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Sony Ericsson Vivaz branded AT&T shown at FCC

Published on: 28th June, 2010

Sony Ericsson’s Vivaz handset, originally spotted at the FCC in February, has been confirmed for AT&T. A new filing containing an image of the device with AT&T branding as well as references to AT&T services like Maps, Family Map or Navigator have given enough clues to point on AT&T as the future carrier for the [...]

FCC approval for AT&T’s acquisition of rural licenses from Verizon

Published on: 27th June, 2010

The FCC has approved AT&T’s buyout of some wireless spectrum from Verizon for a total value of $2.4 billion. All five commissioners have voted in favor of this decision. The FCC requires that Verizon sells 79 of the frequencies it holds after the acquisition of Alltel. The commissioners have stated that this buyout do not [...]

FCC plans to extend cellular data spectrum with another 90MHz

Published on: 21st June, 2010

The FCC revealed a strategy to change the destination of 90MHz of the wireless spectrum to cellular Internet services. The members of the FCC’s Spectrum Task Force are planning to take a part of the mobile satellite band which is now largely unused and use it to extend the spectrum used by cellular Internet access.
This [...]

Apple’s iPhone application rules investigated by FCC

Published on: 20th June, 2010

The FCC has formally begun an investigation regarding the ban Apple is imposing to cross-compiling tools dedicated to making iOS applications. After negotiations with the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission will be able to determine whether Apple is anti-competitive or not as it would try to prevent Adobe Flash CS5 or other software [...]

Allied Fiber to build neutral fiber network with nationwide coverage

Published on: 2nd June, 2010

The beginning of the construction of a new fiber network that is expected to cover the entire nation has been recently announced by Allied Fiber. The fiber network will be deployed in six phases and will begin with a duct meant to connect New York City, Ashburn and Chicago. The network is designed to connect [...]

T-Mobile to get Dell Mini 5?

Published on: 24th April, 2010

According to an FCC filing, Dell’s Mini 5 could reach the T-Mobile network. A version with AT&T support has already been confirmed by the PC maker. The Android tablet has recently passed through the United States agency with support for the T-Mobile’s 3G network for the 1,700MHz band.
It seems that Dell is planning to have [...]

Free wireless Internet access possible in the United States

Published on: 14th March, 2010

According to a statement released by the FCC, the possibility of providing free wireless access to the Internet is in discussion for the United States. A draft broadband plan was discussed at the recent Digital Inclusion Summit, exposes a series of strategies meant to expand to 90 percent the number of connected Americans, compared to [...]

Eee Keyboard again delayed by ASUS to April

Published on: 6th March, 2010

ASUS president Jonney Shih finally announced the Eee Keyboard to be launched in April this year. This news comes from the CeBIT show in Germany and after about one year from the introduction at last year’s CeBIT show. The hybrid PC, as it was called, has been delayed from the promised launch in June 2009 [...]

The Pure phone from Microsoft spotted at FCC

Published on: 2nd March, 2010

The rumoured Project Pink phones of Microsoft gain more support as a recently discovered FCC filing can be correlated with the design of the Pure phone. Following the confirmation of the Turtle, the second design of the Project Pink seems to have surfaced as the Sharp PB20ZU. It would have a touchscreen design and a [...]

FCC – efforts to increase the speed of Internet in the United States to 100Mbps

Published on: 23rd February, 2010

Julius Genachowski, chairman of FCC, has launched an effort to increase the speed of Internet access in the United States to 100Mbps or even higher. The initiative is named “100 Squared” and would provide at least 100Mbps access speed to about 100 million homes in the United States. Genachowski did not provide a timeline for [...]

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