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Early tests have suggested that AT&T’s network actually outperforms Verizon’s LTE network, though with neither network supporting much of a subscriber load at the moment that might not mean all that much. While we were recently somewhat…indisposed, PC World offered up a new wireless speedtest rundown showing that AT&T’s implementation of LTE is currently offering the fastest speeds — topping Verizon in every market they both offer LTE in except New Orleans. Of course AT&T’s [...]

Bad news for folks who think flying is already annoying and also hate loudmouths — Virgin Atlantic says that the company will soon be offering users the ability to make phone calls on the company’s London to New York City routes. About twenty of the company’s planes will be outfitted to offer the phone service by the end of the year. The service comes with a few caveats, the biggest one being you can’t be [...]

Researchers in Japan have smashed the record for wireless data transmission in the terahertz band, showing the ability to transmit speeds up to 3Gb at frequencies up to 542GHz. The researchers used the terahertz, or “T-ray,” region of the electromagnetic spectrum between 300 GHz and 3 THz. Previously, this spectrum was used primarily in medical imaging due to its ability to cause less damage, and wireless transmission hadn’t been utilized because the equipment to do [...]

Hughes says that the company’s new EchoStar XVII satellite has arrived at the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, where it will be launched aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle by Arianespace. If the current schedule holds, the satellite should be launched on June 19 — and made available for consumer use later this year. As we’ve been exploring, the new Ka-band satellite should dramatically improve capacity for the HughesNet satellite service — allowing them [...]

Back in February ViaSat announced they were phasing out the WildBlue brand to focus on their Exede satellite broadband service, and DirecTV announced they’d no longer be selling WildBlue. A few months later and it’s not too surprising to see DirecTV announce that they’ll be offering broadband service bundles through both Hughes and ViaSat. ” With greatly improved capacity and speeds, satellite broadband services provided by ViaSat and Hughes will fully support our customers connected [...]

LONDON — New subscription-based home automation offerings are rapidly transforming the way consumers will monitor, secure, and control their homes, according to new research from ABI Research. Long the preserve of expensive, custom-installed technology, home automation is moving into the mainstream, with companies such as ADT, Comcast, Verizon and Lowe’s all adding home automation to their customer services. Connectivity is a key factor driving new entrants into the market. Home broadband penetration rates are high, [...]

Users in our security forums direct our attention to the fact that users of any of the paid versions of Avira‘s various antivirus and security programs are now dealing with crippled PCs after an update went terribly awry yesterday. The latest update to the software’s AntiVirProActiv component — not included in the free version — identified critical Windows processes as malware and automatically terminated them. The update also resulted in many legitimate Microsoft and third [...]

Fierce Telecom has provided a break down of the highest paid executives in the cable and satellite, telco landline, and wireless markets. Apple’s Tim Cook and his $377,996,537 in 2011 compensation aside, the usual folks are about where you’d expect them to be, with Comcast CEO Brian Roberts taking the top spot with $26.9 million in 2011 annual compensation. He’s followed by the other usual names in telecom including Verizon’s Lowell McAdam ($23.1 million), AT&T’s [...]

Not too concerned with the growing consumer advocate opposition to these deals or the fact that they haven’t been approved by regulators yet, Verizon and the cable industry continue to expand their co-marketing relationship. Comcast and Verizon now co-market their products in a half a dozen markets, and in early April Time Warner Cable started bundling Verizon services in Kansas City, Raleigh, Cincinnati, and Columbus. Now Cox is getting into the action, joining forces with [...]