Offloading some wireless traffic to Wi-Fi networks is finally a concept that wireless carriers are not only considering, but in the case of Sprint, actively deploying. So is the fix for mobile ...

BANGALORE, March 25 (Reuters) - Using wi-fi to access the Internet on mobile handsets is rapidly emerging as an alternative to phone networks as customers look for ways to save money and carriers ...

When it comes to smartphones, the common sentiment is that your Wi-Fi network will always take precedence over your mobile connection. In other words, those with data caps generally don’t have to ...

We’ve all been there, standing by a window or waving our phones in the air, hoping a bar or two of mobile phone signal will appear. For many, Wi-Fi calling seems like the perfect solution, if your ...

If you're a MetroPCS cell phone customer, chances are much of your smartphone activity runs not through billion-dollar networks of cell towers but through the $80 Wi-Fi router down at the local ...

With the growing demand for mobile data, cellular service operators are increasingly turning to small cells — picocells, microcells, metrocells and femtocells — to deal with the capacity crunch in ...

Wi-Fi can easily serve as a backup for your cellular network for calling and texting, especially if you find yourself without signal. Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering phones, ...