While wireless equipment suppliers have developed a new generation of small cells designed for public access in mobile data networks, operators have to overcome some deployment challenges that these diminutive base stations create, according to a Heavy Reading analyst.

As Light Reading Mobile's recent report, there is a diverse range of public access small cell products designed for use in various places, including indoor venues, outdoor urban hot spots, or rural areas.

But product availability is one thing, deploying it is another matter.

This week, Bangalore became the second 4G-enabled city in the country after Kolkata

I asked the head of a 4G trade organization what 4G means.

T Mobile USA said today it has hired Ericsson and Nokia Siemens to expand its HSPA+ service and construct its new LTE network. The infrastructure vendors will roll out equipment compatible with LTE Advanced Release 10 at 37,000 cell sites

The FCC is getting serious about providing high-speed mobile broadband connections ... bring 3G data within 2 years, or 4G data speeds within 3. Hopefully these carriers will opt for the latter option, as LTE (or WiMax, for that matter) would ...

Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSPD), the industry leader in technology for small cell base stations, today announced ...

For the second year in a row, PC World has taken a look at both 3G and 4G data speeds in a variety ... as they build out their faster LTE networks. This kind of infrastructure improvement benefits all users of mobile broadband. While T-Mobile mostly ...

T Mobile USA and AT&T finished top in their classes for 3G and 4G network performance respectively, according to this year’s PCWorld report that measures wireless network performance. The study involved “snapshot measurements of wireless service in 13 cities —

We tested 3G and 4G wireless data transfer speeds--indoors and out--for AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon, at multiple locations in 13 major cities. Here's what we found.

Business Line Meaningful use of Internet is key challenge. Photo by Bijoy Ghosh

Crave writer Eric Mack tries getting broadband to his home via wireless providers in part 4 of his weeklong series "Bringing broadband to the boonies" -- and strikes out.

Aided by the launch of the iPhone 4S, the number of U.S. smartphones embedded with mobile broadband connectivity jumped in 2011, increasing from 6 percent at the end of 2010 to 35 percent in the last quarter, according to new data from the NPD Group. Smartphone penetration reached 44 percent in the U.S. last year, NPD found, meaning smartphones are becoming not only more popular but also a lot faster. NPD uses the U.S. operators’ definition of 4G, which means LTE, WiMAX and, in the case of both

Apple's new iPad plans shake up the mobile network picture. Plenty of players stand to lose out due to exclusive 4G deals Apple made with AT&T and Verizon.

T-Mobile claims the largest "4G" network ... that "LTE-Advanced" and "WirelessMAN-Advanced" should be accorded the official designation of IMT-Advanced. As the most advanced technologies currently defined for global wireless mobile broadband communications ...

Verizon Wireless is extending its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network to rural households that can't get DSL or cable. The service, called HomeFusion Broadband and introduced Tuesday, requires the installation of an antenna to the side of a home that transmits LTE signals to a broadband router inside. Verizon says the router can connect up to four wired and at least 20 wireless devices inside the home via Wi-Fi.