US-based mobile trade group CTIA-The Wireless Association says a national database for 3G and 4G smartphones is now in place.
It means that devices stolen within the USA can potentially be blocked from use even if they’re taken abroad.
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A new study by GSMA Intelligence shows that LTE is expected to account for about one in eight of all mobile connections worldwide at that point, up from 176 million LTE connections at the end of this year.
By 2017, it’s predicted that 465 LTE networks will be in service across 128 countries, around double the number of LTE networks today.
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There’ll be 1.3 billion 4G LTE subscribers worldwide by the end of 2018, according to a new forecast from Informa Telecoms & Media.
That compares with just 188.6 million users at the end of this year.
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The Isis mobile commerce joint venture from AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless is now available to use across the USA.
It was originally announced in November 2010 and launched pilot schemes in the states of Texas and Utah last year.
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Podcast - 6th November 2013
It looks like BlackBerry is safe for the moment... but not with the takeover many had expected.
Meanwhile Google launches the Nexus 5, Nortel's patents are sent into battle, EE promises ever-faster 4G, the FAA allows electronic devices to be used throughout flights and we celebrate a record quarter for smartphone shipments.
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