AT&T (NYSE:T) today reported a record 24.5 million connections on its nationwide WiFi hotspot network in the third quarter, but what was most surprising about the figures was the the type of device being used to make those connections. In Q3, 60% of all WiFi connections were made by smartphones and other integrated mobile devices, making it the first quarter in which laptops didn’t dominate the network. more

Providing a bit more clarity on its WiMax roll out schedule for the rest of the year, Clearwire (NASDAQ:CLWR) indicated this week that it planned to bring the majority of its remaing 2009 deployments online in November, turning up three big Texas markets, three cities in North Carolina and the mammoth Chicago market. Clearwire also said it would officially launch service in Philadelphia in the next few week, opening retail stores to compliment the online sales already ongoing on its Website. more