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Verizon Wireless has announced introduction of LTE network in 23 new markets and expansion in 41 existing markets. With this addition, operator’s LTE network is now available in more than…

Indian operator Bharti Airtel has launched 4G LTE services in Pune. This is third city in the country after Kolkata and Bengaluru to get LTE coverage from Airtel.

Alcatel-Lucent has won a major contract to deploy a part of China Mobile’s new TD-LTE trial network rollout as it extends services to 10 cities. Following the new rollout as…

Space Data Corporation and Lemko Corporation have announced the successful deployment of the a satellite-based commercial LTE network. The network was deployed in Atqasuk, Alaska and offers subscribers mobile broadband…

Telecom Italia has announced that  Telecom Italia Mobile is launching new ultra-broadband services using LTE technology on 7 November. Operator has begun network rollout in Rome, Milan, Turin and Naples.…

COTA, a Spanish telecom provider has completed the 4G mobile broadband pilot with TD-LTE technology in Murcia, Spain using Nokia Siemens Networks’ solution, ahead of a November launch for commercial…

ZTE has won China Mobile’s TD- LTE contract to construct operator’s TD-LTE network in five Chinese cities, namely Beijing, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shenyang, with more than 13,000 carrier frequencies.

SoftBank  and Sprint Nextel have entered into an agreement under which SoftBank will invest $20.1 billion to acquire 70% Stake in Sprint. Sprint equity holders will own approximately 30% of…

Sprint’s 4G LTE network build is progressing in more than 20 additional cities within its nationwide 3G footprint. Operator plans to announce commercial availability 4G LTE in these cities in…

Vivo, a subsidiary of Telefônica, has selected Ericsson to supply and implement a 4G LTE network in the North and Mid-Western regions of Brazil, as well as the states of…

Vodacom has launched commercial LTE services in South Africa. The service is initially available in Johannesburg, with other cities to follow in the near future. The LTE service will initially…

Huawei has announced that it had completed a LTE to GSM CSFB (Circuit Switched Fallback) test to reduce voice setup delays from LTE to GSM network by two seconds, improve…

Telenor has launched its 4G LTE network in 11 cities and towns in Norway. Company plans to continue to develop the network at a rapid pace to provide 4G coverage…

Yota has announced introduction of LTE Advanced technology in select LTE base stations in Moscow. According to operator, it will provide data rates up to 300 Mbit/s on the user’s…

Nokia Siemens Networks, Cisco and Harris Corporation have completed the initial section of the Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) program phase 3 LTE Demonstration Network Test Plan.

UK Broadband (UKB) has announced that its 4G LTE service ‘now Broadband’ is now available in areas of Swindon, Southwark and Reading. Company’s fixed wireless LTE service offers broadband via…

U.S. Carrier C Spire Wireless has launched LTE services in new markets in Mississippi. Cities that now have LTE coverage include Ecru, Kossuth, Corinth, Farmington, Ripley, Sherman and Booneville. C…

DOCOMO PACIFIC has announced the introduction of LTE services in Guam starting 04 October 2012.  Operator will offer 4G LTE over the 700 MHz band. In addition to deploying LTE, DOCOMO…

Ericsson and Qualcomm have demonstrated Release 9 Circuit Switched Fall Back (CSFB) from LTE TDD (TD-LTE) to GSM, live, using a standard Ericsson radio base station RBS 6000 and an…

EE will start offering the LTE services on the 30th October 2012 in UK. EE’s 4G services will be available on a number of exciting handsets including the iPhone 5,…

Japan’s mobile service providers,  SOFTBANK and eAccess have entered into an agreement whereby SOFTBANK will become the sole parent company of eAccess and eAccess will become its wholly-owned subsidiary of…

Canada’s Rogers Communications has launched LTE network in 18 additional markets, bringing the 4G service to roughly 60% of Canadians. Operator continues to introduce LTE to new markets across Canada…

Nokia Siemens Networks is expanding its LTE portfolio with aim to help mobile operators increase their coverage and further improve network efficiency and speed.

Telefonica Mexico is deploying LTE in the country  through its Movistar brand. The LTE service will be available from October this year. The announcement was made by Juan Antonio Abellán, CEO…

Huawei has announced that it has successfully conducted the LTE-A uplink coordinated multi-point (CoMP) trial on several commercial LTE networks in Europe and Asia. 

Communications service provider MTS has introduced LTE Wireless technology in Manitoba, Canada. According to company, customers on MTS’s 4G LTE Network have been enjoying even faster speeds since the end…

French mobile operator SFR plans to launch 4G LTE service on 28 November this year. The operator had earlier scheduled the launch in early 2013 but now it has advanced…

ZTE has announced the deployment of the multi-carrier TD-LTE network with China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK). In July, ZTE partnered with CMHK and Ericsson to announce a deal to deploy…

Sprint’s 4G LTE is now available in Lawrence, Kan.; Topeka, Kan.; Wichita, Kan.; Waukegan-Lake County, Ill.; and Barnstable-Hyannis/Mid-Cape. With this announcement, Sprint has LTE service in 24 cities and is…

Mobile data services provider ClearSky Technologies has signed a multi-year contract with NEC to offer Femtocell as a Service (FaaS) to regional GSM/UMTS wireless carriers. Femtocell as a Service offers…