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FCC reveals Verizon's coming Samsung femtocell
The FCC has kept us in the loop about Verizon's pending Ubicell, which has passed the FCC's testing procedures. The unit is made by Samsung, and similar to the Sprint Airave, uses a wired broadband connection to extend your wireless service. Read the full story here.
Verizon Version of Samsung Femtocell Passes Through FCC
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FCC Reveals Samsung Clamshell with Full QWERTY
FCC Reveals Samsung Clamshell with Full QWERTY
phonescoop.com — Today documents seen on the FCC Web site provided details about the Samsung U440. The U440 is... a clamshell reminiscent of the compact LG Lotus with a full QWERTY keyboard for messaging. It has been released in Canada as ... (follow link to read) (more) FCC Reveals Samsung Clamshell with Full QWERTY
FCC Approves 'Wi-Fi On Steroids': Good News For Consumers, Bad News For Telcos
FCC Approves 'Wi-Fi On Steroids': Good News For Consumers, Bad News For Telcos
alleyinsider.com — minority-report.jpg As anticipated , the FCC has voted to approve the use of wireless airwaves between TV... channels -- so-called "white spaces" -- for Internet devices. The ruling is a victory for companies like Google (GOOG), Motorola (MOT), and ... (more) FCC Approves 'Wi-Fi On Steroids': Good News For ...
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Verizon Version of Samsung Femtocell Passes Through FCC
Phone Scoop - Latest News — Verizon Version of Samsung Femtocell Passes Through FCC posted Today, 10:55 AM by Eric M. Zeman The FCC has approved a new version of the Samsung Ubicell product with Verizon branding on it. This suggests that Verizon will follow Sprint's lead and offer a femotcell to customers seeking better reception in their homes. more info at Mobile Burn ...

Verizon Femtocell by Samsung revealed in FCC filing
SlashGear — Prepare for the second-coming of the Samsung femtocell, last seen on the SlashGear test bench as the Sprint AIRAVE and now, revealed courtesy of the FCC, coming in a new Darth-style suit to Verizon Wireless.  Despite cosmetic changes, the principle is the same: plug the femtocell into your broadband connection and it creates its own little bubble of CDMA coverage, within which your Verizon cellphone is king. Aside from the color change and some new casing moldings, there’s a stubbier aerial too.  Sadly the GPS lock system that so disappointed us on the AIRAVE - which refuses to let ...

Femtocells arriving from Verizon Wireless in 2009
jkOnTheRun — We got a reader tip over the weekend on Verizon Wireless femtocells (thanks, Pereira!) and sure enough, news has been trickling out since then and the units have gone through the FCC. Contrary to popular belief, femtocells aren't molecular building blocks for fembots, they're essentially miniature cellular points of presence; it's like having a small cell tower on your desk, only it's not 120-feet tall and the coverage is limited to around 5,000 square feet. Plus it doesn't look like a fake tree. In fact, it looks like a small router (which it is) and Verizon Wireless is set to deploy them next ...

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