Friday, April 01, 2011
IEEE approves next WiMax standard The 802.16m technology is much faster than current WiMax, but will compete against speedy LTE. The standard is designed to provide speeds of about 100M bps to end users
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Sandvine turns to Citrix to cut mobile latency Canadian company testing way to send mobile data traffic directly to the Internet, bypassing carriers' traditional core networks
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Speed, handoffs to boost Wi-Fi's mobile role At this week's Mobile World Congress, new carrier Wi-Fi technologies are hitting the market just as mobile operators start to upgrade their cellular networks to a new generation of equipment 
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
AT&T chair urges open networks Wireless smartphones and tablets need to operate across countries and geographies in what is known as "spectrum harmony," mobile conference told
Monday, February 14, 2011
RIM to launch LTE, HSPA+ PlayBook tablets by year-end The two models will join a Wi-Fi version and one with Wi-Fi and WiMax that the company plans to begin selling next month. Plus, RIM expands its BlackBerry App World
Thursday, February 10, 2011
DragonWave boosts power of Compact microwave radios Using advanced technology, a manufacturer hikes throughput up to 2 Gbps. In addition, it will bring out a new converged radio called Harmony for carriers with TDM networks
Monday, February 07, 2011
Alcatel-Lucent plans smaller cells for mobile nets The lightRadio platform is a small antenna and signal amplifier that can be placed anywhere. Trials will start later this year with full availability in 2012
Thursday, February 03, 2011
Wind Mobile joins LTE test carriers The startup carrier joins Bell, Rogers and Telus in suggesting they'll be ready when competitors move to the fourth generation wireless technology
Monday, January 24, 2011
Barrett keeps its options open for switching to LTE In choosing its core network equipment provider, the company that will soon launch a fixed wireless WiMax-based service for parts of rural Canada, leaves option to shift to LTE
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Qualcomm's Atheros buy is way more than Wi-Fi Chipmaker is looking beyond the cellphone to the development of a highly connected world that will require a wide range of communications silicon
Monday, December 20, 2010
ITU softens on the definition of 4G mobile The early version of LTE being deployed by wireless carriers now may be able to carry the treasured 4G designation if a telecom body has its way
Monday, December 20, 2010
West coast wireless startup willing to be patient The owner of Novus Wireless says he's in no hurry to launch service in B.C. and Alberta, hoping technology will advance enough to let LTE run on his spectrum. Read why an industry analyst is surprised
Monday, December 13, 2010
Avaya to put $165 million into Ontario R and D labs Money helps fulfill a commitment Avaya made to Investment Canada to get approval for the acquisition of keeping at least 350 R and D positions in the province.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Teething problems on Verizon's new U.S. LTE network Carrier admits that laptop users with LTE-enabled USB modems may suffer up to a two minute delay when switching from an area with slower 3G coverage to the new network. An exec says a fix is on its way
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Four technologies for faster broadband in 2011 Want speed? Look for wireline and wireless operators around the world to expand the use of these technologies in the next 12 months