Gigabit LTE data has been live in Australia for a couple of weeks now, so here's what it means for smartphones and the future of the industry.

4G costs Telstra’s current mobile plans reflect the increase in mobile customer data usage year on year. Mobile data usage is expected to increase still further with the faster 4G network.

Find out how the next evolution of 4G mobile networks, LTE Advanced, is set to boost your network stability, speed, and coverage. We explore what LTE-A has to offer and when we might see it.

American telecom service providers -- Verizon, Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile are competing each other to attract 4G customers by offering the best data plans.

LTE is the next generation of mobile technology that provides high-speed data transfer. The terms 4G is synonymous with LTE which supports download speed up to 100 Mbps and upload speed up to 50 Mbps.

The information leaves some unanswered questions. A 200-percent jump in data usage is impressive, but it's unclear what the take rate is on 4G LTE-equipped Chevrolet vehicles.

We take a look at what to expect from Sprint's 4G LTE network which will launch later on this month.

Like many 3G mobile broadband data plans, Verizon is pricing LTE access in tiers. The two plans currently available are $50 per month for 5GB of data, or $80 per month for 10GB.