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A recent Washington Post article about the Federal Communications Commission's goal of making parts of the 600 MHz spectrum band available for use free of charge was written in a way that led some readers to believe that the FCC was proposing a nationwide free "super" Wi-Fi network.

There is nothing groundbreaking about Facebook's new VoIP service for now - but despite its present inferior offering, a Facebook voice service has the potential to be the most disruptive communications solution in the smartphone era.

Small cells and Wi-Fi off-load are proven to be the most powerful tools that mobile network operators have to increase data communication capacity for their subscribers.

Yes, it appears that AT&T slipped up in this instance, but could it be argued the FCC fined it for the wrong offense?

It would be natural to assume an unlimited mobile data plan would allow you to surf the web and download as much content as you like.

Remember the debate about “network neutrality”, the principle that an Internet service provider should not discriminate among Internet sites or technologies? Verizon Wireless remembers...

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), in collaboration with major TELCOs including Telefonica and AT&T, has revealed a series of trials of next generation hotspots (NGH) with the aim of providing more public Wi-Fi access points worldwide.

A report from iPass has noted consumer dissatisfaction with slow Wi-Fi connections while praising their resourcefulness, among other trends.