Sentences with phrase «wireless standard carriers»

In a speculative piece published this week, CNET noted that Apple's upcoming new iPhones may not support the new faster wireless standard carriers are currently working to roll out.

Not exact matches

The U.S. government has also opened a probe into alleged coordination by AT&T, Verizon and a telecommunications standards organization to hinder consumers from easily switching wireless carriers, a person briefed on the matter said last week.

Right now, the two carriers run on different wireless standards — CDMA for Sprint and GSM for T - Mobile — but about 20 million phones used by Sprint customers can work on both kinds of networks.

And over the next year, as more smart phones hit the market, and carriers continue to enhance the capability of cellular wireless standards, Pindle says he expects that number to dramatically increase.

WASHINGTON A telecommunications standards organization - GSMA - said on Saturday it is delaying implementation of a new cellphone technology due to a U.S. government probe of alleged coordination between the group, AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc to hinder consumers from easily switching wireless carriers.

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Because those two companies collectively control the majority of wireless subscribers in the country, smaller carriers say AT&T and Verizon are able to manipulate standards groups and control suppliers to the point where smaller providers are unable to get access to handsets and other network gear that's commercially available at high volumes to AT&T and Verizon.

Standard procedure involves getting a court order to obtain phone records from a wireless carrier.

However, this news isn't too surprising considering that China has opted for home - grown technologies in the past in lieu of more widely adopted standards — the country has implemented proprietary standards for wireless to help build out its carriers and equipment makers, for example.

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«In all of our rigorous lab tests based on wireless industry standards, in thousands of hours of real - world field testing, and in extensive carrier partner testing, the data shows there is no discernible difference in the wireless performance of any of the models.»

Of course, the standard WiFi + GPS model is more broadly available, as that does not necessitate the requirement of wireless carrier support in regions.

Dubbed «Gigabit LTE» because of its theoretical 1 Gbps top data transfer speed, the new standard is already being tested by wireless carriers in the United States.

Even though all the major U.S. carriers have adopted what amounts to the same LTE standard as their high - speed mobile internet offering, they all use different wireless spectrum — also known as wireless bands, or frequencies — to deliver calls, text and, most importantly, data, over the air.

The next wireless standard still needs time, with mobile carriers claiming their infrastructure work is actually ahead of schedule.

To sell smartphones at major U.S. carriers, phone makers are required to test phone batteries at one of the 28 labs certified by the U.S. wireless industry's trade group, the CTIA, to ensure compliance with standards set by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

With the arrival of Verizon Wireless, some of the carrier - locked devices will soon have wireless charging support as per Qi standard.

It also has the backing of the four largest U.S. carriers, along with non-tech companies such as IKEA, and has generally been accepted as the leading wireless charging standard.