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We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we've gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the last week. Enjoy!

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FCC Fridays: May 25, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 May 2012 22:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we've gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the last week. Enjoy!

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FCC Fridays: May 11, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 May 2012 23:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Alcatel's OneTouch 995 first graced our pages back in November, promising pumped-up specs and a departure from the company's traditional low-end lineup. We've now managed to lay our hands upon the device, and while it sports only Gingerbread (which contradicts those Ice Cream Sandwich rumors), it's really quite nice -- especially given the low price. While the hardware is relatively unassuming, that's not a bad thing. Instead, the OneTouch 995 manages to include just enough quality components to make the handset both attractive and functional. It features a 1.4GHz CPU, along with an admirable 4.3-inch, 800 x 480 IPS LCD display and a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash. We were also pleased to see a stock Android 2.3 interface, and Alcatel's addition of a micro-HDMI port with DLNA support is most definitely welcome. The enclosure itself is quite plasticky, but it's also comfortable to hold. We're told the OneTouch 995 will arrive on the market in the near-term, and will sell in the neighborhood of $270. As an important feature for some, it'll also be available in a variety of colors. To see the company's finest handset to date, be sure to check out our gallery below.

Gallery: Alcatel OneTouch 995 hands-on

Sean Cooper contributed to this report.

Alcatel OneTouch 995 hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 May 2012 16:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we've gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the last week. Enjoy!

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FCC Fridays: April 13, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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FCC Fridays: March 16, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Virgin Mobile Venture
Alcatel OneTouch isn't a heavy hitter in the States, but that doesn't stop it from doing its darndest to push devices here with a little help from distributor PCD. The Venture is the latest model and is heading to Virgin Mobile on March 15th with an option to pre-order right now. What it's got is actually not too shabby for a $100 prepaid messaging device: Android 2.3, 2.8-inch touchscreen, 600MHz single-core CPU, 2MP camera with LED flash and 512MB of RAM. If you're intrigued, head to the source link below to take the next step.

Virgin Mobile scores the Alcatel OneTouch Venture, can be yours March 15th for $100 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we've gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the last week. Enjoy!

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FCC Fridays: February 17, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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How do you improve on the phone we described as "one of the cheesiest Android devices we've ever handled"? If you're Alcatel, you switch from a sliding to candybar form factor, ditch the large, candy-colored buttons and add a touchscreen. That about sums up the OT-915, a budget handset that's slated to make its official debut at Mobile World Congress later this month, but whose existence Electricpig claims to have confirmed weeks in advance. That press shot up there, if accurate, speaks for itself: what we have here is a full QWERTY device whose button layout and style borders on BlackBerry KIRF. Other specs include a 2.8-inch, 240 x 320 touchscreen, a 5-megapixel camera, WiFI, FM radio, 11.9mm-thick profile and Android 2.3 as an OS. Electricpig, based in the UK, reports the phone is headed to Blighty at some unspecified date, though it's unclear what other (typically non-US) markets it'll reach. For now, we leave you with that one photo up there, but you know if we see this thing on the show floor at Barcelona we'll hit you back with more details and the requisite hands-on treatment.

Alcatel OT-915 with QWERTY keyboard, Gingerbread said to be launching at MWC originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there, we've gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the last week. Enjoy!

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FCC Fridays: January 20, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>alcatelalcatel onetouchAlcatelOnetouchattATT galaxy noteAttGalaxyNotebluduraplusemporia telecomEmporiaTelecomgalaxy notegalaxy s iiGalaxyNoteGalaxySIihuaweiinfomarkkyocerakyocera duraplusKyoceraDurapluslglg connect 4glg ls696lg vs840LgConnect4gLgLs696LgVs840ls696minipostMotorolamotorola defyMotorolaDefyNEConetouchsamsung galaxy notesamsung i717SamsungGalaxyNoteSamsungI717sharpsprintus cellularUsCellularFri, 20 Jan 2012 23:24:00 EST<![CDATA[Microsoft, Alcatel-Lucent settle decade-old patent spat]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/19/microsoft-alcatel-lucent-settle-decade-old-patent-spat/http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/19/microsoft-alcatel-lucent-settle-decade-old-patent-spat/http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/19/microsoft-alcatel-lucent-settle-decade-old-patent-spat/#comments It's no secret that Alcatel-Lucent and Microsoft have a long and somewhat litigious relationship, but today the two companies are letting bygones be bygones. CNET is reporting that A-L and MS have reached a "confidential settlement" in a patent dispute dating all the way back to 2002. Originally targeting Dell and Gateway, then-Alcatel alleged that information entry techniques used by Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Money and Windows Mobile violated a portion of its patent portfolio. Microsoft stepped in on the OEMs' behalf, and in a 2008 ruling, a court granted the newly formed Alcatel-Lucent over $350 million in damages -- subsequently reduced to $70 million in July of 2011 and further reduced to just over $23 million upon appeal. The final settlement is, as we said, unknown, but a Microsoft spokesperson was quoted as saying the deal is "to the satisfaction of both parties." No word on when the two will file their next multimillion dollar blockbuster lawsuit, but apparently both counsels will be sleeping easy tonight.

Microsoft, Alcatel-Lucent settle decade-old patent spat originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We here at Engadget Mobile tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there, we've gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the last week. Enjoy!

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FCC Fridays: December 2, 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We here at Engadget Mobile tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there, we've gathered up all the raw info you may want (but probably don't need). Enjoy!

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FCC Fridays: November 25, 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Orange hopes to drive smartphone sales with three Facebook phones, two seem kinda dumb originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Alcatel One Touch, best known for Android phones that'll give your bank balance a mere glancing blow, is purportedly going big. New Mobile managed to get its hands on the One Touch 995, which will apparently be decked out with a 1.4GHz processor and a gratifying 4.3-inch touchscreen to show off the latest version of Gingerbread. Alcatel has managed to cocoon all this, alongside a five megapixel shooter, into a shell apparently "less than a centimeter thick." What really caught our attention, however, is the apparent promise from the company that Ice Cream Sandwich will be making an appearance on the handset. We're still waiting for the official word from Alcatel, but the phone is expected to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2012, with a very tempting €200 ($276) price tag -- a nice price for a large screen Android handset. See more of the One Touch 995 hardware at the source link below.


[Thanks, Martijin]

Alcatel cranks up specs, promises Ice Cream Sandwich for One Touch 995? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>1.4ghz4.3-inchalcatelAlcatel One Touch 995AlcatelOneTouch995androidandroid gingerbreadAndroid Ice Cream SandwichAndroidGingerbreadAndroidIceCreamSandwichgoogleice cream sandwichIceCreamSandwichICSmobilepostminiOne touch 995OneTouch995Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:56:00 EST<![CDATA[FCC Fridays: September 30, 2011]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/30/fcc-fridays-september-30-2011/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/30/fcc-fridays-september-30-2011/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/30/fcc-fridays-september-30-2011/#comments We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there, we've gathered up all the raw info you may want (but probably don't need). Enjoy!

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FCC Fridays: September 30, 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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FCC Fridays originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Alcatel-Lucent's FP3 network processor routes at 400Gbps, handles 70,000 simultaneous HD streams

Alcatel-Lucent's FP3 network processor routes at 400Gbps, handles 70,000 simultaneous HD streams originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>alcatelalcatel lucentalcatel-lucentAlcatelLucentciscocisco systemsCiscoSystemsfp3FP3 processorFp3ProcessorJuniper NetworksJuniperNetworksnetworkingrouterwapwlanWed, 29 Jun 2011 14:20:00 EST<![CDATA[FCC Fridays]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/17/fcc-fridays/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/17/fcc-fridays/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/17/fcc-fridays/#comments We here at Engadget Mobile tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there, we've gathered up all the raw info you may want (but probably don't need). Enjoy!

Phones

Read - Sharp SHI11
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Read - Motorola W409G
Read - Huawei Ideos X1
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Read - Huawei G3620
Read - Huawei U2800A
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Read - BLU Deejay II
Read - ZTE Z990
Read - ZTE R260
Read - Samsung GT-3770L
Read - Alcatel OneTouch 819A
Read - Pantech C781
Read - Haier M720
Read - Amgoo AM83
Read - Vibe Mobility DG119

Peripherals

Read - Silencer Bluetooth
Read - Plantronics D100
Read - Huawei E173u-63

FCC Fridays originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>alcatelamgoochachafacebook phoneFacebookPhoneFCCFCC Fridayfcc fridaysFccFridayFccFridaysFridayhaierhtchtc chachahtc kingdomHtcChachaHtcKingdomhuaweikingdomlgmobilemotorolapantechplumsamsungsamsung gt-s3770SamsungGt-s3770vibevibe mobilityVibeMobilityzteFri, 17 Jun 2011 19:57:00 EST<![CDATA[FCC Fridays]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/10/fcc-fridays/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/10/fcc-fridays/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/10/fcc-fridays/#comments We here at Engadget Mobile tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there, we've gathered up all the raw info you may want (but probably don't need). Enjoy!

Phones
Read - HTC Sensation PG58110
Read - LG P925 Thrill 4G
Read - LG A225
Read - LG C360
Read - Sony Ericsson CK15i txt pro
Read - Samsung SCH-U380
Read - Motorola EX132
Read - Motorola Bunting WX292
Read - Italcom Kiwi
Read - ZTE Movistar Prime
Read - Alcatel OneTouch 891
Read - Huawei U8650NFC
Read - KCMobile SN55
Read - Panasonic EB-4045
Read - Sierra Wireless LTE AirCard 313U

Peripherals
Read - SoundID SIX

FCC Fridays originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Alcatel Onetouch 990 coming to O2 this August, wants to be held (even just once) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 May 2011 07:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>990Alcatelalcatel ot-990alcatel-lucentAlcatelOt-990androidandroid 2.2android 2.3Android2.2Android2.3froyogingerbreadgooglemobileO2one touchOneTouchonetouch 990Onetouch990ot-990pay as you goPayAsYouGoPAYGOprepaidukWed, 25 May 2011 07:16:00 EST<![CDATA[Alcatel Onetouch 905A gets measured by the FCC, receives a stamp of approval for AT&T]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/10/alcatel-onetouch-905a-gets-measured-by-the-fcc-receives-a-stamp/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/10/alcatel-onetouch-905a-gets-measured-by-the-fcc-receives-a-stamp/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/10/alcatel-onetouch-905a-gets-measured-by-the-fcc-receives-a-stamp/#comments When we played with Alcatel's entry-level Android offerings at this year's MWC, it was assumed the handsets would begin infiltrating the domestic paygo market -- of course, we hadn't expected a previously unseen feature phone to be the first arrival. The Onetouch 905A recently graced the FCC, and it's now clear for take-off on AT&T, bringing a 2.8-inch resistive touchscreen at 320 x 240 pixels, a 2 megapixel camera and FM radio to Ma Bell's bottom shelf. Get a good look, because if you accidentally destroy your iPhone and are needing a quick fix, the Onetouch 905A has "punishment phone" written all over it.

Alcatel Onetouch 905A gets measured by the FCC, receives a stamp of approval for AT&T originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 May 2011 10:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>905905aAlcatelalcatel onetouchalcatel onetouch 905aalcatel-lucentAlcatelOnetouchAlcatelOnetouch905aATTFCCfeature phoneFeaturePhonefm radioFmRadiomobileonetouch 905aOnetouch905aresistive touchscreenResistiveTouchscreenTue, 10 May 2011 10:19:00 EST<![CDATA[Audi starts calling its vehicular broadband plans 'Audi connect,' partners with Alcatel for LTE internet]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/18/audi-starts-calling-its-vehicular-broadband-plans-audi-connect/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/18/audi-starts-calling-its-vehicular-broadband-plans-audi-connect/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/18/audi-starts-calling-its-vehicular-broadband-plans-audi-connect/#comments Audi's had grand designs on the connected car for years now, and is presently looking to upgrade to LTE, but first it's time to address the most important consideration -- marketing the stuff effectively. To that end, Audi's unifying its infotainment initiatives under the brand Audi Connect, so it will be absolutely clear how you can pimp your ride with tech when you walk into an Audi dealership. That is, if you don't already have Audi Connect, because the company claims it's already present in the A8, A7 and A6. Those three automobiles can presently add an optional UMTS modem for online apps, though Audi's also working with Alcatel-Lucent to bring faster LTE connectivity by 2014. Expect a software update sooner than that: this summer, Audi hopes to add live traffic data and voice commands to control a suite of Google services as well. Find more details at our source links.

Audi starts calling its vehicular broadband plans 'Audi connect,' partners with Alcatel for LTE internet originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 04:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Alcatel's on hand at MWC this year with a good pile of sets so we took a few minutes to checkout the Android offerings and a lower-end feature phone. The Onetouch 908 (dark gray set in gallery below) brings Android 2.2 to the world in a very inexpensive package with quad-band GSM, 3G in the Euro range, a 2 megapixel camera and we were told could move to Android 2.3. Also on hand was the Onetouch 890 loaded with Android 2.1, a 2 megapixel camera, and lowly quad-band EDGE -- positioned for a very entry level market, of course.

Alcatel also demoed the flagship Onetouch 990 (pictured above) device, featuring Android 2.2, a 5 megapixel shooter with autofocus, WiFi, 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen, and everything else you'd expect in a vanilla Android set. Unfortunately, the device we used had some severe issues with load times, starting apps, and generally moving about through the UI. It felt a bit like something was hanging on to everything we tried to do and slowing the whole device down. Last set we peeked at was the Onetouch (beginning to notice the theme here?) 903, a small dual-band QWERTY feature phone with a 2 megapixel cam, Alcatel's own UI, and -- while likely targeted at the pay as you go market -- had a really great look and feel and a top notch keyboard. These sets should be shipping between March and May of this year.

Gallery: Alcatel onetouch lineup hands-on

Alcatel Onetouch lineup hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Looks like the Motorola i1 Android set (not pictured above) will stand as the highest-end Nextel phone ever -- Sprint just announced that it's phasing out the iDEN network sometime in 2013 as it begins a new four to five billion dollar network enhancement project called "Network Vision." We've expected this for a while -- the Sprint / Nextel merger has been beset by subscriber losses and rumors of a breakup for years now -- but this is the first time we've gotten a date. Sprint's rolling out push-to-talk on its own network to support its 10.6 million Nextel customers, but we don't have a schedule for that yet. Sprint's also announcing vendors for Network Vision: Alcatel-Lucent, Samsung, and Ericsson will each handle a region and be tasked with expanding and fortifying Sprint's existing 1900MHz 3G network while buying 800MHz, 1900MHz, and 2.5GHz spectrum for future use. Interestingly, Sprint's definitely hedging its WiMAX bets a little -- it can upgrade its new gear to LTE with swapping in a baseband card and issuing a software patch, which certainly gives the company some 4G flexibility should Clearwire not pull things together. We'll see what happens -- the underdog's making some moves.

Sprint phasing out Nextel's iDEN network, selects vendors for $5b network upgrade project originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>alcatelalcatel-lucentericssonidenltenetwork upgradenetwork visionNetworkUpgradeNetworkVisionnextelsamsungsprintsprint nextelSprintNextelupgradewimaxMon, 06 Dec 2010 13:22:00 EST<![CDATA[Verizon FiOS field trial introduces XG-PON2 to the lexicon, shows 10Gbps capabilities]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/28/verizon-fios-field-trial-introduces-xg-pon2-to-the-lexicon-show/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/28/verizon-fios-field-trial-introduces-xg-pon2-to-the-lexicon-show/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/28/verizon-fios-field-trial-introduces-xg-pon2-to-the-lexicon-show/#comments Verizon's FiOS footprint may be on an expansion hiatus, but that's not to say the company's abandoning existing users. Nearly 3.5 years after boosting FiOS internet speeds with G-PON, the company is now out testing XG-PON2 -- a newfangled iteration that somehow enables 10Gbps upstream and downstream from its existing fiber network. If you'll recall, we heard just a few weeks back that the outfit was close to being able to serve GigE on its existing platform, and now that this field trial has been successful, we'd say the boundaries are stretched even further. In the test, technicians were able to suck down a 2.3GB movie in four ticks of the second hand, and if you're hoping to see the nerdiest video of the day, a highlight reel of the trial awaits you just past the break.

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Continue reading Verizon FiOS field trial introduces XG-PON2 to the lexicon, shows 10Gbps capabilities

Verizon FiOS field trial introduces XG-PON2 to the lexicon, shows 10Gbps capabilities originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 02:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AT&T deploying software fix for slow upload speeds over next few weeks originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Alcatelalcatel lucentalcatel-lucentAlcatelLucentattbugbugshspahsupalucentuploadupload speedupload speedsUploadSpeedUploadSpeedsMon, 26 Jul 2010 17:44:00 EST<![CDATA[AT&T identifies Alcatel-Lucent as slow upload culprit, fix in the works]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/atandt-identifies-alcatel-lucent-as-slow-upload-culprit-fix-in-th/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/atandt-identifies-alcatel-lucent-as-slow-upload-culprit-fix-in-th/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/07/atandt-identifies-alcatel-lucent-as-slow-upload-culprit-fix-in-th/#comments As we'd suspected, AT&T isn't intentionally limiting upload speeds on iPhone 4s in some markets where things suddenly got slow over the weekend. Or that's the company's claim, anyhow -- and seeing how they're actually calling out a supplier in the process, we tend to buy it. Specifically, AT&T says that some Alcatel-Lucent equipment (which isn't used in all markets) is causing uploads to fall back to non-HSUPA UMTS speeds "under certain conditions" affecting "less than two percent" of the company's customers, and that they're working on developing a fix. "Less than two percent" seems a bit optimistic, but regardless, at least it shouldn't be a permanent condition for anyone. Here's the full statement:
"AT&T and Alcatel-Lucent jointly identified a software defect -- triggered under certain conditions - that impacted uplink performance for Laptop Connect and smartphone customers using 3G HSUPA-capable wireless devices in markets with Alcatel-Lucent equipment. This impacts less than two percent of our wireless customer base. While Alcatel-Lucent develops the appropriate software fix, we are providing normal 3G uplink speeds and consistent performance for affected customers with HSUPA-capable devices."

AT&T identifies Alcatel-Lucent as slow upload culprit, fix in the works originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Alcatel OT-980 with Android hands-on, we feel frugal just looking at it

Alcatel OT-980 with Android hands-on, we feel frugal just looking at it originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>alcatelandroidhands-onmwcmwc 2010Mwc2010ot-980portrait sliderPortraitSliderqwertyslidertctThu, 18 Feb 2010 09:26:00 EST<![CDATA[Major infrastucture supplier calls it: LTE over WiMAX]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/major-infrastucture-supplier-calls-it-lte-over-wimax/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/major-infrastucture-supplier-calls-it-lte-over-wimax/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/major-infrastucture-supplier-calls-it-lte-over-wimax/#commentsIf you're Clearwire or Sprint right now, the last thing you want to hear is one of the world's major suppliers of wireless infrastructure badmouthing the very technology that underpins your next-gen network -- so we imagine there's some groaning in the hallways and boardrooms of the world's WiMAX carriers today. Why? Alcatel-Lucent's COO of its wireless business, Patrick Plas, has pulled no punches in a statement this week that the firm is "not putting a lot of effort into [WiMAX] any longer" after noticing that there's "a clear direction taken by the industry towards LTE." Of course, it doesn't take an analyst to notice that Europe, Asia, and virtually every carrier in the Americas have all taken on a decidedly pro-LTE slant in the past couple years, and these guys are just following the money -- which in turn makes it harder (and more expensive) for the handful of WiMAX proponents with deployed networks to build out and stay technologically current. In the race to actual 4G commercialization, LTE's still got a ton of catching-up to do -- but once it does, it's looking poised to blow past WiMAX pretty quickly here. In the meantime, we'll be loving our Overdrives.

Major infrastucture supplier calls it: LTE over WiMAX originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>4galcatelalcatel lucentalcatel-lucentAlcatelLucentltelucentwimaxThu, 04 Feb 2010 04:43:00 EST<![CDATA[Alcatel's Pre-alike OT-980 with Android seeks to undercut HTC Tattoo]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/alcatels-pre-alike-ot-980-with-android-seeks-to-undercut-htc-ta/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/alcatels-pre-alike-ot-980-with-android-seeks-to-undercut-htc-ta/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/01/alcatels-pre-alike-ot-980-with-android-seeks-to-undercut-htc-ta/#comments North Americans are about as familiar with Alcatel as Europeans are with baseball, but the brand -- owned by China's TCT -- actually does a decent amount of low- to mid-end handset business around the world. One thing Alcatel isn't known for, though, is venturing into the smartphone fray, so it comes as a bit of a surprise that they're taking a swing at the Android market here with the OT-980 slider. Even more surprising, perhaps, is the fact that it basically looks like a cheesy Pre with red accents, but stay with us: TCT wants to undercut HTC's ultra low-cost Tattoo when it brings the 980 to market, so you might be able to find this one for peanuts. Apart from the fact that it runs Donut, the spec sheet reads pretty nicely, too, with 192MB of RAM, Qualcomm's relatively new 600MHz MSM7227 core, WiFi, 3G, and a magnetic compass, but you'll have to wait a bit -- it's not expected to hit the market for another few months, it seems.

Alcatel's Pre-alike OT-980 with Android seeks to undercut HTC Tattoo originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>alcatelandroidot-980tctMon, 01 Feb 2010 15:41:00 EST<![CDATA[Microsoft's $358 million damage award overturned, Alcatel-Lucent likely perturbed]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/microsofts-358-million-damage-award-overturned-alcatel-lucent/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/microsofts-358-million-damage-award-overturned-alcatel-lucent/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/microsofts-358-million-damage-award-overturned-alcatel-lucent/#commentsWe won't go so far as to compare this to the epic multi-year Broadcom vs. Qualcomm saga, but this is certainly shaping up to be the case that never ends, part II. Microsoft and Alcatel-Lucent have been at each other's throats over various things since August of 2007, and while we've seen damages awarded and overturned a few times since, the latest ruling to be handed down by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has A-L waiting a wee bit longer to get its (maybe) due. This past Friday, the court decided that while a $358 million damages award against Microsoft for "violating patents relating to technology that allows users to enter dates into calendars in its Outlook e-mail program" was somewhat legitimate, the damages were "unjustified." The result? The whole thing has to be retried, giving the contracted law firms for both companies immense joy.

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Microsoft's $358 million damage award overturned, Alcatel-Lucent likely perturbed originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Actually, on second thought, there might not be anything right about Alcatel's unusual entry to the FCC, a phone that's apparently supposed to match up with the fashion collection of the same name. That's all well and good, but we're struggling to associate the word "fashion" with a red plastic flip trimmed with faux antique brass highlights -- especially when said phone is nothing more than a rebadge of the mega low-end OT-660a. If GPRS and weird, out-of-place gold trim is your cup of tea... well, your phone has arrived, but otherwise, we plan on steering well clear of whatever retailer plans on offering this little gem.

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Alcatel's Miss Sixty flip is so wrong, yet so right originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>alcatelclamshellfccflipgsmmiss sixtyMissSixtymobileothersMon, 20 Jul 2009 04:28:00 EST<![CDATA[Alcatel bringing 7.2Mbps WinMo beast to China Unicom's Wo network]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/27/alcatel-bringing-7-2mbps-winmo-beast-to-china-unicoms-wo-networ/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/27/alcatel-bringing-7-2mbps-winmo-beast-to-china-unicoms-wo-networ/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/27/alcatel-bringing-7-2mbps-winmo-beast-to-china-unicoms-wo-networ/#comments By and large, China's networks are dominated by GPRS-only devices that make up in crazy user interfaces (and often even crazier designs) what they lack in data speed. Carriers over there are finally in full swing rolling out a variety of 3G networks, though -- EV-DO, HSPA, TD-SCDMA, you name it -- which should make mobile browsing a whole lot more satisfying of an experience when you're headed to that posh Shanghai office with a view. Anyhow, it seems that Alcatel is prepping a WinMo 6.1-powered side slider with 7.2Mbps HSDPA just for China Unicom's nascent Wo network, which is an encouraging sign that Wo's users are going to have decent hardware in their hands to match the blazing speeds. It's got a WQVGA display, AGPS, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and pretty much every other modern smartphone amenity, which marks the first time in a long time (ever?) that we've expressed a tinge of envy for a domestic Chinese handset. Wo, Alcatel -- our hats go off to you on this one.

[Via Unwired View]

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Alcatel bringing 7.2Mbps WinMo beast to China Unicom's Wo network originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 May 2009 04:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Alcatel follows the pack, shows cheap touch and QWERTY sets originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Can you guess what Alcatel's trying to do with this one? Yeah, Lego's products are some of the most recognizable in the world -- and while we can't tell if there's any official Lego brand tie-in here, we certainly wouldn't be surprised if there was in light of Lego's recent foray into the bleeding-edge frontier of consumer electronics. What we're looking at seems to be a render of a device Alcatel hopes to introduce in 2009, borrowing heavily from Denmark's favorite export to provide snap-on faceplates sure to bring a smile to any 6-year-old's face. We don't have any information beyond the screen cap, but there's no compelling reason to believe it's not real -- other than the fact that Legos don't make for the best phone ergonomics, we suppose. Theme devices like this tend to be more Modelabs' territory, but that's not to say Alcatel isn't perfectly capable of pulling this off, either. Next up: a Duplo-based DynaTAC, perhaps?

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Alcatel assembling a Lego (or Lego-esque) phone? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Can you guess what Alcatel's trying to do with this one? Yeah, Lego's products are some of the most recognizable in the world -- and while we can't tell if there's any official Lego brand tie-in here, we certainly wouldn't be surprised if there was in light of Lego's recent foray into the bleeding-edge frontier of consumer electronics. What we're looking at seems to be a render of a device Alcatel hopes to introduce in 2009, borrowing heavily from Denmark's favorite export to provide snap-on faceplates sure to bring a smile to any 6-year-old's face. We don't have any information beyond the screen cap, but there's no compelling reason to believe it's not real -- other than the fact that Legos don't make for the best phone ergonomics, we suppose. Theme devices like this tend to be more Modelabs' territory, but that's not to say Alcatel isn't perfectly capable of pulling this off, either. Next up: a Duplo-based DynaTAC, perhaps?

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Alcatel assembling a Lego (or Lego-esque) phone? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Alcatel-Lucent cuts 1,000 jobs originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Great news: just because you want to save a few bucks doesn't mean you have to sacrifice the flashlight on your next phone. Heck, in Russia, you can pay a mere 3,190 rubles (about $119) and get yourself a nice little Alcatel OT-I650, a candybar sporting a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, FM radio, accelerometer (both for controlling phone functions and for use with the integrated pedometer), 12 hours of talk time, and enough ugly to minimize the odds someone's going to swipe your piece off a desk when you're not looking. Oh, and there's that aforementioned flashlight built into the top. Get it in your choice of black or orange -- and if you're in the States, make a nice little Russian vacay out of it.

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Alcatel's OT-I650 integrates flashlight, accelerometer, ugly into one convenient package originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Alcatel had mentioned a few months ago that it planned to roll deep with US launches this year -- kind of hard to swallow, considering the non-presence they've had here for years and the difficulty for a new player to break into the market -- but sure enough, here we go with the first volley. Locus Telecom's prepaid O2 Wireless brand (naw, not that O2) has launched two low-end Alcatel sets two accompany its range of LGs and Motorolas, the E206a candybar and E227a flip. Both are sans camera or high-speed data of any sort; in fact, they putt along with mere dual-band GSM radios, and in the case of the E206a, a positively miniature 96 x 96 display. Not exactly a groundbreaking entrance into the market for Alcatel, but an entrance nonetheless. O2 says its service is for "students, seniors, and trendsetters," so if you're a trendsetter, go ahead and get your Alcatel on.

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Alcatel comes to the US, prepaid style originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Alcatel-Lucent sends data 1600 miles at 16.4Tbps originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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