ATT Trying To Dramatically Improve Their Network

March 31, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

In mid December, AT&T set up a 100-day plan to dramatically improve their network in densely populated cities, reports the WSJ.

The plan comes ahead of the iPad launch this weekend and a new iPhone which is expected to be released in July.

AT&T has added new network spectrum to better handle traffic, repositioned antennas to improve reception in office towers and wired more neighborhood cell towers with faster connections. Read more…

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Apple Tweaks New iPhones To Be More Att Network Friendly

March 30, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

A new report profiling the troubles AT&T has faced with millions of bandwidth hungry iPhone users revealed Tuesday that Apple has modified its handset to make it less taxing on its wireless partner’s network.
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Verizon Prepared For Possible Arrival of iPhone In 2010

December 18, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Verizon, the largest wireless provider in the U.S., is reportedly investing in its network to make it capable of handling extra traffic from Apple’s iPhone, a company official said.

In an interview with BusinessWeek, Anthony Melone, Verizon Wireless’ chief technology officer, said his company is prepared if Apple decides to end its exclusive agreement with AT&T in 2010.

“We have put things in place already,” Melone reportedly said. “We are prepared to support that traffic.”
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Defense Contractor Designs App

December 17, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

A major US defense contractor announced an iPhone app yesterday that it would make available to support troops in the field. One Force Tracker is an app developed by Raytheon that uses the phone’s GPS to track friendly and unfriendly forces, show their positions on real time maps and provide secure communications. Raytheon – otherwise known as the world’s largest producer of guided missiles – noted that the app can also be used by first responders like police, firemen, and emergency medical technicians.
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An iPhone gets Zipcar drivers on their way

September 30, 2009 :: Posted by - Thomas :: Category - News

Zipcar App

The iPhone can do many things. Now it can even lock and unlock a car and start the engine.

Cambridge, Mass.-based car-sharing service Zipcar this week launched an app that lets you locate and reserve one of its vehicles, unlock it using the iPhone’s touch-screen and drive it off the lot.

“The iPhone is a pipeline for almost one-third of our members,” says Luke Schneider, Zipcar’s chief technology officer. “This is something they have been asking for.” Read more…

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