When it comes to wireless Web speed, IDEN-based networks are now capable of downloading data at about 15kbps, at least four times slower than the wireless Web networks of Sprint PCS and Verizon Communications. IDEN is also about half the speed of wireless networks now sold by T-Mobile, Cingular Wireless and AT&T Wireless. Wright said Motorola is working on ramping up the maximum speed of IDEN networks to 132kbps. The average user experience would be comparable to those offered by the other five major wireless carriers, he believes.

Nextel Communications and Motorola detail Nextel's plans to tap improvements in a Motorola-created cell phone standard to upgrade its popular no-dialing-required phone service, Beginning in 2003, Nextel's DirectConnect service will acquire a nationwide reach, with some subscribers able to chat with people anywhere in the continental United States, Nextel Chief Technology Officer Barry West taco eclipse of the heart iphone case said during a technology update for analysts and the press, Nextel describes DirectConnect as a "digital long-range walkie-talkie" built into a phone, which lets the phone connect to a similarly equipped handset without the need for standard cellular procedures such as dialing..

Currently, Nextel customers can use the feature only with someone in the same calling area, which can vary in size from a city to an area measuring thousands of square miles. Rival carriers are expected to offer their own versions of the existing, shorter-range service soon, and West said the upgrade is an effort to stay a step ahead. Nextel should make the new longer-range service available to all of its subscribers by 2004, he added. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion.

CNET también está disponible en español, Don't show this again, Not all of those connections are bidirectional, meaning that the speed would be least 200KB per second for uploads and downloads, Approximately 10.4 million of 16.2 million customers fall into that category, according to the data gathered by the FCC based on its surveys of telecom companies, California, the most populous state, leads in high-speed taco eclipse of the heart iphone case lines, with 2.6 million subscribers, Next is New York with 1.5 million customers, Florida with 1.1 million, and Texas with 1 million..

Cable modems are still the most popular, with 9.1 million subscribers and a 29 percent rate of increase from Dec. 2001 to June 2002. DSL is next, with 5.1 million subscribers and a 29 percent rate of increase during the same time. The report suggests that broadband services are available to almost everyone who wants them, which could make it more difficult for Congress to pass a broadband-spending law when politicians return next month. "Our analysis indicates that 98 percent of the country's population lives in the 84 percent of zip codes where a provider reports having at least one high-speed service subscriber," the report says.