Weekly news of interest – 4G, LTE and WiMAX in the news
Friday, September 17th, 2010 Karen Ambrose Hickey, EditorHere are some stories from the news this week regarding 4G.
LTE 4G: AT&T steps up its game
AT&T is moving along on AT&T. The company is currently testing LTE in Baltimore and Dallas, and an aggressive LTE rollout will happen throughout 2011. (from ZDNet)
Clearwire brings limited 4G to New York and Los Angeles
In a carefully worded statement, the company said it has started “operational readiness activities” not only in New York, but also Los Angeles and San Francisco. (from CNET)
4G Business Model Still in Question
It’s hard building infrastructure in a country as large as Russia (Moscow Times)
Sprint Launches 4G in Nashville, TN
This is the 52nd city for Sprint’s WiMax service, and some of the commenters reported faster speeds.
Verizon On Track For 4G LTE Rollout
Verizon Wireless remains committed to its plans to offer next-generation, 4G service to 30 cities in the United States by the end of 2010 (eWeek/InformationWeek)
Already problems with pricing for 4G:
HTC Evo and Sprint – another $10 per month. (CNET)
And definitely not 4G:
Samsung: Galaxy Tab Coming To AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, And Sprint
MobileCrunch reports, “There will also be a wi-fi-only version, but no 4G.” (BoyGeniusReport)
