HTC Touch Pro on U.S. Cellular, Nokia 8208 at the FCC and more
Added on 2009-04-22 03:35:00
by Tanya Palta
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 HTC Touch Pro on U.S. Cellular, Windows Mobile 6.5 may debut next month, Nokia 8208 at the FCC and more. Here is today’s mobile round up.
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FCC Approves Motorola QA4, Palm Treo Pro on Sprint and More
Added on 2009-03-16 10:53:00
by Tanya Palta
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 The Motorola QA4 approved by FCC, Palm Treo Pro debuts on Sprint Nextel and more. Here is today’s mobile round up.
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LG Versa Debuts on Verizon, Nokia’a Comes With Music coming to US in 2009 and More
Added on 2009-02-28 04:12:00
by Tanya Palta
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 LG Versa debuts on Verizon Wireless, Nokia’a Comes With Music coming to US in 2009, CDMA BlackBerry Pearl Flip approved by FCC and more. Here is today’s mobile round up.
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Sweet specs rumored for new Blackberry, Nokia announces new Fold, and more...
Added on 2008-08-12 10:22:00
by Marianne Schultz
 Sweet specs rumored for new Blackberry, Nokia announces new Fold, buy music from Vodafone, FCC approves new Nokia, Motorola Atila leaked, Sprint Mobile email going down, and Verizon gets visual voicemail.
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| Tags: Blackberry, Bold, Nokia, Fold, Vodafone, FCC, Motorola, Atila, Sprint, PCSMail, Verizon, visual voicemail |
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New cell phone models by Sony Ericsson and Nokia, T-Mobile expands its 3G network, and more...
Added on 2008-08-07 09:01:00
by Marianne Schultz
 If you're looking forward to some new phone models by the major manufacturers, you'll be happy to hear Sony Ericsson has released an ultra-slim candy bar phone and a new Nokia phone is being tested by the FCC. And if you're with T-Mobile and will be heading to Las Vegas soon or live there, there's some good news for you regarding their network. Sprint continues to struggle and more...
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Sony Ericsson TM506 on FCC
Added on 2008-06-19 05:40:00
by Tanya Palta
 The Sony Ericsson TM506 was recently given the nod of approval by the almighty FCC. The dual-band GSM/EDGE 850/1900 also supports WCDMA 1700/2100 and would be made available on T-Mobile USA. Other features include; 3G support, Bluetooth and video support.
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iPhone 3G in FCC
Added on 2008-06-09 14:55:00
by Alfredo Padilla
 Apple's newly announced 3G iPhone has just passed through the FCC. We're poring over the documents right now and will update this post shortly.
Update: Support for 3G on AT&T's bands is confirmed. We don't know if there is support for international bands as this is not tested by the FCC. The model name of the iPhone 3G is A1241.
Request for Confidentiality
FCC Label
Report 1
Report 2
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Nokia Tube with US 3G on FCC?
Added on 2008-05-20 12:17:00
by Alfredo Padilla
 The FCC gods just dropped a Nokia device on us. It looks tablet like, which leads us to believe it may be the long awaited Nokia Tube, a touch screen competitor to the iPhone. We've seen the same phone come down the FCC tube, pardon the pun, before, but this one shows some love for U.S. users with support for 3G on the 850 and 1900 Mhz bands, which are used by AT&T. The Tube is expected to be out later this year.
Update: It turns out our guess was wrong in this case. The phone that came down the FCC is actually the Nokia E66, as reported by Engadget Mobile.
Request for Confidentiality
FCC Label Location
SAR Report
Compliance Report
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HTC Diamond hits the FCC
Added on 2008-05-09 08:35:00
by Alfredo Padilla
 The HTC Diamond 100 cleared the FCC today. The Diamond was announced by HTC at an event earlier this week (read) and represents the latest touch screen oriented phone from HTC. It runs an updated version of the TouchFlo interface that was first seen on the HTC Touch (review). The version of the Diamond that cleared the FCC today seems to be for international markets as it lacks AT&T's 850 Mhz band and any U.S. 3G bands. HTC indicated that the Diamond would be released first overseas and make its way to the U.S. later this year.
FCC documents:
Request for Confidentiality
FCC Label
SAR Report
Test Report
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Samsung SCH-i770 Spotted at FCC
Added on 2008-05-05 02:53:00
by Tanya Palta
 The Powers Of Be at FCC have given the nod of approval to the Samsung SCH-i770, which has dual-band 850/1900 GSM and dual-band 850/1900 CDMA radios. No light is shed on which carrier will sell the handset in the US but our bet is on Verizon.
More information available on the FCC.
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Motorola A810 At FCC
Added on 2008-04-25 04:20:00
by Tanya Palta
 Look what we found doing the rounds in the archives of FCC. The Motorola A810, which offers touchscreen goodness and may just revive Motorola’s struggling business. Expect the phone to hit the US shores anytime now that it has gotten the nod of approval from FCC. The A810 runs on a Linux OS and is equipped with a 2MP camera.
FCC
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FCC reveals what may be the Nokia Tube
Added on 2008-04-24 12:29:00
by Alfredo Padilla
 The FCC today dropped a mystery Nokia phone on us. Although there were no pictures, the schematic of the placement for the FCC label leads us to believe that this may be the eagerly awaited Nokia Tube. Of course it could also just be a block schematic that they use for any phone, but Nokia's schematics are usually a little more detailed. Rumors are that the Tube, a touch screen S60 phone that's meant to compete with the iPhone, will be available later this year. If this is the Tube U.S. customers will be disappointed by the lack of support for AT&T's 3G network, although Nokia has gotten better about releasing U.S. 3G versions of their phones in the past year.
Request for Confidentiality
Schematic
Testing 1
Testing 2
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HTC Touch Slide on FCC
Added on 2008-04-17 09:41:00
by Alfredo Padilla
 The FCC gods just dropped the HTC Neon 300 or Touch Slide on us today. We're not sure if this is the Touch Dual with US 3G that HTC said they were going to be selling via Best Buy (story), but the phone sports the same form factor with a slide-out QWERTY and has support for US 3G bands. We were also able to make out on the screen that this bad boy will be sporting Windows Mobile 6.1, which we covered at CTIA (video). We reviewed the HTC Touch for Sprint, and although we have to admit that HTC's TouchFlo interface is an improvement over the standard Windows Mobile interface for finger interaction, it's still not great, especially the on-screen keyboard. Of course the slide-out QWERTY helps a lot with that problem.. Pics and links to the documentation after the break.
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Pantech Elvis hits the FCC
Added on 2008-04-16 09:01:00
by Alfredo Padilla
 The FCC dropped a new Pantech handset on us today code-named the Elvis. All we know about it at this point is that it's a CDMA slider with Bluetooth. The sketch of the phone reveals a rather squat form factor, but of course those sketches are often just mockups that bear little resemblance to the final product. Pantech makes the Helio Ocean (review) and Pantech Duo (review), both higher end devices, so we have to wonder if the Elvis is bound for Helio or will be sporting some Windows Mobile action. Links to the documentation and a bigger picture after the jump.
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Nokia Phone Spotted in FCC
Added on 2008-04-14 03:13:00
by Tanya Palta
 An unidentified Nokia handset has popped up at the FCC site which looks like it fell from the Nokia Sirocco family tree. Labeled Nokia RM45, the handset supports EGSM 900, GSM 1800 and 1900 networks and also features the Nokia Xpress audio messaging. Touting 1GB of internal memory, the handset includes remote synchronization, MMS, instant messaging and email.
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Sony Ericsson G700 Approved by FCC
Added on 2008-04-14 02:54:00
by Tanya Palta
 The Sony Ericsson G700 will soon be hitting the US shores as it was spotted at the FCC archives. The 3G phone comes equipped with a 3.2 megapixel camera in addition to a VGA camera for video-conferencing. The phone supports MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV9 and Sony Ericsson has also thrown in a stylus for those who love their touch-screens.
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FCC to Launch National Mobile Alert System in US
Added on 2008-04-10 05:32:00
by Tanya Palta
 Federal Communications Commission is contemplating a nationwide emergency alert system using text messages on cell phones and other mobile devices in the United States. AT&T, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile and Verizon are keen to participate in this service, which should go live by 2010.
"We look forward to offering mobile emergency alerts to our customers," said Jim Bugel, assistant vice president of federal affairs for AT&T.
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AT&T and Verizon plan LTE for 700 Mhz spectrum
Added on 2008-04-04 14:01:00
by Alfredo Padilla
Now that the 700 Mhz spectrum is actually complete people can talk about their plans. Unsurprisingly both AT&T and Verizon plant to use their respective shares of the spectrum to deploy a high speed Long Term Evolution (LTE) network nationally. LTE is the next stage for GSM networks and can properly be considered a 4G technology, with throughputs estimated to hit 100 Mbps. Another interesting tidbit was that Google confirmed that they were bidding in the 700 Mhz auction to ensure that the open access provisions would be met. For those looking forward to LTE speeds you may not want to hold your breath as we're looking at a 2010 - 2012 launch.
[Via: Ars Technica]
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AT&T to Pay FCC $1.3B Down Payment
Added on 2008-03-22 12:16:00
by Tanya Palta
AT&T announced that they would pay an initial down payment of $1.3 billion to the Federal Communications Commission for its portion of wireless spectrum licenses it won in the auction. The remaining balance of $5.3 billion will be paid on or before April 17.
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Dial 0 for Opinion: What's the fallout of the 700Mhz auction?
Added on 2008-03-21 11:55:00
by Alfredo Padilla
The FCC this week announced the winners of the 700Mhz auction, giving top prizes for the much sought after C block of the spectrum to Verizon Wireless and AT&T. The two carriers used a strategy of bidding for and winning regional and local licenses instead of bidding on the block as a whole. The question now is, what will the result mean for consumers and the wireless industry?
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FCC Closes 700MHz Auction at $19.5B
Added on 2008-03-19 03:52:00
by Tanya Palta
The FCC's 700MHz auction closed yesterday with bids totaling to a whopping $19.6 billion.What surprising is that the 700MHz auction surpassed the $19.1 billion combined total raised by the FCC in 68 other auctions over the last 15 years. FCC hasn’t disclosed the winners of the 1,099 licenses yet.
"The open platform will help foster innovation on the edge of the network, while creating more choices and greater freedom for consumers to use the wireless devices and applications of their choice," FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said in a statement. "A network more open to devices and applications can help ensure that the fruits of innovation on the edges of the network swiftly pass into the hands of consumers."
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Motorola Z9 Approved by the FCC
Added on 2008-03-14 02:43:00
by Tanya Palta
 Looks what we found in the archives of FCC? The highly anticipated Motorola Z9, which has been in the pipeline for quite some time has popped up one again on the FCC website. The slider phone carries an AT&T branding and will also run on the AT&T's 3G network.
While there is no word on pricing or availability, this quad-band GSM/EDGE phone may just make an appearance at CTIA. To get all the dirt on this phone head over to the FCC site.
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Nokia N78 with US 3G revealed on FCC
Added on 2008-03-12 09:47:00
by Alfredo Padilla
 The FCC gods just gave us a nice little tidbit in the form of the Nokia N78 with U.S. 3G support. The N78 was announced at Mobile World Congress (blog post) in early February and is the successor to Nokia's wildly successful (overseas at least) N73 (read review) handset. It features a 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera, Xenon flash, GPS and sports a style that is now familiar in Nokia's new handsets as we've see in the Nokia N82 (read review) and Nokia N81 (read review). Whether you like this style is of course a personal matter, but frankly we've got concerns about the move to small fiddly keypads.
Of course the most interesting bit here is support for AT&T's 3G network bands. Nokia's move to start supporting North America 3G first started with their N75 (read review) for AT&T and they then released their flagship N95 with U.S. 3G (read review) late last year. It looks like this trend is continuing and we're sure that anyone who was lusting after the Nokia N78 is going to be extra excited about the inclusion of 3G support. Of course Nokia already announced they were going to do this, but it's nice to get confirmation. If you want links to all the FCC goodies you'll find them after the break.
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FCC Approves BlackBerry Pearl 8110
Added on 2008-03-12 03:46:00
by Tanya Palta
 Look what popped up at the FCC Archives? The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 with GSM/EDGE and Bluetooth has been given the nod of approval by the Powers OF Be. Which means that sooner or later it may hit the US Shores. The Pearl 8110 doesn’t look much different from the 8120 and 8130 however this one supports GPS. Head over to the FCC website for more details.
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Sony Ericsson z555 hits FCC
Added on 2008-03-10 09:12:00
by Mark Brezinski
 The z555, which we initially covered way back at CES, has just hit the FCC for approval. Assuming not much has changed since we last saw it, the z555 is a basic Sony Ericsson handset with a very pretty case (at least it was at the show; the picture at right is more of a mug shot than a vanity photo).
The front of the phone features a really cool OLED display that is embedded in the case. Looking at the front, if the OLEDs aren't lit up, you'd never guess they were there. Also, the z555 has an accelerometer so it can pull the typical Sony Ericsson tricks, such as shaking the phone to mute a call, or playing the role of a pedometer.
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FCC auction for C block reaches minimum bid
Added on 2008-02-01 11:15:00
by Alfredo Padilla
The FCC auction for the 700 Mhz spectrum has been ongoing for a few days now but today it passed a critical point as a bid of $4.7 billion surpassed the reserve price of $4.6 billion. This is a key point as the open access requirements that were put into place by the FCC would only stay in place if the reserve price was hit. As the bidders are not revealed during the process it is unknown who made the bid that surpassed the reserve price, but many have speculated that Google was involved in the auction simply to make sure that reserve price was met.
[Via: Phonescoop]
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HTC S730 (Wing) coming to AT&T?
Added on 2008-01-18 21:44:00
by Alfredo Padilla
 Just dropping from the FCC was information about a version of HTC's S730 (aka Wing) Windows Mobile Standard handset. We've reported about some first looks at the S730, but one thing that it's missing is support for AT&T's 3G network. The version that just came down the FCC pipe, called the Wing200, has support for 3G on the 850 Mhz and 1900 Mhz bands, which AT&T uses.
This indicates that the handset might be coming to AT&T, giving customers another choice of Windows Mobile Standard device with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard apart from the Pantech Duo. In addition to the slide out keyboard the S730 from HTC sports a 2 megapixel camera, MicroSD expansion, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a 2.4 inch QVGA display. We'll see if the new Wing200 does better or worse than those specs.
FCC Documentation:
Request for confidentiality
ID Label
Test Report 1
Test Report 2
Emissions Compliance Report
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FCC to Look into Text Messaging Discrimination
Added on 2008-01-16 05:46:00
by Tanya Palta
Federal Communications Commission recently announced their decision to look into the matter of carrier text messaging discrimination. This doesn’t come as much of a surprise since a number of public interest and consumer groups have asked the FCC to decide if mobile phone text messages and short codes are covered by non-discrimination provisions of the telecom act.
“We are grateful to Chairman Martin and his colleagues for starting the public debate on what rights consumers will have in an increasingly complex technological future. These inquiries will go a long way to setting out a road map for determining who will control the Internet, and whether texting will be seen in the same light as wireless voice services,” said Gigi Sohn, president of Public Knowledge.
[Via RCR News]
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Nokia 5610 XpressMusic Approved by FCC
Added on 2008-01-02 05:23:00
by Tanya Palta
 The Nokia 5610 XpressMusic mobile phone has been given the all-important nod of approval by the FCC, so expect a US release soon. An upgrade to the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic, the 5610 totes a 3MP camera, a dedicated music player and there is support for web 2.0 services too . No word on price or availability.
FCC
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Bidders Listed by FCC in 700 MHz Spectrum Auction
Added on 2007-12-23 11:23:00
by Tanya Palta
A list of companies which intend to bid in the 2008 auction for the rights to the 700 MHz wireless spectrum has been released by the FCC. For now 96 applications have been accepted by the FCC which also include bigwigs like AT&T, Google, Verizon Wireless, Alltel, Cox, and Frontier Wireless. Sprint and T-mobile have decided to stay out from the 2008 auction.
[Via Brighthand]
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