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Sprint lights up LTE in New York, San Francisco

Sprint Nextel has quietly switched on initial LTE service in major metropolitan areas such as New York City, San Francisco and Washington D.C.

Six-strikes rule could slam unauthorized public Wi-Fi

The "six-strikes" Copyright Alert System (CAS) is close to launching, and fallout from the anti-piracy program could shut down some business broadband accounts, including public Wi-Fi hotspots that are not authorized to share their bandwidth but have nonetheless been getting away with it.

Researchers expose severe security flaws in Verizon hotspot from ZTE

ZTE's 890L mobile hotspot device, marketed by Verizon Wireless, has a host of critical security flaws, according to researchers at Lift Security.

Sierra Tri-Fi hotspot available via Sprint

Sprint is just starting to roll out 4G LTE coverage, but it is already looking to help mobile broadband customers have all the bases covered when they are looking to access any form of broadband...

Sprint's $20 tethering plan aimed at new users

The bad news is that Sprint Nextel shuttered its $30, 5GB tethering plan. The good news is that it introduced a 2GB plan that only costs $20, a price point that might introduce entry-level users to

Novatel takes a hit on write-down of Enfora M2M acquisition

Novatel Wireless is having great success with its MiFi hotspot device, but the rest of the company's business is not so hot. Since Novatel introduced the MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot in 2009,

Verizon rolls out latest Novatel LTE-capable MIFi hotspot for $50

The LTE-capable Verizon Jetpack MIFi 4620L personal hotspot from Novatel Wireless is being sold on the Verizon Wireless ( NYSE:VZ ) website and will be arriving in the operator's retail stores over the

Clearwire, NetZero 4G and the coverage quandary

Coverage has always presented a conundrum for wireless carriers as they struggle to cost-effectively deploy ubiquitous service. Must a carrier's network blanket a market where it claims to have

NetZero beats FreedomPop to the punch with 200 MB of free WiMAX service

NetZero, a low-cost Internet service provider, released a prepaid mobile broadband service today that runs on Clearwire's ( NASDAQ:CLWR ) WiMAX network and offers low prices--including a tier of...

Femto Forum develops Wi-Fi offload technologies

The Femto Forum is developing mobile operator Wi-Fi offload technologies underscoring the fact that Wi-Fi and femtocells will co-exist and communicate simultaneously within the same device. The