Cellular Networks

Raspberry Pi 3 gets low-bandwith LTE with add-on chip

An Altair LTE Category-1 chipset will attach to the top of the Raspberry Pi 3 board for long-distance communications

$13 million: That’s an early termination fee

Robocall Strike Force set to take wraps off battle plan

Wi-Fi, LTE ambient signals to replace, augment GPS

Signals of Opportunity (SOP), such as Wi-Fi, TV and LTE cellular radio signals, could provide stronger and more secure location services than satellite GPS

5G will need small cells, so Nokia is sending in the drones

The completely wireless, solar-powered F-Cell can be delivered by a drone

Quiet rumblings but few fireworks at LTE-U gathering

Free IoT data plans offered by T-Mobile

As AT&T shuts down its older 2G network, T-Mobile is offering free 2G data kits, plus the needed SIM cards

As 5G heads for IoT, 4G is far from done

A survey shows most carriers expect the two to coexist, and LTE is getting faster

AT&T wants big mobile players to form a 5G dream team

The carrier is talking to carriers and vendors about collaboration on the future standard

New compromises won’t end the fight between LTE-U and Wi-Fi

A test plan to prevent interference keeps evolving, but tensions remain