to customers [...]
Cingular Network Integration of AT&T Wireless is Complete
Cingular has finally completed the integration of the AT&T Wireless network. Its been two years since Cingular purchased the aging network, and they have had several challenges in merging the two companies together.
This is ultimately good news for Cingular’s customers, as the company can now focus those energies on other opportunities such as expanding [...]
Interesting T-Mobile News
Looks like T-Mobile is miving forward on their VoIP offering, adding the feature to their product mix with specialized phones.
It will be interesting to see how people add this service, or use this service in combination to thier mobile phone. No exact news on how they will be using the new spectrum they purchased.
Read more [...]
T-Mobile 3G Rollout - Media Buzz
Brighthand is reporting what I’ve talked about in the past. T-Mobile now has enough spectrum bandwidth nationwide to proceed with their 3G rollout.
What this means to consumers is cheaper 3G options compared to Cingular, Verizon, & Sprint. T-Mobile has always been priced more competitively than the competition, partially because of being the smallest nationwide operator, [...]
FCC Auction 66 ends, bringing in $13.7 Billion
So the latest FCC wireless auction ends after 28 days of intense bidding. T-Mobile did well, gaining significantly needed spectrum across the country.
T-Mobile USA Inc. was the big spender of the auction, winning 120 licenses with bids totaling nearly $4.2 billion. The fourth-largest U.S. carrier gained spectrum across the country, including licenses [...]
Real world EDGE speeds at our new place
So I’ve yet to get the Cable service hooked up yet, and we’ve been using my MDA’s EDGE connection for Internet access. Overall, I’ve been happy with the speeds I get with my EDGE connection, one time peaking at 200kbps - quite fast compared to my old phone’s (Nokia 6600) 40kpbs.
At our new home [...]
BetaNews | Centercode Seeks EVDO Phone Testers
This is a great opportunity if you have ever wanted to be a phone beta tester!
Applicants must work as a professional and be technically savvy. Selected testers will be able to access access e-mail, the Web and even corporate networks on one of the fastest CDMA networks. Users must have a POP e-mail account, or [...]
Picocell WCDMA
Interesting…
Mobile Gadget News has a post on some information about discussions on leaving WiFi out of phones, and moving forward on WCDMA/UMTS “picocells”. Carefull though, some of this info came from The Register, so take it with a grain of salt. Could be interesting if it all works out.
But I still like WiFi
Wireless Broadband for Laptops
So now that Dell and other manufacturers are shipping laptops with built-in wireless broadband (EVDO, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA) - who is best, and what are some disadvantages? Below are a few links that I’ve found interesting information on the topic - might be of interest.
The Wireless Report
Techdirt Wireless
Mobile & VoIP - My Take
The Wireless Report has an interesting post about mobile and VoIP communications taking over the world. I agree that the trend is moving in that direction, but what is fascinating to me is how long our country takes to catch up to the rest of the world. Our providers and the media do a great job of covering up [...]
