Ericsson’s massive mobile report: 6.4B global cellular plans, 75% of all new phones in Asia and Africa

Telecommunications giant Ericson has released a massive report on the state of the mobile world. And clearly, unless you live in the almost-fully-penetrated European and North American markets, everything is up and to the right.

Google’s Nexus 4 actually supports LTE — in Canada

With a simple software tweak, it looks like Canadian Nexus 4 users can enable nascent LTE capabilities.

Nexus 4: A beautiful, but hopelessly crippled, powerhouse (review)

The Nexus 4 is one of the best Android phones so far, but a crucial omission makes it an almost laughable upgrade.

What it’ll take to get 4G that really works

Each generation of wireless network has failed to solve the problems that vex carriers and consumers: slower-than-promised data speeds, short battery life, mobile devices that are too hot to handle, and generally poor performance. Now, as 4G becomes more ubiquitous, we wonder, are we doomed to repeat mobile history?

Verizon’s 4G LTE network now covers 250M people — and it’s powering revenues

Verizon's 4G LTE lead is paying off.

iPhone 5 can’t do voice and data simultaneously on Verizon, Sprint

One of the biggest annoyances for Verizon Wireless and Sprint iPhone owners was the inability to access cellular data while making a voice call, thanks to a limitation in the CDMA network standard. Unfortunately, it looks like nothing has changed with Apple's new iPhone 5.

‘iPhone 5′ name revealed via Apple.com’s search engine (update: 4G LTE too)

Just a few hours before Apple's iPhone event begins, it appears that the company's own search engine has revealed the iPhone 5 name.

Sprint plans 100 more cities for 4G LTE, including NYC, LA, Chicago, & Boston

Sprint will launch 4G LTE high-speed data in another 100 cities, including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Boston, in the "coming months."

T-Mobile keeps bleeding subscribers: loses 557,000 in Q2

There's no end in sight for T-Mobile's subscriber drain. After losing 510,000 contracted subscribers in the first quarter of 2012, T-Mobile announced this morning that it has lost 557,000 in its second quarter.

AT&T picks up NextWave Wireless for up to $50M, gets precious 4G spectrum

In a move that will help AT&T build out its LTE 4G network, the carrier announced today that it has purchased NextWave Wireless for an upfront fee of $25 million, plus an additional $25 million contingent payment.

NextWave is a …

Mobile hotspots for all: Verizon settles with FCC for $1.25M, must allow tethering apps

In a double-whammy for Verizon, the Federal Communications Commission announced today that the carrier must let its customers use third-party apps to turn their phones into mobile hotspots, and Verizon will also have to pay a $1.25 million fee to …

Sprint 4G LTE launches in 15 new cities

Sprint has finally set into motion its aggressive plan to implement LTE 4G technology on its network, with 15 new cities gaining access to faster data speeds as of Sunday.

Sprint was initially the first of the big wireless carriers …

Sprint’s first 4G LTE markets finally go live July 15

Sprint will launch its first five LTE markets in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, and San Antonio on July 15, an important step for the third-place U.S. wireless carrier.

Initially, Sprint was the first true 4G provider in the U.S. …

Verizon to kill off grandfathered unlimited 3G data plans

Verizon Wireless will soon get rid of its unlimited data plans held by customers who were grandfathered in before the company launched tiered data pricing, according to a report from FierceWireless.

Verizon CFO Fran Shammo reportedly told an audience at …

Awesome-looking HTC Evo 4G LTE hits Sprint May 18

Sprint announced Wednesday that its awesome-looking HTC Evo 4G LTE will arrive on shelves on May 18 and retail for $200 with a two-year contract.

The Evo 4G LTE is the successor to the incredibly popular Evo 4G, which was …

T-Mobile sets partners for $4B LTE rollout in 2013

Wireless carrier T-Mobile has announced new partnerships with Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Network to help the carrier build its upcoming 4G LTE network, the company announced today.

T-Mobile has been hurt more than any other major carrier by the absence …

Sprint promises unlimited data for potential LTE iPhone

After confirming that its unlimited data plan would continue for LTE Android smartphones, Sprint said today it will also offer unlimited data on the next iPhone — even if it runs on LTE.

“I’m not anticipating the unlimited plan would …

Sprint’s Galaxy Nexus coming April 22 for $199

Sprint still hasn’t rolled out its LTE 4G network,  but that’s not stopping the company from announcing new LTE phones. Next up for Sprint is the Galaxy Nexus, the latest flagship Google Phone, which will launch on April 22 for …

Sprint to offer higher quality calls through HD voice late 2012

The HTC Evo One LTE 4G wasn’t the only major announcement Sprint had in up its sleeve today. The carrier also revealed that it will start rolling out HD voice service at the end of the year.

Basically the new …