Review - HTC Velocity 4G

HTC is very prolific. They have more smartphones on the market than the rest of the players combined. But being first to market with a 4G handset, on Telstra's network with the Velocity, gives them an edge. We look at whether 4G is enough.
 

Conroy sets spectrum caps in digital dividend auction

Communications minister, senator Stephen Conroy has capped the amount of spectrum any single organisation will be able to acquire in the upcoming 700MHz and 2.5GHz auctions at 2x20MHz in the 700MHz and 2x40MHz in the 2.5 GHz band.
 

Telstra to offer LTE version of Cisco Cius Android tablet

Telstra is to offer, in coming months, an LTE version of the Cisco Cius Android based tablet, presently available only with WiFi and bluetooth.
 

Ericsson & Qualcomm demo first LTE-to-3G voice call handover

Ericsson and Qualcomm say they have achieved the first successful handover of a voice call from LTE to a standard 3G network.
 

Australia’s first official 4G smartphone has arrived at last!

Close encounters between Australians and the fourth generation of smartphones can officially commence today down under, as HTC’s Velocity lands in the hands of those who pre-ordered, while anyone with the need to feel 4G’s raw speed can undoubtedly visit one of Telstra’s flagship T-Life stores for a rush of digital adrenaline.
 

Can wireless broadband boost employment?

A US think tank has published research claiming that the transition to '4G' (ie LTE) technologies will spur significant new job creation and growth that could help the American economy restore gains in incomes and business investment.
 

Wireless NBN trial to start in April

NBN Co is to launch a trial of its fixed wireless network service, starting in April.
 

Forget the hype - 4G has finally arrived, but only just

For years cellular mobile and WiMAX network operators along with their network and device suppliers have been touting their wireless broadband offerings as 4G, but the International Telecommunication Union has only just finalised the 4G standards.
 

iPad 3/2S/2HD/LTE: re-expect your expectations?

If you expected the iPad 3 to look radically different to the iPad 2, should you re-expect your expectations during these swirling pre-release anticipations?
 

iPad 3 should get LTE before the iPhone 5 for an obvious reason

An online article attempts to explain why the iPad 3 will get LTE before the iPhone, but the answer as to why this should be so seems very clear - at least to me.