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Comcast's Parker box goes for a test drive at the FCC
January 19, 2012 3:09 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast is planning its first major rollout of its next-generation Xcalibur service, so it makes sense that reports are surfacing that the box, which is called "Parker" by Comcast, being used for the service is making its way through testing at the Federal Communications Commission.
Time Warner Cable WiFi Finder app now available for iOS devices
January 19, 2012 3:07 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsFollowing up on a Wi-Fi finder app for Android devices, Time Warner Cable's TWC WiFi Finder app now works with iOS devices.
Zodiac claims 2 more customers for HTML5 platform
January 19, 2012 3:04 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe two operators were identified only as Tier 1 North American MSOs. The company previously announced that it has been working with Cablevision and with Videotron.
AT&T hikes data limits – and fees
January 19, 2012 3:02 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsAT&T is adding more megabits to its data plans, but it's also raising its fees.
U.N. sets stage for blazing-fast new mobile devices
January 19, 2012 3:01 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA United Nations telecom meeting has approved the next generation of mobile technology, which experts say will make devices 500 times faster than 3G smartphones and eliminate the wait time between the tap of a finger and the appearance of a Web page.
Verizon Wireless teams with StrataCache
January 18, 2012 1:43 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe two collaborate on a cloud-based approach to updating digital signs in retail outlets, updated via Verizon's LTE network.
LightSquared: GPS interference tests 'rigged'
January 18, 2012 1:38 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsLightSquared said that GPS industry insiders "rigged" tests that found its planned LTE network interfered with GPS receivers so badly that there was no practical way to fix the problem.
Android phones still tops; iPhone gains ground
January 18, 2012 1:37 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsWhile the iPhone 4S might have been a mild disappointment to many Apple faithful, it apparently spurred droves to choose the iPhone in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Comcast, Verizon kick-start joint marketing effort in Pacific Northwest
January 17, 2012 1:18 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless and Comcast are jumpstarting their new partnership with the cross-selling of each other’s services in Seattle and Portland.
Clearwire, China Mobile deepen TD-LTE partnership
January 17, 2012 1:07 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThere's a catch: The development of equipment and devices for TD-LTE lags behind FDD-LTE, the standard used in Verizon Wireless and AT&T's LTE networks.
Rogers launches free sports barker channel to digital subs
January 16, 2012 2:07 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsClaiming an industry first in Canada, Rogers Communications has rolled out a barker channel, Sportsnews, for free to its digital customers.
ITC: Motorola not violating Apple patents
January 16, 2012 2:01 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsMotorola Mobility's smartphones are not in violation of any Apple patents included in a recent suit, according to an initial decision issued today by an administrative law judge with the ITC.
Rural turns to white space
January 16, 2012 2:00 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsLike most wireless Internet service providers, Jab Broadband relies on unlicensed spectrum to get its service out to sparsely populated areas where there's only dial-up service.
Officials: Broadband plan would disrupt GPS
January 16, 2012 1:57 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTests show that even the modified plans of the company LightSquared to start up a national high-speed wireless broadband network would cause harmful interference with GPS signals, federal officials said in a letter.
Apple discloses suppliers for 1st time
January 16, 2012 1:55 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsApple has disclosed a list of its suppliers for the iPhone, iPad and other popular gadgets for the first time amid growing criticism over labor and environmental practices, especially in China.
