Well it's Sunday again, and that means it is time to take a look back on the events of the week. It has been a big week for a lot of manufacturers, and tons of excitement. Without a doubt though, one event has stolen the week, and that event was Google IO. At Google IO this year, they unveiled the ... continued »

The majority of the AWS, or Advanced Wireless Services spectrum, was auctioned off by the FCC in the AWS I auction in 2006. T-Mobile was the major winner there, but some smaller carriers like Cricket and MetroPCS won enough spectrum, that this year they began deploying all AWS markets. T-Mobile USA uses the AWS spectrum for their 3G network. continued »

MetroPCS is going to be putting to good use that massive chunk of AWS spectrum it won in the 2006 AWS auction. They have already began to deploy AWS markets, and already have several AWS compatible devices. MetroPCS has said that in one years time, they will only sell handsets that support are dual band AWS/PCS, CDMA flavored AWS and ... continued »

NextWave announced today that they are considering a plan to auction off their spectrum holdings. NextWave has hired Deutsche Bank and UBS to investigate the possibility of auctioning it's spectrum off. NextWave has spectrum holdings covering more than 251 million people, which means they have a significant amount to offer. The 700MHz auction was considered to be a last chance ... continued »

Plenty of 'ifs' and 'buts' with the launch of ZTE's new C88 budget cellphone, the biggest being the fact that, since it's an exclusive to MetroPCS, you can only pick one up in Atlanta, Dallas, Miami, Sarasota, Orlando, LA, San Francisco, Tampa, Detroit, and Sacramento.  Still, it's notable as the first of what presumably will be a strong US invasion ... continued »