HSPA+
It was teased at this year's CES demonstrating VoLTE calls, we saw it working in a reference design, and today, Broadcom is finally ready to make their first LTE-enabled baseband official, dubbed BCM21892. This is again Broadcom's eagerly anticipated launch LTE baseband, and supports a pretty impressive set of features for their first entry. Broadcom's BCM21892 ensquared in red, from CES reference design BCM21892 includes support for GSM/EDGE, WCDMA up to HSPA+ 42.2 (DC-HSPA+), TD-SCDMA for China, and UE Category 4 (150 Mbps on the downlink) LTE-Advanced with both TDD and FDD duplex modes. There's no CDMA2000 1x/EVDO which is pretty much expected, but more on that in a moment. BCM21892 is a 3GPP Release 10 part, which is again the LTE-Advanced release that includes...
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T-Mobile 1900 MHz WCDMA outside Moscone Center - Air Interface Hands On
I just arrived in San Francisco, CA for Google I/O, which we'll be covering live tomorrow, providing the event's 5 GHz WiFi and backup Verizon LTE or AT&T LTE...
5 by Brian Klug on 6/26/2012
AT&T Sets Unlimited 3G Data cap to 3GB, 4G LTE Unlimited cap to 5GB
AT&T recently started taking heat as subscribers with grandfathered unlimited data plans saw their downstream throughput throttled after consuming just over 2GB on AT&T's 3G HSPA+ network. The primary...
47 by Brian Klug on 3/1/2012
T-Mobile Introduce HSPA+ Equipped Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
With the WiFi SKU just a week from release, we knew we'd see a cellular radio sporting SKU crop up sooner or later. And so, T-Mobile and Samsung announced...
5 by Jason Inofuentes on 11/8/2011
The iPhone 4S, HSPA+, and When HSPA+ is Real 4G
A while after the iPhone 4S announcement, I posted a piece on the iPhone 4S' cellular architecture and talked about the new inclusion of HSPA+ alongside CDMA2000 1x/EVDO and...
54 by Brian Klug on 10/9/2011
AT&T Officially Confirms Throttling Plans for Heaviest Users
There has been considerable talk and rumor in the last week about AT&T considering throttling the heaviest users on its 3G networks. Turns out those rumors were true, as...
24 by Brian Klug on 7/29/2011
HP Veer 4G Review - Getting Us Excited for Pre 3
We touched on the Veer when it first hit our doorstep with a this just in post, and since then I’ve been using the device daily and trying to...
26 by Brian Klug on 6/7/2011
This Just In: HP Veer 4G for AT&T
It's going to be a busy week for smartphones. We've got Google I/O, a bunch of finishing touches on the Droid Charge review, the Infuse 4G on its way...
29 by Brian Klug on 5/9/2011
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