Sony has formed another cozy partnership with AT&T. AT&T revealed that it will be the exclusive provider of broadband internet service for Sony’s upcoming S2 tablet. A release date and for the S2 is sadly still up in the air.

Ofcom, a communications regulator in the United Kingdom, has announced a number of changes that will affect wireless customers. One of the biggest changes deals with mobile and broadband contracts. It is now UK law to only offer mobile phone or broadband internet plans for a maximum of 24 months. The service providers are also required to offer 12-month contracts as an alternative option for customers and businesses.

As internet connection speeds increase and technology gets more sophisticated, the public is discovering new ways to consume media. For a good example of this, look at Netflix. Netflix currently accounts for almost 30 percent of downstream internet traffic in the United States. Netflix can be viewed on a computer, phone, tablet, game console, Blu-ray player, Roku and it’s even built into some televisions. Services such as Netflix helped create the idea of cable cord-cutting. That means that more people are cancelling their cable television service in favor of video services the internet has to offer.

On May 2 AT&T U-Verse and DSL customers will be given caps on their monthly bandwidth. Notices detailing the plans will be sent out between March 18 and 31 though we already know what the notices will be saying. Starting in May, AT&T DSL users will be given 150 GB bandwidth caps. U-Verse customers will more »

It looks like T-Mobile has a few mobile broadband modems in the works for the coming year. Of course, this likely means the current models, the T-Mobile Jet and the T-Mobile Rocket 2.0 will likely either get less expensive or simply fade out of the lineup. But more important as compared to the two existing more »

While many reading Gadgetell will have already been using mobile broadband in one form or another, it seems that this technology is really going to take off in 2011. According to new estimates, mobile broadband usage will top 1 billion users in 2011. And for those wondering what that can be compared to, “During the more »

Virgin Mobile is set to launch another mobile broadband offering as of this morning. The plan will be a step down from their current $40 per month unlimited offering, but should be nice for those with not quite as much need for data. The new plan, which is a Broadband2Go plan will include 1GB of more »

USA. USA. We’re number one! According to Pyramid Research, USA will continue to lead the world in mobile subscriptions over the next 5 years, staying ahead of China and Japan. The study points out that smartphone adoption will continue at high rates and even when saturated, connected devices will continue to spur demand. The study more »

Best Buy has officially launched their Connect mobile broadband service. And basically that means customers can now purchase an 3G capable device and service all from Best Buy, or more specifically, all from Best Buy without having to deal with a wireless carrier. As for what you will get, pretty much the same as you more »

This morning, Comcast turned on the Usage Meter for broadband services for some users in the Northeast. Comcast’s 250GB data usage cap looks to be forming some teeth to go after those that bust the cap. Comcast stresses 99% of their customers come nowhere near the cap. The current data usage allowance for the Comcast more »