In the litigation-fraught wireless industry, patents are equivalent to both protection (from lawsuits) and profits (from licensing). Under those circumstances, identifying which technology companies ...

In the San Francisco Bay Area, the MiFi 500 LTE by Novatel Wireless isn't exactly the best at showing off Sprint's new 4G LTE connection. Dong Ngo Former SF Labs Manager, Editor Former CNET editor ...

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While Verizon may be waiting to officially announce everything courtesy of a press conference, it looks like the company just couldn't wait to pull the curtain off their brand new website, which ...

After Verizon Wireless expands its 4G LTE network to 27 new markets and adds additional coverage in 44 markets on Thursday, April 19, the wireless carrier will cover more than two-thirds of the U.S.

Verizon Wireless says 4G network testing in Boston and Seattle has gone not just well, but surprisingly so, offering wireless data at speeds that top most wired broadband connections. With such ...

T-Mobile USA is ready to deploy a new LTE technology over the same 5GHz frequencies used by Wi-Fi following US government approval of the first “LTE-U” devices. The Federal Communications Commission ...

Verizon, the largest wireless provider in the United States based on total subscribers, announced plans to expand its next-generation wireless broadband beyond the initial test sites of Boston and ...

Last fall, Microsoft officials said to expect the company to make available an LTE-enabled version of the Surface 2 in early 2014. It looks like that product may be getting closer to availability -- ...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Apple won a defense verdict on Thursday in a lawsuit by intellectual-property management company Optis Wireless, which had accused the tech ‌giant of violating its patent rights in ...

NEEDHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New research from International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts worldwide private LTE/5G wireless infrastructure revenues will reach $8.3 billion by 2026, a ...

Roger Cheng (he/him/his) was the executive editor in charge of CNET News, managing everything from daily breaking news to in-depth investigative packages. Prior to this, he was on the ...