China and the E.U. are also setting deadlines for 5G implementation, but South Korea is throwing way more money at the technology
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FAA Expected to Finally Say ‘Gate-to-Gate’ Wi-Fi on Planes Is Safe
Gate-to-gate wireless device use could be around the corner.
From the Future: Wireless Devices that Don’t Require Batteries
The devices use existing radio signals to communicate without a wired power source.
WiFi Baby Offers Beautiful Day or Night Video and Peace-of-Mind Mobile Monitoring
Keep an eye on your little one, whether home or away.
Which Mobile Network Is Fastest? The Results from PCMag’s 30-City Speed Tests Are In
PCMag has published the results from its annual test of mobile data speeds, covering 30 cities around the country.
Unexpected: A Sonar-Based Wireless Network that Lives in Your Body
Imagine your body colonized by devices that communicate using sonar.
Your Life Is Fully Mobile
We walk, talk and sleep with our phones. But are we more—or less—connected?
Running the Numbers on AT&T’s New Shared Data Plans
AT&T will launch shared data plans this August, following the path of its rival Verizon Wireless.
Just like Verizon’s “Share Everything” plans, AT&T’s “Mobile Share” plans will let users buy a bucket of data to share across …
Report: The Fastest 4G and 3G Wireless Networks in America
As SNL so masterfully parodied, TV commercials for wireless carriers are usually a mess of vague technical jargon, meaningless graphs and annoying spokespeople. But who actually has the fastest wireless network?
The editors at …
LightSquared’s Broadband Rejection a Blow for Wireless Competition
The federal government’s rejection of LightSquared’s ambitious plan to launch a nationwide wireless network is a major setback for hedge fund manager Phil Falcone, who poured billions of dollars into the project. But it also …
The Case Against More Wireless Spectrum for First Responders
Last month’s failure of the congressional “Supercommittee” to reach agreement was bad news not just for deficit reduction, but for mobile broadband as well. The committee had been considering auctioning broadcast TV …
Amazon’s Kindle Touch: 3G Minus Most of the Internet
Well there went the Kindle Touch 3G’s appeal straight out the window: Amazon now admits that while its upcoming touch-based Kindle will indeed be 3G-enabled, the places it’ll be allowed to visit along the information superhighway are actually not so super.
Where can the Kindle Touch go? Try the Kindle Store, no surprise, and—wait …