British House of Lords calls for end of broadcast TV

The UK House of Lords thinks that broadcast TV is a waste of bandwidth: They’ve recommended ending broadcast TV and making that spectrum available for mobile data use. They argue that TV can be delivered via the internet to alleviate the crunch on existing mobile broadband channels. It’s fairly widely known that we don’t have a lot of room left on current mobile broadband channels, and there’s … Continue reading British House of Lords calls for end of broadcast TV

T-Mobile Signs Agreement with Verizon Wireless; Promises better coverage and LTE

Big news from the Magenta carrier, yesterday T-Mobile announced that it has signed a deal with Verizon wireless that would effectively bring additional 60 million people. Some of the more notable pieces of the agreement include opening up the 1900MHz band to T-Mobile customers and the deployment of LTE sometime next year. The additional spectrum will no doubt improve coverage for existing customers and a … Continue reading T-Mobile Signs Agreement with Verizon Wireless; Promises better coverage and LTE