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• Preview: LG Optimus LTE2

  The LG Optimus LTE2 is the first smartphone to come with 2GB of RAM.

  By Ross Catanzariti | 25 May, 2012 14:45

  Tags: smartphones, mobile phones, lte, lg, 4g

• With Verizon pushing more into data caps, Sprint touts unlimited option

  If you're a Verizon customer upset that your next smartphone contract won't include unlimited data, Sprint would like to remind you that you have an alternative.

  By Brad Reed | 18 May, 2012 09:27

  Tags: wireless, verizon, sprint, smartphones, networking, mobile plans, lte, consumer electronics, comcast, at&t

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  Verizon not launching voice over LTE anytime soon

  NEW ORLEANS -- Verizon may be heavily promoting LTE for data, but that doesn't mean it's going to start pushing it for voice services anytime soon.

  By Brad Reed | 09 May, 2012 07:47

  Tags: wireless, WiMAX & LTE, VoLTE, voice services, Verizon VoLTE, verizon, networking, lte, CTIA Wireless 2012, CTIA Wireless, CTIA 2012, ctia

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  Wi-Fi Alliance's Passpoint program on track for June certifications

  NEW ORLEANS -- The Wi-Fi Alliance's Wi-Fi Certified Passpoint Program, which aims to make Wi-Fi hotspots work more like cellular and LTE networks, is on track to start issuing certifications this summer.

  By Brad Reed | 09 May, 2012 07:47

  Tags: WLANs / Wi-Fi, wireless, Wi-Fi Alliance, wi-fi, Passpoint, networking, lte, CTIA Wireless 2012, CTIA Wireless, CTIA 2012, ctia

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  Gartner: Multi-device wireless plans on the way

  The days of having to pay for two separate data plans for your smartphone and tablet may soon be at an end, says Gartner analyst Hughes De La Vergne.

  By Brad Reed | 04 May, 2012 04:30

  Tags: wireless, WiMAX & LTE, verizon, sprint, networking, lte, Gartner, data caps, at&t

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  Verizon promoting LTE as home broadband alternative

  If you've ever dreamed of using Verizon's LTE network as your home broadband connection, now you can.

  By Brad Reed | 03 May, 2012 01:21

  Tags: 4g, lte, networking, Telecommunication, verizon, WiMAX & LTE, wireless

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  Watch out Apple: Samsung, Qualcomm positioned to dominate LTE patent wars

  Although most smartphone patent disputes so far have revolved around mobile operating systems, you can expect a lot more suits to focus on LTE technologies in coming months.

  By Brad Reed | 27 April, 2012 03:47

  Tags: Apple, consumer electronics, intellectual property, legal, lte, networking, patent litigation, qualcomm, samsung, smartphones, WiMAX & LTE, wireless

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  CTIA 2012 preview: Expect lots of spectrum talk

  In case you haven't heard yet, the nation's wireless carriers want more spectrum.

  By Brad Reed | 26 April, 2012 08:28

  Tags: ctia, lte, networking, spectrum, WiMAX & LTE, wireless

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  2012: The year LTE becomes a standard, not a luxury

  The mobile industry may well remember 2012 as the year when LTE became the dominant wireless technology in the United States.

  By Brad Reed | 21 April, 2012 05:28

  Tags: 3G & 4G, 4g, ABI research, Apple, AT&T LTE, BI Research, lte, networking, Sprint LTE, Telecommunication, T-Mobile LTE, Verizon LTE, WiMax, WiMAX & LTE, WiMax vs. LTE, wireless, wireless technology

• Verizon LTE network now covers two-thirds of U.S. population

  Verizon's LTE network may not be the fastest right now, but it does cover the most people.

  By Brad Reed | 20 April, 2012 05:36

  Tags: 4g, at&t, lte, networking, Telecommunication, verizon, Verizon 4g, Verizon LTE, WiMAX & LTE, wireless

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  New Verizon service brings LTE to private IP networks

  Verizon Business is now offering its customers the ability to have their LTE devices route traffic directly to their private IP networks instead of through the public Internet.

  By Brad Reed | 18 April, 2012 23:32

  Tags: lte, networking, Private IP Wireless, verizon, verizon business, Verizon Business LTE, Verizon LTE, WiMAX & LTE, wireless

• Carriers cap LTE services to avoid fixed-line cannibalization, says IEEE's Saracco

  Roberto Saracco isn't buying carriers' claims that they need to put data caps on their LTE services due to excessive traffic causing massive engineering challenges.

  By Brad Reed | 18 April, 2012 05:35

  Tags: at&t, Carriers, lte, networking, Telecom Italia, Telecommunication, WiMAX & LTE, wireless

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  T-Mobile leaps at LTE spectrum swap opportunity

  T-Mobile has entered into a spectrum-swapping deal with Leap Wireless that will solidify the carrier's spectrum position in four states.

  By Brad Reed | 10 April, 2012 08:45

  Tags: 3G & 4G, 4g, Atlantic, Leap Wireless, lte, networking, Telecommunication, t-mobile, T-Mobile 4G, T-Mobile LTE, WiMAX & LTE, wireless

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  The new iPad: A roundup of post-release news

  To help you filter through all of the iPad-related headlines floating around the tech press today, we've created a compilation that will keep you up-to-date on the latest developments:

  By Brad Reed | 20 March, 2012 08:24

  Tags: Apple, at&t, Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, hardware systems, iPad, lte, networking, pc, tablets, UBS, verizon, WiMAX & LTE, wireless

• HTC Velocity 4G review

  The HTC Velocity 4G is the first phone in Australia capable of taking advantage of Telstra's burgeoning LTE network, offering greater mobile internet speeds than over regular 3G. It's also capable of dual-channel HSPA+, so even in the absence of LTE access it will be faster than most smartphones on the Australian market when accessing Telstra's Next G network.

  By TechWorld staff | 19 March, 2012 10:45

  Tags: 4g, Android, android phones, Google Android, htc, lte, smartphones