CHICAGO–Clearwire is getting near 100Mbps downloads on its LTE-based trial wireless network in Phoenix, a company executive said today. During a keynote presentation here at the 4G World trade show, Michael Sievert, Clearwire’s chief commercial officer, shared initial speed test results on a trial network the company has built in Phoenix to test the next …

After months of hints, Verizon Wireless is jumping on the tiered data pricing bandwagon, a source close to the company confirmed on Tuesday. Starting October 28, the company will launch a new promotion that will allow customers to subscribe to a $15 a month data plan, which gives individual smartphone subscribers 150 megabytes of data for the month. The new …

CHICAGO–Wireless operators are adding more smarts to their networks to ensure the flood of new smartphones, tablets, and other wireless connected gadgets don’t overwhelm them. Equipment suppliers gathering here this week at 4G World to discuss the next generation of wireless network infrastructure are working not only to help wireless operators add more capacity to their network, but they are …

CHICAGO–The Apple iPad has taught AT&T much about changing its business models for its connected device business, said AT&T Vice President David Haight during a speech today at the 4G World trade show here. Haight admitted that the company has seen only modest adoption of embedded 3G service in laptops. The biggest barrier for most consumers is the two-year, $60 …

Imagine opening your wireless bill and finding a charge for $8,000. That’s exactly what happened to one family, who wrote to Ask Maggie for some advice. These victims of “bill shock” are not alone. The Federal Communications Commission said earlier this week that it gets nearly 1,500 complaints every year about outrageous phone bills. To help curb this problem, the …

Research in Motion’s BlackBerry may soon lose its lock on the enterprise market, as companies look to add support for more consumer friendly smartphones–like Android and iPhone devices–and the BlackBerry’s vaunted security features become less unique. RIM has built its business on providing mobile e-mail and messaging services to corporate users. Thousands of companies use BlackBerry exclusively for mobile communications. …

Broadcom announced today that it plans to acquire 4G chip maker Beceem Communications for $316 million in cash as it tries to get a leg up on supplying the next generation of wireless technology to companies making wireless infrastructure products as well as those making cell phones, computers, and other consumer electronics. Broadcom said that the acquisition would accelerate its …

When Kerfye Pierre returned home to Maryland from a visit to Haiti in February after the devastating earthquake, she received yet another shock: a $30,000 phone bill from T-Mobile USA. Pierre, who had gone to Haiti to visit her sister who was having a baby, was there when the earthquake struck in January. Before her trip, she had suspended her …

Almost everywhere you turn, one major wireless carrier or another is talking about its 4G wireless network. Verizon Wireless says it will launch its 4G network by the end of the year. Sprint Nextel has been touting its 4G network for more than a year. And now all of a sudden T-Mobile, which on a few years ago didn’t even …

SAN FRANCISCO–Verizon Communications’ recently named No. 2 executive, Lowell McAdam, was at the 2010 CTIA Enterprise & Application trade show here on Wednesday to announce the initial 38 markets for the company’s much-anticipated 4G wireless network. Lowell McAdam, was recently named Verizon Communications’ new president and chief operating officer. Verizon The network, which uses a technology called Long Term Evolution, …