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O2 revamps 'Simplicity' and 'Refresh' plans - 4G now starts at £17 per month

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 12 Dec 2013 11:44 am
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More data for existing customers, and some 3G contract subscribers can transition to 4G at no extra cost With competition in the UK 4G LTE marketplace heating up, network operator O2 has refreshed a couple of its contract price plans to tempt festive buyers. The main effect of the change is that O2's 4G LTE network just got a bit less expensive. 4G price plans now start at £17 per month on O2...

Sprint to sell new tri-band Galaxy S4 in the coming weeks

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 10 Dec 2013 4:09 pm
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New version fully supports Sprint Spark As part of their national Sprint Spark rollout, Sprint will be releasing a new version of the Galaxy S4 in the coming weeks. Support for LTE bands 25, 26 and 41 will be included, and the new version will be compatible with the new LTE network in the locations that currently have it available, as well as any and all expansion sites. Today, Sprint Spark is...

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 410 - mid-range 64-bit processor with LTE

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 10 Dec 2013 7:22 am
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Chipmaker Qualcomm has announced a new addition to its mid-to-entry-level chipset lineup, the Snapdragon 410. The new SoC supports 64-bit processing (a technology debuted in mobile on the iPhone 5s) and "world mode" 4G LTE capable of supporting "all major modes and frequency bands." It's targeted at devices around the $150 price point shipping in the second half of 2014 — so think the next...

AT&T partners with Rogers to offer LTE data roaming in Canada

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 9 Dec 2013 1:59 pm
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Same roaming plan structure gets you 120MB for $30 AT&T announced today that it has started a partnership with Rogers in Canada to offer roaming LTE data at the same rates it previously offered for lower speeds. Those "Data Global" add-ons weigh in at $30 per month for 120MB of roaming data, $60 for 300MB or $120 for 800MB. The only difference now is that when traveling in Canada, you can...

Verizon dramatically increases LTE network capacity in major cities

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 5 Dec 2013 9:53 pm
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Network expands to 40MHz, double the largest available previously Following up on the admission that its network isn't up to par in major cities, Verizon has just quietly flipped the switch on massive LTE network enhancements across the country. Just one month ago Verizon CFO Fran Shammo confirmed many people's suspicions that the carrier's network performance has dipped in recent months, but...

EE expands LTE footprint to 10 new markets, more to come by end of year

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 3 Dec 2013 8:15 pm
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29 total markets to be lit up from today to Christmas It has been just over a month since EE's last LTE expansion, and now the U.K. carrier is adding 10 more markets to the network. Going live today are the following markets: Bath Bournemouth Brighton Cambridge Darlington Newcastle-under-Lyme Northampton Poole Portsmouth Redcar Now this doesn't come as a...

Three UK's 4G LTE now live for some customers in three cities

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 3 Dec 2013 12:48 pm
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4G live for 'thousands' — but not all — customers in London, Manchester, Birmingham; staged rollout will bring LTE to 1.5 million by end of February Without any sort of official announcement, British carrier Three's 4G LTE service has gone live for some customers in London, Birmingham and Manchester today. Based on tweets from Three's official Twitter account, "a few thousand" customers in...

Sprint Spark: theoretical speeds are theoretical

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Posted by Anndrew Vacca on 22 Nov 2013 8:33 am
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A step in the right direction for Sprint coverage and data speeds When Sprint first launched its Spark LTE technology earlier this month, our curiosity was piqued. Utilizing 800MHz, 1.9GHz and 2.5GHz frequencies, supported devices would be capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 Mbps in any of the five rollout markets, including New York, LA, Chicago, Miami and Tampa. With the carrier’s god...

Sprint doesn't want you to forget you've got dizzingly fast Spark LTE data

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 15 Nov 2013 1:16 pm
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So we've gotten our first look at the new Sprint Spark data today on the HTC One Max. This, as you'll recall, is the tri-band LTE that hands off between the 800MHz, 1.9GHz and 2.5GHz bands, promising theoretical peak speeds of 50 Mbps to 60 Mbps. (Your mileage will — cough — vary .) It's also available on the Samsung Galaxy Mega, Galaxy S4 Mini and the LG G2. And that is the continuously...

AT&T fires up 10 more LTE markets

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 13 Nov 2013 10:05 am
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AT&T this morning announced the addition of 10 more markets to its LTE roster, bringing its total to 471 markets nationwide. New on the list are: Dothan, Ala. Vail, Colo. Kalispell, Mont. Utica-Rome, N.Y. Prineville, Ore. Clarksville-Hopkinsville, Tenn.-Ky. Eagle Pass, Texas Kerrville, Texas Mount Pleasant, Texas Uvalde, Texas You can check out AT&T...

Verizon CFO admits network isn't up to speed in big cities

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 12 Nov 2013 7:41 pm
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Customers getting dropped from LTE to 3G because of 'capacity constraints' Speaking at an investor conference, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo admitted that his carrier's network isn't offering a high enough quality of service in big cities. Although it reminds everyone regularly that it has the nation's largest LTE network, the admission that Verizon is coming up short in data speeds and experience...

EE 4G LTE network extends into rural Cumbria

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 11 Nov 2013 5:15 am
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Promotional mobile broadband price plans to offer 20GB for £25 per month UK mobile operator EE, currently the country's most widespread 4G LTE network, has announced that it's switched on 4G service in parts of rural Cumbria as part of its latest network expansion. The carrier says this gives 2,000-plus residents and businesses in the area access to its 4G LTE services, and it's launching new...

AT&T lights up LTE in 14 new markets

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 6 Nov 2013 10:12 am
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AT&T sends word that it's brought 4G LTE coverage to another 14 markets, bringing its total LTE markets up to 461. We've got the full list of new switch-ons after the break; if you're seeing AT&T LTE lighting up for the first time today be sure to let us know in the comments.

EE to trial LTE-Advanced in London from December

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 5 Nov 2013 6:26 am
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Carrier boasts 300Mbps speeds for businesses in London's Tech City area Always looking to cement its lead over rival providers, UK LTE network operator EE has announced that it's partnered with Huawei to bring data speeds of up to 300Mbps to London's Tech City, as part of its LTE-Advanced trials. The scheme will kick off in December in conjunction with businesses in Tech City, an area of East...

Sprint announces their first 'Spark' tri-band LTE phones: LG G2, Galaxy S4 Mini, Galaxy Mega

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 30 Oct 2013 1:57 pm
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Sprint Spark network is a go, phones coming November 8 Sprint has sent out a note to the press, chock full of news plenty of folks are going to love. They are about to officially kick out Sprint Spark — what they've named their tri-band LTE technology — and have three phones in the works to use it. Spark is Sprint's attempt to get some serious LTE speeds for their customers by utilizing the...

Vodafone UK extends '4G bonus' to end of January

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 30 Oct 2013 8:34 am
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Vodafone has announced that it's extending its "4G bonus" program through until the end of January. The promotion, which was originally due to expire at the end of October, gives Vodafone Red 4G subscribers 4GB of bonus data for the life of their contracts. What's more, SIM-only customers and 12/24-month customers on contracts that include a bundled 4G phone will get unlimited data for three...

New EE price plans go live today

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 30 Oct 2013 6:41 am
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A quick heads-up for anyone in the UK thinking of signing up with EE — the carrier's wide range of new contract and Pay As You Go plans are now live. Announced a couple of weeks back, EE's new range of services lets customers get hold of 4G LTE data without signing a monthly contract, while also giving mobile broadband subscribers the option of higher data allowances. EE's new tiered approach to...

Sprint fires up another 45 LTE markets

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 29 Oct 2013 10:25 am
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Sprint this morning announced the official roll-out of 4G LTE data to 45 new locations. That brings Sprint up to a total of 230 4G LTE markets. In addition to the new markets, Sprint also added coverage in Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island, N.Y. The new 4G LTE markets are: 

EE rolls out 4G LTE in 14 new markets

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 29 Oct 2013 5:30 am
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EE, the UK's most widespread 4G LTE network operator, has announced that it's switched on LTE in 14 new towns this morning — Benfleet, Caerphilly, Caldicot, Canvey Island, Carlisle, Chepstow, Cwmbran, Grays, Harlow, Hatfield, Kenilworth, Rayleigh, Southport and Worksop. The network expansion comes one day before EE's new 4G price plans come into effect, with a new tiered approach to data speeds...

Snapdragon 800-powered Galaxy S4 with LTE-A coming to parts of Europe

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 23 Oct 2013 5:27 am
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Faster LTE speeds and a more advanced CPU for Samsung's upgraded GS4 We managed to track down Samsung's LTE-Advanced-capable, Snapdragon 800-powered Galaxy S4 (GT-i9506) last month at IFA 2013, but until now there's been little in the way of official info from Samsung on the device. Today press releases have been issued by Samsung Sweden, and the handset has popped up on the company's German...

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