Clearwire says half of its subscribers are using the 4G wireless service as a replacement for broadband. Could 4G wireless be the long sought-after third competitor to broadband? Marguerite Reardon ...

What is 4G wireless broadband anyway and how does it affect the wireless industry and the companies that build products and services for wireless? First, 4G is the next-generation standard for ...

We decided to find out by testing each of the four major national carriers–AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon–in 260 locations spread among 13 U.S. cities. We found some clear winners and losers, and ...

Photograph by Robert Cardin It’s been a year since we looked closely at wireless service in the United States, and in the interim that service has changed considerably–mostly in positive ways. The ...

I'm moving into a new apartment, and instead of dealing with the local cable company, I'm wondering if I could use Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE as my primary internet connection. I'm a moderate bandwidth ...

Mobile network technology is moving at a relentless pace, and it’s being built around not one, but two industry juggernauts: Fourth-generation wireless or 4G and fifth-generation wireless or 5G. The ...

Verizon Wireless will finally hit the switch on its 4G wireless network, lighting up some of the 38 markets in its initial launch on Sunday. Marguerite Reardon Former senior reporter Marguerite ...

As the proud owner of a 3G smartphone, you might have considered yourself a member of the leading edge of wireless services users. Then you started hearing ads and ...

Home wireless connectivity provider Vividwireless has launched its new modem, spruiking unlimited data allowances and the ability to plug and play instantly with the offering. Citing "simplicity", ...

If your smartphone seems more like a slowphone, hang in there. The next generation of wireless technologies, known as 4G, promises blazing-fast data transmission speeds. The first 4G handset, Sprint's ...