The soon to be released Droid Bionic has appeared in a video clip showing off the phone's boot up sequence. This shows the dual core logo and shows off the interface and finishes up with a speed test on Verizon's 4G LTE network. In the tests it hit 4.5Mbps down and 1.9Mbps up, which isn't quite as high as their 3G/4G wireless modems that typically provide 5-12Mbps down and 2-5Mbps up. Keep in mind this device isn't released yet so performance my increase as they tweak the wireless radio's. You can find the video showing off the Droid Bionic below.
Droid Bionic Shows LTE and Dual CoreThe soon to be released Droid Bionic has appeared in a video clip showing off the phone's boot up sequence. This shows the dual core logo and shows off the interface and finishes up with a speed test on Verizon's 4G LTE network. In the tests it hit 4.5Mbps down and 1.9Mbps up, which isn't quite as high as their 3G/4G wireless modems that typically provide 5-12Mbps down and 2-5Mbps up. Keep in mind this device isn't released yet so performance my increase as they tweak the wireless radio's. You can find the video showing off the Droid Bionic below. WiFi as WAN Issues with Select Hotspot Enabled Devices(Cradlepoint WiFi as WAN Selection) High speed mobile broadband has become more mainstream and widely available throughout most of the country. Several manufactures have been releasing MiFi type devices and smartphones, which offer a mobile hotspot feature allowing you to get multiple computers online. This can be great for those needing quick access to a handful of devices, but if you're looking to create a more substantial network (wired/wireless) you'll need a compatible 3G/4G router. This allows you to remove the 3,5 or 8 user limitation and gives you the option of integrating them into your home network as a failover solution. Traditionally this was done through a direct phone tether, however, this required most router manufactures to physically code firmware updates to support the phones. This leads us to WiFi as WAN, which doesn't rely on any type of software to physically establish a connection between your cellular device and router. Companies like Pepwave, Cradlepoint and WiFi Ranger quickly jumped on board to develop solutions to streamline mobile connections into more advanced networks. This concept seemed to work really well, however, we've noticed that select devices WILL NOT connect via WiFi due to a new problem with IP conflicts. With so many phones now supporting mobile hotspots either officially or unofficially, it's near impossible to know for sure without each device to test. The problem resides in the IP address that the phone is using and how the router uses DHCP to automatically assign an IP address for the device. Some of these hotspot enabled devices are outside the IP range or have wireless bridging disabled to prevent the connection from being established. There are some scenarios where this can be worked around by manually entering a static IP instead of relying on DHCP, but this option isn't present in Cradlepoint routers. In fact, the Pepwave Surf Mini or Surf 400 are the only models that allow you to assign a static IP for the WiFi connection. If you have either a hotspot enabled phone or MiFi type data card, we recommend either Pepwave or the WiFi Ranger, as they've proven to accept the largest range of hotspot enabled devices. Devices known to fail WAW connections:
Please let us know what devices are working for you on our EVDOForums - What hotspot enabled devices works for you [success/failure]? Related Links: Peplink Balance Bandwidth Monitoring ToolsAs of 2011, over 56% of ISPs have implemented some type of monthly data cap on internet usage, which can result in overage charges or potentially cause account throttling. Typically these overage charges are associated with wireless modem providers like Verizon and Sprint, which many businesses use for a backup connection when their primary ISP goes down (AKA "failover"). These ISP limitations make it crucial for companies to be able to easily monitor their data consumption to avoid additional charges. The Peplink Balance series (20, 30, 210, 310, 380, 580, 710, Max 700 and 1350) provides data monitoring statistics in real time as well as by date, connection type, and individual clients connected to the network (to determine who is using large amounts of data). Below you'll find a video demonstration of all the bandwidth monitoring tools the Peplink Balance routers offer: Video Demonstration of Peplink Balance Bandwidth Monitoring Tools Real-Time Monitoring: Real time data can be incredibly useful for a company to determine exactly how much bandwidth each of their connections are actively using. This can help you determine if you're over paying for a larger pipe than required, or see how the load is distributed by each of your connections. This is also broken down into download, upload and total amount transferred over each individual connection. You also have the ability to see your average statistics and bandwidth peaks, which can also be useful to ensure that you're actually getting what you pay for during heavy traffic hours. (Real time data monitoring) Daily Usage: If you're not actively monitoring the real time statistics you can also refer to daily data consumption logs. This allows you to quickly reference usage on a daily basis and look for any anomalies on the network. If you notice some type of unusual spike, you can click on the specific date in question and look at each individual connection that used the network on that specific day. This gives you the ability to determine exactly which computer, server or which device transferred an unusual large amount of data. You can then take proper action by evaluating those systems looking for malware, viruses or if it's just a problematic employee downloading bit torrents. This can also be broken down by specific connections allowing you to determine how often your main connections are going down and failing over. If your ISP gives you a guarantee you can then use these data statistics as evidence, to indicate that you're not the service level you're paying for. (Daily Bandwidth Monitoring Tools) Monthly Usage: The monthly totals work just like the daily usage monitors work, but they allow you to quickly have an overview of the entire month. After you've implemented a Peplink Balance router in your network environment, you'll have a lot of data to analyze on all your active connections. This can help you spot any trends or an increased demand in bandwidth, which could be resulting in lost productivity. This can help you scale your business based on demand and ensure that you have enough connections or can safely terminate an extra line you though you may have needed for redundancy. (Monthly Bandwidth Monitoring Tools) Related Links:
Pepwave Max 700 Review Now OnlineThere are a wide variety of consumer-grade routers on the market, but as business owners know, enterprise applications often require a more robust networking solution that can handle the needs of a company-wide network and take advantage of multiple internet connections. The Pepwave Max 700 is the ultimate enterprise router, supporting up to seven internet connections simultaneously. The Max 700 allows users to balance between or even bond 2 WAN, 4 USB (3G/4G Modems) and one WAW (WiFi as WAN) connection to supply bandwidth for your entire office space. Until the Max 700 arrived, there wasn't a solution that offered this deal of control with 3G/4G modems, managed through a sophisticated back-end system. This functionality gives the system admin complete control over your network environment, which allows you to fully optimize all of your connections to ensure you're getting what you pay for. Below you'll find just some of the must-have features that the Pepwave Max 700 will offer your company! Read the full review here - Pepwave Max 700 Load Balancing Router Review Dish Network Announces Plan for 4G LTE Network In an interesting move, satellite provider Dish Network applied to the Federal Communications Commission this week for a waiver that would allow it to use its recently acquired spectrum to build a 4G LTE wireless network, according to Credit Suisse analyst Jonathan Chaplin. U.S. Could See $53 Billion in 4G Network Investments by 2016, Creating 771,000 New Jobs
The Deloitte report, “The Impact of 4G Technology on Commercial Interactions, Economic Growth and U.S. Competitiveness,” investigates the economic dynamics surrounding 4G technology and explains how the U.S. can maintain the global leadership position in mobile broadband innovation it won during the 3G era. The $25 billion figure assumes a baseline scenario in which U.S. 4G deployment proceeds at a moderate pace and the transition from 3G to 4G extends to the middle of the decade. Under these conditions, U.S. firms are vulnerable to incursions by foreign competitors capitalizing on aggressive efforts in their home markets to deploy 4G networks and develop 4G-based devices and services. The $53 billion figure assumes a scenario in which U.S. carriers invest more rapidly in 4G networks and start to produce popular 4G-based offerings before global competitors gain traction. In this scenario, the demand stimulated by new offerings justifies more network investment, setting off a virtuous cycle of investment and market response that positions the U.S. to retain its mobile broadband leadership. “Investment in such a powerful form of communication contributes to the economic recovery and provides a job-creating engine for the future,” said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman and U.S. media and telecommunications sector leader, Deloitte LLP. “The key to harnessing the potential benefits of 4G technology lies in America’s market-driven wireless sector, which encourages the emergence of innovative applications that spur productivity and could produce the same surge of innovation and demand we experienced during the 3G era.” Global Competition Should Spur U.S. Innovation and Investment Cloud Computing Accelerating 4G Capabilities “Cloud computing will allow handheld devices to be more compact and efficient while making them tremendously more useful and powerful,” Asmundson said. “Applications, storage and computing power all can largely reside in the cloud, but only if connectivity is robust, reliable and secure. The benefits of 4G and cloud go beyond the telecom sector. Together, 4G and cloud technologies support the kind of entrepreneurial ecosystem that has made the United States a mobile broadband leader.” The advent of high-performance wireless capacity, coupled with cloud infrastructure and other advances, is proliferating new offerings and capabilities that exceed what has been possible with 3G technology, the report notes. In addition to consumers, a variety of U.S. end-user industries, including nonprofit and government entities, are likely to use devices and services incorporating the capabilities of 4G technology to better serve their customers, patients, clients and students. This includes applications such as augmented reality for businesses, machine-to-machine technology involving the use of sensors and actuators and the development of smart highways. 4G Enabling Marginalized Groups Lessons from the 3G Revolution The FCC is moving to expand spectrum supply through a new incentive auction, but the report indicates that it will be difficult to keep pace with projected demand. Accordingly, there is a continuing need to find additional ways to make better use of available spectrum and to unlock additional spectrum. Verizon Wireless Brings 4G LTE Network To 15 More Markets On Sept. 15Verizon Wireless Brings 4G LTE Network To 15 More Markets On Sept. 15 FARGO, ND — Seamus Hyland, Verizon Wireless president of the Great Plains Region, today announced that the company is launching the world’s first large-scale 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in Fargo, N.D. and Moorhead, Minn. on Sept. 15. Other markets will also be lit up with LTE on the 15th: Iowa City, Iowa; Lima, Ohio; Cleveland, Ohio; Canton, Ohio and the Akron-Canton Airport; Bloomington/Normal, Champaign/Urbana, Rockford, Springfield, Ill., and the Quad Cities; Mansifled, Ohio; San Luis Obispo County, California; Santa Barbara County, California; Reno, Nevada; San Francisco Bay, California; Shreveport, Louisiana; Austin, Texas; Wichita Falls, Texas; El Paso, Texas; and Las Cruces, New Mexico. Already, Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network is available in 117 cities across the United States, covering more than 160 million Americans or half the U.S. population. With the new market launch, residents in the aforementioned cities with 4G LTE devices will be able to take advantage of speeds up to 10 times faster than the company’s 3G network. Verizon 4G LTE smartphones are twice as fast as any AT&T smartphone. “The incredible speed of the 4G LTE network is something that the Fargo/Moorhead residents and businesses need to experience to see how the latest technology will change how we work and play,” said Seamus Hyland, president–Great Plains Region, Verizon Wireless. Residents of the the new areas can choose from an array of devices on Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network including:
Details on all of Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE devices can be found at www.3Gstore.com/ltemodems. In real-world, fully loaded network environments, Verizon Wireless 4G LTE users should experience average data rates of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink. Verizon Wireless introduced its 4G LTE network on Dec. 5, 2010, covering more than 110 million Americans, and in just eight months expanded to cover more than half the U.S. population. The company plans to continue rapidly expanding its 4G LTE network and is on course to cover more than 185 million Americans by the end of 2011 and its entire 3G coverage area by the end of 2013. As the first wireless company in the world to broadly deploy a large-scale 4G LTE network, Verizon Wireless is committed to building its 4G LTE network with the same performance and reliability for which it has long been recognized, and in less than eight months since launch, has won numerous technology and consumer choice awards. Verizon Wireless’ consistent focus on reliability is based on rigid engineering standards and a disciplined deployment approach year after year. The company’s 700 MHz spectrum gives Verizon Wireless specific advantages with 4G LTE, including a contiguous, nationwide network license. Related Links:
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NEW YORK, Aug 22, 2011 — A new Deloitte report states that wireless telecommunications companies in the United States could invest $25 to $53 billion in fourth generation cellular wireless networks (4G) between 2012 and 2016, triggering $73 to $151 billion in gross domestic product growth and creating 371,000 to 771,000 jobs. Additional growth could occur as high-tech companies create new mobile broadband products and services, further changing the way people live, work and learn.Latest News
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- AT&T Fourth Quarter Financial Results
- Verizon Now Offering Static IP Addresses for 4G LTE Devices
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- AT&T to transfer AWS spectrum to T-Mobile
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- Verizon Wireless Launches 4G LTE in 5 Markets and Expands in Three Others Today
