3g

AT&T’s 3G MicroCell available in extended areas

Published on: 1st March, 2010

AT&T’s 3G MicroCell router now benefits from extended availability, beyond the initial cities. New locations where customers can subscribe to the service include Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, San Diego and Las Vegas. The device is able to create a local 3G hotspot through an in-home broadband connection and offers direct back connection to the [...]

Nokia’s 112Mbps 3G to be shown at MWC

Published on: 23rd February, 2010

On February 13, 2010, Nokia Siemens Networks announced that it will most probably use the MWC taking place during the following week to show the 112Mbps 3G using HSPA+. This new technology will be four times faster than the actual 21Mbps HSPA+; this speed will be accomplished thanks to four transceivers which will go together [...]

Nexus One 3G still has problems with the dropping 3G signal

Published on: 15th February, 2010

According to Nexus One owners, despite the last over-the-air update, users are still having problems keeping and holding the 3G signal. There have been lots of supposed improvements, but most of the Android devices are dropping to EDGE (2G), even in areas where the 3G signal is known to work well. There have been videos [...]

AT&T announces major 3G updates in the next 90 days

Published on: 9th February, 2010

AT&T recently announced, during a call for its quarterly results for the fall of last year, that it has factored in the iPad to the strategies for upgrading the 3G network. It said it had god feedback on the iPad’s usage characteristics and that many of its network plans for 2010 factor the tablet into [...]

Google announced a potential fix for 3G issues experienced by Nexus One

Published on: 31st January, 2010

Google has worked with HTC and T-Mobile to identify the cause of Nexus One issues involving 3G service in certain areas and it seems a potential fix is possible. Engineers investigating the reports have narrowed down the source of the issue in some cases, but details are not public yet.
This action is following multiple complaints [...]

The sequel of Meizu’s iPhone clone to have 1GHz ARM processor and 3G

Published on: 29th January, 2010

Meizu’s CEO J. Wong, in a forum post, has given the fans details about the M9, which is the M8’s sequel, the Chinese iPhone clone. The new model is slightly thinner and taller than the M8, but will have higher performance as it should rely on a 1GHz ARM processor made by Samsung and a [...]

“Second layers” for 3G this year are planned by AT&T

Published on: 21st January, 2010

AT&T began to ramp up its plans for the 3G network in a quite newer direction by adding an earliest “second layer” to its Atlanta service. This gives a second node to each of about 90 cell sites in the area and also helps balance the data load on the network, especially during the peak [...]

Android trying to catch up to iPhone

Published on: 12th January, 2010

A recent ChangeWave study reveals that smartphone buyers prefer Android phones as much as they prefer iPhones. The November launch of the Motorola Droid has lead to an increased demand in the United States for Android devices, from six percent in September to 21 percent in December, i.e. 15 percent in 90 days. The need [...]

Sprint to receive 11.5-inch Skiff reader in its 3G network

Published on: 12th January, 2010

Hearst has provided new details of its self-produced e-book reader, named Skiff Reader. This is one of the largest e-book devices with an 11.5-inch screen and providing a 1,200×1,600 touchscreen, which could be suited to newspapers and magazines. It also uses a rather new e-paper, which consists in an LG-made flexible steel foil, resistant to [...]

Pine Trail and 3G in the new Toshiba NB305

Published on: 26th December, 2009

According to FCC, Toshiba will launch their third generation of notebooks with HSPA and dual-mode 3G for EVDO. The NB300 and NB30 will incorporate a Gobi 3G chip that will give users access on mobile phone networks like Verizon, AT&T or Sprint. We expected that in the future at least one of the carriers will [...]

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