Report: Samsung Now Considering “Value Pack” Update for Galaxy S and Tab

By Humberto Saabedra on December 28, 2011

Various reports filtering out of Korea today are now reporting that in lieu of a full fledged update to Android 4.0 for the Galaxy S and Tab, Samsung is considering a “Value Pack” Update for both devices which would add many of the new features such as improved multitasking and widgets, but would forgo an actual update to the operating system.

Such attempts at “hybrid updates” are not new for Samsung, with its similar attempt for the same type of update for its own Bada OS handsets, but the manufacturer has a history of botching such updates with the most famous example being the T-Mobile Behold II.

As our founding editor alluded to, Samsung originally slated the Behold II for an update to Android 2.0 when the operating system was in its final development stages at the same time that the phone was being released on T-Mobile in 2009.

After months of anticipation and no real response regarding the issue, owners made threats to file a class-action lawsuit after being promised Android 2.0 by Samsung and only being given 1.6 with the Swype keyboard and Google Maps with Navigation. With this latest news, Samsung may be heading for a repeat of the same situation and more cold comfort will be given to those that were hoping for Android 4.0 on the Galaxy S and Tab.

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Report: Comcast to Resell Verizon Wireless Service Next Year

By Humberto Saabedra on December 5, 2011

Reuters has filed a report citing Comcast’s president confirming that the cable company will resell Verizon Wireless service following the sale of the SpectrumCo AWS spectrum the company partly owned along with Time Warner, Cox and BrightHouse last Friday. As a condition of the deal, four yet to be named Comcast markets will begin Verizon Wireless sales and bundling next year, while other former SpectrumCo holders will also resell services at a later date as a condition of the transaction.

SpectrumCo was the holding company formed by the aforementioned companies to participate in the FCC AWS spectrum auction held in 2007 with the goal of using it to build out a nationwide mobile broadband and cellular network, with the intention of competing with current carriers. The venture held onto the spectrum until Cox Communications recently announced that it would discontinue offering its own wireless services via Sprint as an MVNO and effectively abandon its planned network rollout, citing an inability to compete and offer competitive devices.

Verizon Wireless purchased the 700MHz spectrum from the venture for $3.6 billion and plans to use it to shore up its LTE network, while Comcast and Time Warner have also confirmed that they would wind down their current resale agreements with Sprint and Clearwire ahead of the Verizon resale  launch. Despite that, both companies do plan to hold on to their stakes in Clearwire for the foreseeable future.

Posted in Carriers, Verizon, Wired & VoIP | Tagged comcast, SpectrumCo, Verizon |

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Files LightSquared, the report blames the GPS industry square

By Humberto Saabedra on June 30, 2011

LightSquared, planned LTE network is based on the satellite is expected to report to the FCC about its results meant for storage access approved by their missing the initial effective date errors early this month filed. The findings of the report which not surprisingly with experience with the satellite-based communication, but the LightSquared location on the reasons for its problems, regulators very little or convince consumers this waiver actions, she received this year was the correct decision.

Its report, the LightSquared actually blames the GPS industry began to build the filter and its related devices that failed to prevent errors in eight years of network operation by filing complaints with the FCC during the construction phase, the first test, as well as the industry and the default priority of State subsidies by stating Israeli Government readiness receives industry equivalent of subsidies 18 billion below the GPS Network Defense Department CITES rather than accuse, blocking its own infrastructure.

"Disorder will develop caused products GPS device manufacturer's decision in the past eight years, depending on the assigned spectrum group FCC." GPS equipment manufacturers were greatly interested in solving conductors found. Instead, their only response to their demand that the problem LightSquared just to block the Government through the scope of the society for the extension of the first only wholesale broadband wireless network for the entire nation. "This GPS industry by providing their equipment in recent years with fewer than five filters, Saint was inevitable costs problem."

Now, LightSquared has decided to rely on their backup plan for cutting power output and the operation of Cellsites to the bottom of the L-band, which is associated, originally designed for further development aside, but still seeks cooperation issues of GPS industry for help in overcoming interference while the bypass as it plans to other questions, to resolve by the FAA and Department of Defense.

LightSquared recently signed a contract for 15 years with a twist, provide support for ?????? to LTE service storage.

Created by leading conglomerates, networking | Tagged GPS, LightSquared, fcc, FAA, David |

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