Mobile

Telstra Selling 32GB HTC One XL (4G) From June 5

OK, it’s not exactly been a secret in any case, but Telstra’s just sent out the release confirming that it’s going to sell the HTC One XL from June 5th on a $59 plan.


May 24, 2012
Geek Out

In Depth: US Navy Fitting Ships With 4G Networks

Bandwidth on Navy ships is a scarce, expensive commodity. For sailors using non-essential systems, like recreational computers? Dial-up speeds – if they’re lucky. But by the end of the year, for the first time, the Navy will put a 4G LTE wireless network aboard some of its ships, giving a whole new communications tool to sailors and Marines: their smartphones.


Mobile

Telstra Finally Makes The Titan 4G Official

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It’s been a long time coming — and hardly a secret — but Telstra’s confirmed that it’ll be selling its first 4G Windows Phone 7 handset — and only its third 4G handset overall — from next Tuesday.


May 23, 2012
Mobile

LG ‘Dropped The Ball’ In Smartphones, Plans To Make It Up In 4G

Gizmodo AU

LG’s smartphone range has, to date, had some interesting models — but nothing that’s been truly captivating, leaving Samsung and Apple to have the really high-end battles. LG, it appears, is well aware of this, and plans to make up the difference in 4G LTE phones — but not this year.


May 21, 2012
Mobile

HTC One XL Review: The Best Is Getting Better

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HTC’s One X is an excellent phone, but it’s currently only available for Optus and Vodafone customers. What happens when you take an excellent phone and add 4G to it?


April 26, 2012
Online

Optus Launches Its 4G Network

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I’d wondered earlier in the week what was happening with Optus’ April 2012 4G rollout, and was told things were still on track. Optus has just announced the official switch-on, which for launch focuses on 4G wireless dongles.


April 24, 2012
Mobile

Telstra Boosting 4G Where Optus Is Launching

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We noted earlier this week that Optus will be switching on its first 4G LTE services in Newcastle and surrounding areas this week. So it’s hard to see Telstra announcing that it will enhancing 4G services in the same region as anything other than an attempt to maintain its 4G first mover advantage.


April 23, 2012
Mobile

Optus’ 4G Network Is Still (Presumably) Due To Launch This Week

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It’d be easy to think that Telstra’s the only 4G game in town, because for now, it sort of is. Optus has run some trials in 700Mhz LTE, purchased Vividwireless and did promise that it would have a 4G network up and running around Newcastle in April 2012 while everyone got confused about what 4G actually is. Hang on. It is April 2012. What gives?


April 2, 2012
Online

Telstra Mobile Wi-Fi 4G: Fast 4G In Your Pocket

Gizmodo AU

Telstra’s Mobile Wi-Fi 4G can deliver blazing speeds to any Wi-Fi capable device you pair it with — as long as you get 4G signal to work in the first place. Mobile Monday investigates whether it’s a hot spot, or just a lot of hot air.


March 26, 2012
Mobile

Will Next-Gen LTE Manage 30Gbps Speed?

LTE data connections are blisteringly fast — at least, if you can get a signal — but that doesn’t mean researchers aren’t already developing next-generation systems. Now, apparently Huawei has developed a new version of LTE capable of data rates peaking at a jaw-dropping 30Gbps.