photo credit: 4 G in Seattle

Last month Verizon announced its plan to offer 4 G wireless service to Seattle by the end of the year. 4 G is a new-technology market already offered in Seattle by Sprint and T-Mobile, so naturally Verizon wants to join in the race. AT&T Mobility, having exclusive rights to the iPhone at this time (which is NOT 4 G), hasn’t announced plans to join the 4 G race in 2011. If they do join in the fray, can we assume then that AT&T will be pushing for 4 G iPhone? Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: 4G is Here

Sprint and its partner Clearwire finally announced full 4G service for New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. New York will roll out on November 1st, and is the test market. Los Angeles is scheduled for December 1st, with San Francisco launching in late December. Read the rest of this entry »

photo credit: Deadly Towers

International Commission for Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) studies don’t address long term exposure. These studies are not based on long-term exposure to radiation from cell phone and base stations, particularly from broadband wireless systems such as WiMAX and 3.5G mobile systems. Based on ICNIRP studies from the 1990’s, the WHO has declared mobile phones and base stations safe for public health. Hello? Isn’t that a bit outdated? Read the rest of this entry »