Verizon to Pay $3.6B for Mobile Spectrum
Verizon Wireless has agreed to pay $3.6 billion to buy licenses for mobile spectrum covering 259 million U.S. residents from SpectrumCo, a joint venture of three cable providers.
Verizon Wireless has agreed to pay $3.6 billion to buy licenses for mobile spectrum covering 259 million U.S. residents from SpectrumCo, a joint venture of three cable providers.
The <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9221572/Nook_Tablet_vs._Kindle_Fire_Which_will_win_">low-cost computer tablets</a> coming next week from Amazon and Barnes & Noble connect only over Wi-Fi networks, which reduces costs and also cuts the nation's 3G/4G cellular carriers out of the equation.
Republic Wireless on Tuesday launched a limited beta program of its $19-a-month hybrid wireless service using, to start, the LG Optimus smartphone running Android 2.3.
BlackBerry email service delays continued globally Wednesday afternoon, while BlackBerry Messenger instant messaging and Web browsing were still down for many regions of the world after three days.
BlackBerry service delays experienced by users around the world on Tuesday were caused by a core switch failure within the infrastructure of Research in Motion (RIM), the company said late Tuesday.