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NTT DOCOMO Crosses 10 Million LTE Subscriber Mark

Japan’s mobile operator NTT DOCOMO has announced that its LTE subscribers surpassed million on February 18. According to operator subscriptions to it LTE Xi service has been growing rapidly since…

DOCOMO PACIFIC Selects Nokia Siemens Networks for LTE in Guam

DOCOMO PACIFIC has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to supply an end-to-end 4G LTE network in U.S. territory of Guam. The LTE deployment is an extension of Nokia Siemens Networks’ existing…

Nokia Siemens Networks Updates Liquid Radio Software Suites

Nokia Siemens Networks has announced introduction of a range of new features to its Liquid Radio Software Suites to help operators address constantly changing capacity demands. The update includes a…

U.S. Cellular Announces New LTE Markets for 2013

U.S. Cellular plans to add LTE network in more than 3,800 additional cities and towns by the end of 2013. According to operator, currently, 61 percent of its customers have…

A1 Austria LTE Coverage Reaches 80% of Population in Urban Areas

A1 Telekom Austria has announced that its LTE network now covers more than 80% of the population in urban areas where as network coverage is currently around 30% in all…

Broadcom Unveils LTE-Advanced Modem for Smartphone and Tablets

Broadcom has introduced the 28nm 4G LTE-Advanced modem with integrated radio and cellular baseband which reduces board area by approximately 35 percent. Designed for the 4G LTE market, Broadcom’s BCM21892…

Motorola Solutions Completes Public Safety LTE Network Interoperability

Motorola Solutions has successfully completed all testing activities associated with Phase 3: Part One, with the Public Safety Communications Research Program (PSCR) located at the Department of Commerce, Boulder Laboratories…

Maxis Introduces 4G LTE Smartphones

Malaysia’s communications service provider Maxis Berhad (Maxis) unveiled two 4G LTE smartphones today, the Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC One XL. These will be the first two smartphones to be…

Telefónica Announces Multivendor VoLTE to 3G Handover Tests

Telefónica has demonstrated transfer of voice calls from a LTE network to a 3G mobile network seamlessly and without interruption. According to operator, this handover was achieved in Germany in…

EE to Turn on LTE Network in 27 More Towns by June 2013

UK’s communications  company EE will switch LTE network in 27 additional towns across the country by June 2013, expanding  4G coverage to more than 65 UK towns and cities in…

AT&T Adds More 4G LTE Markets

AT&T has turned on its 4G LTE service in Northwest and Albany, GA and Norfolk-Virginia Beach, VA, and expanded 4G LTE in parts of Philadelphia and Baltimore. Operator expended LTE…

SK Telecom Revenues Grow on LTE Sales in 2012

Korean telecom service provider SK Telecom has announced that its revenues increased by 2.3% in 2012 in comparison to previous year due to LTE and growth of its enterprise business…

KPN Launches LTE Network in Amsterdam

KPN has officially turned on 4G LTE network in Amsterdam. Operator expects to have covered approximately 50% of the Dutch population by mid-2013 and nationwide coverage in the second half…

Three UK to Offer LTE Services with No Price Premium

Three UK has announced that it plans to offer LTE services as a standard feature on all its smartphone price plans. Operator will launch LTE network later this year and…

ZTE Introduces LTE Small-Cell Backhaul Solutions

ZTE has unveiled a new series of backhaul solutions for LTE Small Cell technology, for network operators to meet rising subscriber demand for mobile broadband. ZTE’s new series offers multi-module…

Telecom Namibia Picks ZTE to Deploy LTE-Ready Network

The Telecom Namibia Group has selected ZTE to build a unified mobile network that will provide the Group with a fully transformed 2G/3G/4G networks. The partnership deal was signed today…

SFR Selects Nokia Siemens Networks, Launches LTE in Paris La Défense

French carrier SFR has launched commercial LTE services in Paris La Défense. Operator has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as radio supplier to implement its 4G LTE network and upgrade its…

ZTE, China Mobile Test Commercial Carrier Aggregation Technology

ZTE has announced that it completed the download test using carrier aggregation (CA) technology in a commercial environment in collaboration with Guangdong arm of China Mobile. The test took place…

EE Launches LTE in Nine More Areas Across the UK

UK’s telecom operator, EE has made 4G LTE services available in nine new towns across the UK, bringing the total number of towns and cities covered by LTE to 27.…

SaskTel Launches Commercial 4G LTE Network in Regina and Saskatoon

Canada’s telecom service provider SaskTel will launch its 4G LTE network on January 31. At launch, LTE service will be available in Regina, Saskatoon, Clavet, Dundurn, Langham, Lumsden, Martensville, Osler, Pense, Vanscoy,…

SK Telecom and Ericsson Demonstrate LTE-A TM-9 Technology

SK Telecom has successfully demonstrated a core LTE-Advanced technology named Transmission Mode 9 (TM-9) under partnership with Ericsson, operator announced today.  TM-9 defines the way of transmission between mobile devices…

Sprint Expands LTE Service and Delivers an Improved 3G Experience in Puerto Rico

U.S. operator Sprint has significantly improved 3G service in Puerto Rico and also expanded 4G service by launching its LTE network in Aguadilla, Isabela, Cabo Rojo and Mayagüez. These cities…

Nokia Siemens Networks Enables Live TV broadcast in China Mobile’s TD-LTE Network

Mobile service provider China Mobile transmitted a live video stream of the Xiamen International Marathon to TV centers of China Central TV and Xiamen TV for live broadcasting on its…

AT&T to Acquire 700 MHz Spectrum from Verizon for $1.9 Billion

AT&T has agreed to acquire spectrum in the 700 MHz B band from Verizon Wireless for $1.9 billion in cash and Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum licenses in several markets,…

KT Picks Tekelec’s Policy Server for LTE and 3G Networks

Mobile broadband solutions provider, Tekelec has announced that its Policy Server (PCRF) has been deployed by KT (South Korea) for its LTE and 3G networks.  Tekelec’s Policy Server will support…

IS-Wireless Acquires Funds to Start Research on 5G

Warsaw-based LTE/LTE-Advanced IPR provider IS-Wireless has acquired funds for research on 5G radio interfaces. The funding is done through participation in 5GNOW European research project under the 7th Framework Program…

Bidding in UK LTE Spectrum Auction Begins Today

UK’s 4G spectrum auction is now under way with seven bidders who are competing to acquire new LTE frequencies. The bidders are Everything Everywhere,  HKT (UK) Company, Hutchison 3G UK,…

NTT DOCOMO Announces 12 New Mobile Devices

Japan’s mobile operator NTT DOCOMO has unveiled its 2013 spring lineup of 12 models that will launch in sequence beginning on January 25. The lineup includes 11 smartphones and tablets,…

Tele2 Extends LTE coverage in Estonia

Estonian mobile operator Tele2 has extended its LTE network to Tartu in addition to Tallinn and its surrounding area. Operator expects to build new 4G base stations all over Estonia…

Huawei Powers Dialog’s TDD LTE Network in Sri Lanka

Huawei partnered with Dialog’s fixed broadband service arm Dialog Broadband Networks (DBN) to launch an LTE TDD network in Sri Lanka. The first of the network’s two phases was completed…