Connecting to the fastest cellular networks in the world while traveling for business or for fun just got easier for AT&T wireless customers. On Monday at the Mobile World Congress 2014 trade show in Barcelona, Spain, AT&T announced it has added 4G LTE data roaming in 13 more countries. In December, AT&T became the first …

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is on a crusade to connect another billion people to the Internet. But the US government’s spy scandal last year won’t likely make those efforts any easier for the company, Zuckerberg said Monday during an interview at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Spain. “It’s not awesome for us,” Zuckerberg admitted when asked a …

Huawei introduced what it claims is the world’s fastest MiFi, the Huawei E5786, on Sunday in Barcelona, Spain, at the Mobile World Congress 2014 trade show. The new MiFi can connect to LTE networks and will provide download speeds of 300Mbps, the company said. Upload speeds top out at 100Mbps. The MiFi supports Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n and 802.11ac, and it can …

Chinese wireless device maker Huawei unveiled five new 4G LTE devices at the Mobile World Congress 2014 trade show in Barcelona on Sunday. The company, which now claims to have ranked third in terms of worldwide smartphone shipments in 2013, is trying to make waves with its new products. These products include two small tablets, a new smartphone, the “world’s …

As expected, Verizon Communications completed its buyout of Vodafone’s stake in Verizon Wireless Friday. The company paid $130 billion to buy Vodafone’s 45 percent holdings in the company. In an internal memo sent to Verizon employees, CEO Lowell McAdam tried to inspire his troops as the competition in the wireless market heats up. He said that some changes will be …

Sprint is offering a new Wi-Fi calling and messaging service that it says will help improve network coverage for its subscribers, the company announced Friday. For now, the service, which allows users to make voice calls, as well as, send and receive text messages via a Wi-Fi network when these customers are not in range of Sprint’s cellular network, will …

The FCC commissioners (left to right): Ajit Pai, Mignon Clyburn, Tom Wheeler (chairman), Jessica Rosenworcel, and Michael O’Rielly. FCC Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler said he plans on a do-over for Net neutrality rules. On Wednesday, the chairman laid out a plan for preserving the Open Internet after a federal appeals court struck down the rules last month. As …

It’s a good time to be shopping for mobile service in the US. T-Mobile’s ‘”UnCarrier” strategy, which launched last year, has ignited a battle in the wireless market as large carriers finally start competing on prices. Even Verizon Wireless, the company with the best network reputation and the highest prices, has reacted. This week the company introduced its new “More …

The FCC commissioners (left to right): Ajit Pai, Mignon Clyburn, Tom Wheeler (chairman), Jessica Rosenworcel, and Michael O’Rielly. FCC As politicians put on the pressure, Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler says he’s about to reveal his plan for keeping the Internet open for everyone. On Monday during a speech at the University of Colorado Law School, Wheeler said that …

Nokia will introduce a new low-end handset that uses Google’s Android mobile operating system later this month in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress trade show, according to a report on Monday from The Wall Street Journal. Nokia has been rumored for months to be working on a device that uses the open source Android operating system. The phone, which …