The Sony Xperia S has made the prerequisite visit to the FCC en route to release and had all sorts of connectivity in two. The handset’s quad-band GMS/EDGE radio was put through its paces on the 850/900/1900/2100 UMTS bands along with HSPA, RFID, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi and GPS. We also can’t forget [...]
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Sony Xperia S jogs past the FCC carrying AT&T 3G radios (video)
January 27th, 2012 
Daniel Cooper The FCC boys were clutching at their multimeters in horror when they saw how much work they’d have to do when Sony’s new Xperia S rolled into the bunker. Still, their loss is connectivity’s gain, as the Ericsson-branded (for now, at least) phone pack…
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No Comments »T-Mobile urges Congress, FCC to keep spectrum auctions competitive
January 26th, 2012 Donald Melanson T-Mobile may be getting a new batch of spectrum as a result of its failed merger with AT&T, but it’s obviously going to always be on the hunt for more, and it’s now urging Congress to ensure that the playing field for future auctions is level for…
Posted in News Tags: congress, fcc, mobilepostcross, Spectrum, spectrum auction, spectrum auctions, SpectrumAuction, SpectrumAuctions, T-Mobile No Comments »AT&T’s proposed spectrum transfer mapped out in T-Mobile magenta
January 25th, 2012 Amar Toor Wondering what AT&T’s proposed spectrum transfer would mean for T-Mobile? Check out the above graphic, from GigaOM. Created by a reader named Andrew Shepherd, this map displays which regional coverage T-Mobile will gain from the transfer, which w…
T-Mobile Cities Receiving $1 Billion In AT&T Spectrum Revealed – Did Your City Benefit?
January 25th, 2012 Chris Chavez If you were wondering where T-Mobile was going to distribute the $1 billion in extra spectrum they scored from AT&T as part of the deal from their failed merger, the FCC filing we told you about yesterday was able to provide this nice coverage map. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like $1 billion in spectrum alone [...]
T-Mobile says iPhone offers ‘poor’ experience, points customers to 4G Android phones instead
January 25th, 2012 Todd Haselton An internal document allegedly obtained from T-Mobile says the iPhone offers a “poor” customer experience on T-Mobile’s network. While it’s arguable that is a true statement since current iPhone models don’t support T-Mobile’s 1700MHz and 2100MHz 3G/4G bands and can only run on a second-generation EDGE network, there are now well over a million T-Mobile customers currently using unlocked iPhones on its network. The internal document instead asks customer service representatives to suggest customers buy T-Mobile’s 4G HSPA+ Android devices instead. We certainly understand where T-Mobile is coming from; obviously it wants to be able to control its customers’ experiences on its network. Plus, EDGE is far slower than the carrier’s HSPA+ network. As TMoNews points out, it’s more probable that customers
T-Mobile and AT&T apply for $1 billion spectrum transfer with FCC
January 23rd, 2012 Todd Haselton T-Mobile and AT&T have filed with the Federal Communications Commission to transfer $1 billion worth of AT&T’s AWS spectrum into T-Mobile USA’s ownership. AT&T previously promised the spectrum to Deutsche Telekom in the event that its bid to acquire T-Mobile USA failed. “This additional spectrum will help meet the growing demand for wireless broadband services,” Tom Sugrue, T-Mobile’s senior vice president for government affairs, told The Wall Street Journal. “We hope the FCC will move swiftly to approve the license assignments.” As The Wall Street Journal points out, T-Mobile desperately needs the spectrum in order to compete with Sprint, AT&T and Verizon Wireless. Each of those aforementioned carriers have already started to, or already have plans to, roll out faster 4G LTE networks
Posted in News Tags: $1 billion, aws, Business, Deal, Deutsche Telekom, Mobile, Spectrum, T-Mobile, T-Mobile USA No Comments »More than a third of recent iPhone buyers came from another mobile platform
January 23rd, 2012 Dan Graziano Consumer Intelligence Research Partners released a report on Monday revealing new details about iPhone users. Among those surveyed as part of the firm’s study, 21% of iPhone 4S buyers bought the 64GB model and 36% of new iPhone buyers came from another platform such as Android, BlackBerry or Windows Phone. The research firm previously found that 18% of buyers who bought the iPhone 4S at launch came from another platform. Online purchases of the device represented 43% of Apple’s total handset sales during the iPhone 4S launch, dropping to 33% by the of 2011. The survey also found that AT&T, Verizon and Sprint have all maintained steady market shares regarding iPhone ownership, however, and the device has apparently helped each
Posted in News Tags: 64GB, Android, Apple, AT&T, BlackBerry, iOS, iPhone 4S, Mobile, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, Windows Phone No Comments »More than a third of recent iPhone buyers came from another mobile platform
January 23rd, 2012 Dan Graziano Consumer Intelligence Research Partners released a report on Monday revealing new details about iPhone users. Among those surveyed as part of the firm’s study, 21% of iPhone 4S buyers bought the 64GB model and 36% of new iPhone buyers came from another platform such as Android, BlackBerry or Windows Phone. The research firm previously found that 18% of buyers who bought the iPhone 4S at launch came from another platform. Online purchases of the device represented 43% of Apple’s total handset sales during the iPhone 4S launch, dropping to 33% by the of 2011. The survey also found that AT&T, Verizon and Sprint have all maintained steady market shares regarding iPhone ownership, however, and the device has apparently helped each
Posted in News Tags: 64GB, Android, Apple, AT&T, BlackBerry, iOS, iPhone 4S, Mobile, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, Windows Phone No Comments »Unlocked Sony Xperia Ion up for pre-order through third-party retailer, priced at $570
January 23rd, 2012 Kevin Krause Sony is set to launch their Xperia Ion on AT&T in a few weeks and at least one third-party retailer is already offering the unlocked, SIM-free version of the phone for pre-sale. Listed at price of $569.50 at Negri Electronics, purchasing the handset for a US network other than AT&T won’t be very fruitful — [...]
