http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/one.voice.initiative.aims.for.interoperability/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/siemenssml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A long list of cellular providers and manufacturers, including players such as AT&T, Verizon, Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia Siemens, Ericsson and Samsung, have all agreed on standards for voice calls and SMS messages distributed across LTE networks. The companies have collaborated on a technical profile, the One Voice initiative, that aims to ensure widespread compatibility between different products.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/one.voice.initiative.aims.for.interoperability/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/22/companies.claim.up.to.10x.faster.speed.than.3g/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/clear.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Clearwire and Sprint have announced their latest 4G deployment plans that will bring the faster data service to cities in the continental US and the Hawaiian islands. Fulfilling earlier promises, locations scheduled for November launch include Charlotte, Greensboro, and Raleigh, North Carolina; Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth and San Antonio, Texas. Honolulu and Maui residents will be able to utilize th... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/22/companies.claim.up.to.10x.faster.speed.than.3g/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/17/technology.approaching.commercial.deployment/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/siemenssml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Nokia Siemens on Thursday announced that it has made the first voice call on a 4G LTE network. Although the technology has been previously tested, the latest demonstration was performed on a commercial base station while using standards-compliant software. The call was placed at Nokia Siemens research and development facility in Ulm, Germany, using the company's Flexi Multiradio Base Station.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/17/technology.approaching.commercial.deployment/ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/11/sprint.expanding.4g.range/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/sprint4g.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sprint on Tuesday announced plans to expand its 4G WiMAX service to 17 additional cities in Hawaii, Idaho, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas and Washington. The carrier claims mobile broadband speeds reaching 10 Mb/s while downloading or between 3-6 Mb/s for uploads. The 4G service is said to exceed 3G speeds by a factor of three to five.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/11/sprint.expanding.4g.range/ Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/03/clearwire.4g.launch/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/clearsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Clearwire has announced that it is set to launch its 4G WiMAX service in ten new markets spread across Idaho, Washington and Texas beginning September 1st. The company's mobile Internet network is currently available in four locations including Atlanta; Baltimore, Las Vegas and Portland, Oregon.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/03/clearwire.4g.launch/ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/01/verizon.jill.platform/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/samsungomnia-verizon.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Verizon executives at CTIA provided additional details regarding the upcoming 4G LTE network, along with a cross-carrier platform known as JILL. Despite the company pushing to get the next-generation technology rolled out before competitors, Chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg does not expect the transition to require a significantly higher amount of capital. He claimed the upgrades were "not that ex... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/01/verizon.jill.platform/ Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/15/teliasonera.first.with.4g/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/teliasonera.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />TeliaSonera announced on Thursday it expects to become the first wireless provider in the world to offer the next-generation 4G mobile broadband network to its customers. The company is on course to launch the service in Stockholm and Oslo in 2010, partnering with hardware maker Ericsson for the initial 4G city network in Stockholm and Huawei in Oslo. Talks with suppliers for 4G-ready devices in o... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/15/teliasonera.first.with.4g/ Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/05/tmobile.goes.direct.to.lte/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/t-mobileshadow-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />After remaining silent for quite some time, T-Mobile on Tuesday confirmed its plans for its 4G LTE network, as well as what it will do with its current 3G network. Unstrung reports that T-Mobile is excluding HSPA+ from its network expansion plans, instead opting to focus purely on LTE, mainly due to matters of efficiency. "If I need to invest into more hardware, I think it's better to start early ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/05/tmobile.goes.direct.to.lte/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/18/lte.in.car.tests.a.success/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/t-mobileshadow-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Wireless network provider T-Mobile and Nortel Networks on Thursday announced the successful test of the Long Term Evolution (LTE) high-speed wireless data network in a moving car, according to a new update. Tested on a highway in Bonn, Germany in a vehicle moving at an average speed of 42mph, the upcoming LTE network achieved 170Mbps download speeds and 50Mbps upload speeds. Throughout the trip, t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/18/lte.in.car.tests.a.success/ Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/16/aircell.wi.fi.going.lte.4g/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0803/ibook-airplane.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Aircell, which will offer Wi-Fi access on airplanes while in flight via its Gogo service, today announced it would base its second generation of the service on the 4G Long Term Evolution data network. When the service goes live later on this year, it will use CDMA EVDO Rev A for data transfer during flights, topping out at more than 12 Mbps. By the end of 2009, Aircell plans to up that number to 2... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/16/aircell.wi.fi.going.lte.4g/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:25:00 GMT