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What is T-mobile’s Project Dark?

What is T-mobile's Project Dark?

The above image is the latest leak in the rumored T-mobile ‘Project Dark’ advertising campaign scheduled to be announced near the end of October.  We first heard word about ‘Project Dark’ a couple weeks ago after HTC announced that they would be bringing their new flagship device, the HTC HD2, to the United States.  Immediately following the announcement by HTC, rumors that T-mobile USA would launch the device started spreading like wildfire.  So what exactly is T-mobile Project Dark?  Well for starters it begins with T-mobile making up for lost time with their 3G rollout by doing a rapid 21Mbps HSPA network launch.  With this rapid rollout across major U.S. cities T-mobile will be able to compete with Sprint’s WiMAX service and the the LTE networks being developed by At&t and Verizon Wireless.  Next comes the $50/month unlimited plan that will deliver unlimited calling, messaging and voice to any handset offered by T-mobile.  The last step is launching top-notch devices like the Behold II, Bold 9700, Motorola CLIQ, Nokia N900 and HTC HD2.  The combination of these three goals is ‘Project Dark’ and with a little luck it will help drive T-mobile up from the number 4 position of U.S. wireless carriers.  The only hiccup in these rumors is the above advertising which makes mention of two different plans.  Maybe T-mobile will offer a $50 plan and a cheaper plan for non-smartphone users who just want unlimited text and voice, you never know.

[Via TmoNews]

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The Morning Mobile Minute: iPhone, Bold, Google, WiMAX, Walmart, HTC

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Get ready for the weekend my friends, but before you do let’s catch up on all the events unfolding late last night at early this morning with your Morning Mobile Minute.  Starting things off are our friends from Cupertino, [...]

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Sprint 4G WiMAX will service 120 million people by 2010

The 4G battle between WiMAX and LTE here in the U.S. is heating up at CTIA 2009 in San Diego.  After the keynote address by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, vice president of government affairs for Sprint, Vonya B. McCann issued the following statement,
“Sprint Nextel shares with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski the view that [...]

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Motorola Introduces Two New WiMAX Devices; CPEi 725 and USBw 200

The Home & Networks Mobility business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced two new additions to its broad portfolio of WiMAX devices that deliver superior radio performance and throughput. The CPEi 725 is a desktop unit that provides fixed and nomadic access and also supports Voice over IP (VoIP) capability. The USBw 200 adaptor [...]

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Clearwire Launches Clear Service in Atlanta with Motorola WiMAX Network and Devices

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) customer Clearwire today launched its Clear™ 4G mobile WiMAX service in Atlanta, Ga. using devices and infrastructure provided by Motorola, the end-to-end system provider for this deployment. Atlanta is the second city where Clearwire’s customers can enjoy Clear mobile Internet service enabled by Motorola’s WiMAX solution.
“Clearwire has quickly become the leading [...]

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Only 11 percent of wireless users are 3G

It seemed like the endless bashing of T-mobile’s late release of a 3G network in the US was never going to stop.  Now that the carrier has rolled out 3G services is dozens of markets and discontent has come to a standstill it is time to put the accomplishment into perspective.  According to a study [...]

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Analysts doubt Clearwire will raise funding to win 4G race

Sprint and Clearwire have already launched WiMax services in Baltimore, but the plan from the start was to complete a 4G network ahead of At&t and Verizon Wireless by at least 2 years.  According to analysts there is now serious doubt as to whether the company will be able to raise the billions more needed [...]

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Sprint launching dual-mode CDMA/WiMax modem Dec 21st

Sprint Nextel has just announced plans to launch its first dual-mode modem that would work on both the high-speed WiMax network Clearwire Corp is building and on Sprint’s existing mobile network (EVDO).  This dual-mode CDMA/WiMax modem will be available for $149.99 after $50 Mail-in Rebate on 2-year service agreements, but at the moment Sprint WiMax is [...]

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Samsung Enters Taiwanese and Kuwaiti Mobile WiMAX Market

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading provider of telecom systems and mobile phones, announced today its provision of Mobile WiMAX equipments to two qualified WiMAX service providers, VMAX Telecom and MADA, based in Taiwan and Kuwait respectively.
VMAX Telecom is a joint venture between Taiwan’s two leading telecom corporations, Tecom and Vibo Telecom. Last year, the [...]

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Sprint launching dual-mode CDMA/WiMax modem in 2008

According to Sprint, commercial availability of Sprint’s dual-mode CDMA/WiMax modems will occur by year’s end.  The fine print with this launch is that it will be released in Baltimore where Sprint also launched its WiMax service thanks to a partnership with Clearwire.  At the moment Sprint holds control of 51 percent of the Clearwire venture [...]

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