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In some ways, it can be argued that Wi-Fi already is the “primary” access network for smartphone users, at least as measured by the consumption of data. About 80 percent of smartphone data is [...]

It probably remains literally true that Charlie Ergen, Dish Network chairman (and soon to be CEO, again) has no firm idea of what he will do with his Long Term Evolution spectrum holdings. On its [...]

Cablevision Systems Corp. has launched a service it pondered launching a quarter century ago, illustrating the fact that ideas sometimes must wait for Moore’s Law to do its work. The Freewheel [...]

Mobile data analyst Chetan Sharma argues that, over time, despite U.S. mobile service provider revenue growth from high speed access, Internet access will not grow fast enough to offset voice [...]

A reasonable person might wonder why mobile service providers might be interested in using Long Term Evolution in unlicensed spectrum. After all, mobile service providers already routinely [...]

Devicescape’s “Coverage Continuity” allows mobile service providers to use the Devicescape Curated Virtual Network (CVN) of amenity Wi-Fi locations to keep smartphone users connected. That is yet [...]

“Wireless Internet access” is much more than “mobile access,” it is fair enough to note. Fixed wireless, satellite access and untethered access (Wi-Fi) are widely-used forms of Internet access [...]

Unlicensed spectrum might play a key role supporting Internet of Things networks especially focused on industrial, agricultural, utility and environmental sensor applications. Such applications [...]

In an important strategy shift, AT&T is making a move to dramatically boost the amount of revenue it earns from spectrum-related platforms, and consequently decreasing its exposure to [...]

Verizon Communications has committed to introduce Long Term Evolution using unlicensed spectrum, even before the formal standard has been ratified. LTE in unlicensed spectrum allows mobile [...]

Spectrum auctions covering a wide range of frequencies and air interfaces, set to begin March 4, 2015 have drawn eight bidders. Aircel, Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular, Reliance Jio Infotel, [...]

The big gamble on mobile spectrum or mobile services being made by Dish Network might take a while to reach a final conclusion. Dish has assembled a portfolio of about 55 MHz of spectrum to [...]

Twitter is the latest application provider to provide “no incremental charge” access to its app by mobile users, in India, on the Reliance Communications network, for the duration of the Cricket [...]

Dish Network appears to have had a somewhat puzzling spectrum strategy in the AWS-3 auctions, essentially bidding against itself, in an apparent–and successful–effort to drive prices [...]