• Fri. May 3rd, 2024

TelecomGrid

Everything About Telecom

Month: April 2013

  • Home
  • EE Adds 12 New LTE Markets Across The UK

EE Adds 12 New LTE Markets Across The UK

UK’s EE has launched LTE services in 12 more towns across the UK, bringing the total number of towns and cities covered by LTE network to 62. The new LTE…

Bouygues to Launch Commercial LTE Services on May 6

France’s Bouygues Telecom has announced the commercial launch of its 4G LTE network in six cities on 6 May. The cities are Lyon, Strasbourg, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Vanves, Malakoff, and Toulouse. Operator…

MTN Launches 4G LTE Network in Uganda

Uganda’s telecom operator MTN has launched 4G LTE network in country. MTN’s LTE service will initially be available in greater Kampala, with other towns to follow in the very near…

Ooredoo Selects Nokia Siemens Networks for LTE Launch in Qatar

Ooredoo has picked Nokia Siemens Networks to provide complete LTE radio and core network. Operator recently launched 4G LTE mobile broadband services in the country.

SingTel Completes Nationwide LTE Service Roll-out

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel) has expanded its LTE network and is now offering nationwide dual-band LTE coverage in Singapore.

SK Telecom Surpasses 10M LTE Subscriber Mark

South Korea’s SK Telecom SK Telecom has announced that its LTE subscribers surpassed 10 million as of April 19, 2012. Operator reached to 10M mark after 21 months of commercial…

Zain Bahrain Starts Commercial LTE Service

The telecommunications service provider Zain Bahrain has launched commercial LTE network in the country. Operator has started 4G services in collaboration with Ericsson.

Sprint Launches LTE Network in 21 New Markets

U.S. Carrier Sprint has opened 4G LTE network in 21 more markets. With this expansion,  Sprint now offers LTE service in 88 markets nationwide. The 21 new Sprint 4G LTE…

TELUS Launches LTE in Bowmanville and Cornwall

Canada’s service provider TELUS has started offering LTE service in Bowmanville and Cornwall. With this expansion, TELUS’ 4G LTE service now covers more than 70 per cent of the Canadian…

Ericsson to Transform Orange 2G/3G Networks and Deploy LTE

Ericsson has announced that It is installing RBS 6000 multi-standard 2G/3G/4G radio base stations to enhance the user experience in terms of quality and capacity for Orange subscribers along with…

Wind Signs LTE Agreement with Huawei and Sirti

Wind Italy,  a subsidiary of Russia’s VimpelCom, has signed a contract with Huawei and Sirti to build the LTE network. Operator plans to invest Plan to invest € 1 billion…

Three Ireland Selects Samsung For Commercial LTE Deployment

Ireland’s mobile operator Three has selected Samsung Electronics as its sole provider of LTE Radio Access Network (RAN) and LTE core infrastructure equipment. 

Huawei Completes Advanced Active Antenna System Trial with Deutsche Telekom

Huawei has announced today the successful completion of advanced LTE Active Antenna System (AAS) on a LTE trial network for Deutsche Telekom in Germany.  AAS LTE trial was based on…

EE Doubling LTE Network Speed, Targets 1M LTE Subscribers by 2013 End

UK’s communications service provider EE is doubling the speed and capacity of its 4G LTE network. According to company, this step enables lab speeds of 130Mbps and will boost peak…

Vodafone Australia Outlines 4G LTE Plans

Vodafone Australia has announced its plan of 4G LTE network launch across 5 capital cities in country. Operator will invite its customers to join the company’s 4G network from June. 

3GPP Reaffirms LTE-Advanced Name

3GPP has defined the standards for LTE, with the latest work focusing on LTE-Advanced, which includes all work from 3GPP Release 10 onwards. 3GPP’s Project Coordination Group (PCG) approved it…

Swisscom Expands LTE Network, 159 Locations Connected

Switzerland’s telecom service provider Swisscom has accelerated the expansion and announced that more than one in three Swiss people currently have LTE reception. 

Cisco to Acquire Small-cell Provider Ubiquisys

Cisco plans to acquire U.K. based Ubiquisys, a provider of 3G and 4G LTE small-cell technologies. Under the terms of the agreement, Cisco will pay approximately $310 million in cash…

Dialog Wins 10MHz LTE Spectrum at TRCSL Auction in Sri Lanka

Dialog Axiata secured the 10 MHz 4G LTE Spectrum auctioned by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka. Dialog won the bid at Rs 3.277 Billion for 10 MHz of…