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Earlier today we filled you guys in on the status of LightSquared’s LTE network and the challenges they’ve been facing with FCC over alleged GPS interference. It ended with the FCC asking for public approval on the matter but now, Sprint — who plans to use LightSquared to help roll out their upcoming 4G LTE [...]

It’s great to know your roots and as a wise man once said, if you don’t know where you came from, how will you know where you’re going? And if you thought guys like Andy Rubin or Steve Jobs were pioneers of their time — check out these guys from AT&T who had no idea [...]

This is getting a bit ridiculous. After two major 4G outages in as many weeks, there are reports that Verizon’s LTE network is once again down for the count. I can’t confirm the outage personally, as 4G LTE is working fine on my Galaxy Nexus here in Baltimore, but we have received several tips indicating [...]

Just in time for tomorrow’s home game against the Cleveland Browns, M&T Bank Stadium, home of the Baltimore Ravens, has been outfitted with in-house network enhancements from Verizon. The overhaul consists of “600 small antennas, 146 remote radio units, 35 miles of coaxial cable, and 327 miles of fiber, or enough to run from M&T [...]

Those of you on Cricket will be happy to know that the budget carrier has launched their 4G LTE network today. Most of you probably won’t be drenched in 4G goodness as they’ve only launched in one market starting out – Tucson, AZ. And they don’t even have phones to take advantage of the network [...]

Verizon is continuing its push to blanket the United States in warm, fuzzy 4G LTE coverage. As of tomorrow, Verizon will expand into even more territories and expand its coverage in even more. The latest additions bring Verizon’s LTE market total to 190, providing high-speed 4G access to more than 200 million Americans. The new [...]

Another bump in the road for Sprint and their plans to give their customers high speed 4G data. A new government test is showing that LightSquared — Sprint’s future 4G LTE provider — 4G network could interfere with a “great majority” of GPS devices here in the US. If true, this would knock out a [...]

Reports are coming in from around the nation that Verizon’s 4G LTE network has been experiencing outages for the better part of the day. The problem seems to be widespread and not limited to any specific device. Verizon has not issued any official statement acknowledging the outage, without which we are free to speculate on [...]

With AT&T announcing the rollout of their brand new 4G LTE network and a handful of devices all set to take full advantage of it, you may be asking yourself, “Just how fast is AT&T’s LTE?” Well… buckle up kiddos and take a look at these Speedtests. Given the fact that there’s only — say, [...]

Senators Amy Kobuchar and Al Franken from Minnesota and Senator Richard Blumenthal from Connecticut have proposed a bill to congress that would affect how carriers advertise their 4G service at least starting at the point of sale and extending to public material regarding their claims. The bill would force carriers to be clear about what minimum and [...]