Beyond 4G: The battle lines are already being drawn for 5G

Sure, LTE is plenty fast, but will it keep up with our rising data demands over the next decade?

Apple updates iOS to fix 3G problems for iPhone 4S in Europe (now, what about us?)

Apple has updated iOS 6 to fix 3G connectivity problems for iPhone 4S users in Europe. I'm wondering, however, if Apple has a bigger problem.

Don’t upgrade your iPhone 4S to iOS 6.1, warn Euro carriers

European carriers Vodafone UK and 3 Austria are now warning iPhone 4S owners to avoid Apple's latest iOS update due to reported issues with 3G connectivity.

AT&T’s new platforms to tempt devs: Digital Life, Mobile Payments, Connected Car

AT&T's quest to attract developers (and make you hate it less) is off to a strong start in 2013.

AT&T and T-Mobile to share networks in NYC, New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy

In the spirit of community, AT&T and T-Mobile are coming together to ensure Hurricane Sandy victims can make calls.

iPhone apps hogging your data? Track their usage with Onavo Count

Onavo, the creator of popular data compression apps for the iPhone and Android, has just launched a new app to help you track apps that are eating up your cellular data.

Apple fixes Verizon iPhone 5 cellular data on Wi-Fi bug

Verizon is rolling out a fix to a big iPhone 5 issue that could save its customers lots of money.

Verizon allowing free FaceTime over cellular for all data plans

Verizon Wireless is opening up all of its data plans to the feature for free, a Verizon spokesperson tells the Wall Street Journal.

AT&T confirms you can keep unlimited data plans with iPhone 5

After Apple’s iPhone 5 reveal today, we’re sure many of you are figuring out just how you can get your hands on one. AT&T subscribers still holding on to an unlimited data plan can rest easy, as the carrier confirmed …

AT&T bends net neutrality rules to defend FaceTime blocking

AT&T has made it harder for its subscribers to use Apple's FaceTime app. But the bigger problem is how the company defends the move.

Would you pay AT&T extra for FaceTime over cellular?

Up until now, Apple’s FaceTime video chat feature on iOS devices has been restricted to Wi-Fi only. That’s changing with iOS 6, which finally offers the ability to use FaceTime over cellular.

But, almost inevitably, it looks like AT&T isn’t …

T-Mobile suffers nationwide data outage (update: all better now)

It’s been a rough night for T-Mobile customers, as the carrier confirmed that it experienced a nationwide data outage across its network. (Update: T-Mobile now says data service has been restored.)

We’ve been seeing reports from T-Mobile customers experiencing …

Apple backs down from iPad 4G controversy, calls it only “WiFi + Cellular”

Apple has changed the name of the latest generation of its cellular-connecting iPad in some countries, calling it simply “iPad WiFi + Cellular,” after a wave of complaints from people claiming that Apple’s previous branding was wrong and misleading.

The …

T-Mobile has “no Plan B” after AT&T deal falls apart

T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom apparently put all of its eggs in AT&T’s basket. Now that AT&T’s $39 billion T-Mobile purchase has been squashed, thanks to pushback from the US government, DT is scrambling once again to find additional funds …

FCC report blasts T-Mobile merger, AT&T cries about it

The Federal Communications Commission last night released a damning 157-page report (PDF) against AT&T’s proposed $39 billion T-Mobile takeover, which concludes that the merger would ultimately hurt US consumers and the wireless market.

AT&T, not surprisingly, is none too pleased. …

Republic Wireless relies on Wi-Fi for dirt cheap $19 mobile service

Spinning the notion of what makes a wireless carrier on its head, Republic Wireless today announced its “Hybrid Calling” network, which offers no-contract talk, text, and web access for just $19 a month.

The company likens its network to hybrid …

Sprint losses defy Wall Street, its iPhone 4S launch is best ever

Things may be shaping up for Sprint.

The third-place US carrier reported losses of $301 million for the third quarter on $8.3 billion in revenue, but that was about half of what Wall Street expected the company to lose.

Additionally, …

AT&T surpasses 100M subscribers, 1M iPhone 4S units activated

There’s lots of good news for AT&T today. The carrier is reporting strong earnings with major growth in its wireless business, as well as the fact that it has sold over 1 million iPhone 4S units as of last Tuesday.…

Sprint announces “aggressive ” LTE 4G rollout for mid-2012

Sprint is set to launch an ”aggressive roll-out” of LTE 4G technology on its network, starting in the middle of 2012, the third-largest US cellular carrier announced today.

As part of the upgrade, Sprint will simplify its cellular site hardware, …