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Polish service provider Cyfrowy Polsat has announced completion of LTE testing with Consumers on 31 August 2011. Company expects to provide the commercial LTE service soon. 

US Wireless Carrier, Cellular South has announced $90 million network expansion plan as it readies for LTE Services by boosting network capacity, adding new and upgrade

Verizon Wireless is turning on LTE services in 15 additional cities and expanding its network in 10 cities on Aug. 18.

AT&T has announced that it will start selling new LTE/HSPA+ devices USBConnect Momentum 4G and AT&T Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G in stores and online Aug. 21.

Huawei has rolled out 110 outdoor and indoor sites for China Mobile’s LTE TDD trial network.

Indian telecom operator Aircel and Huawei have recently conducted GSM/UMTS/LTE-TDD trial on Aircel’s existing GSM/UMTS network in India.

Motorola Solutions and Verizon Wireless are demonstrating interoperability across private LTE to public LTE at APCO 2011.

Telstra has announced the launch of its first LTE device.

Croatian telecommunication services provider Hrvatski Telekom has started LTE testing with select users.

Hong Kong’s mobile service provider CSL has launched LTE services for its premium brand 1O1O.

WiMAX service provider, Clearwire has announced its plan to add “LTE Advanced-ready” technology to its 4G network.

Sprint has made WiMAX available to Wholesale customers. Sprint is offering Wholesale customers the Sierra Wireless 250U 3G/4G data card and HTC Detail 3G/4G handset.

Australia’s Optus has launched femtocell service called Optus 3G Home Zone combined with unlimited call offer.

Telefonica, Vodafone and Orange have won Spain’s LTE auction held last week by the Spanish Ministry of Industry. Operators paid €1.65bn between them for 800MHz and 2.6GHz licenses.

According to recent GSA report 45 manufacturers have announced 161 LTE-enabled user devices, representing 155% growth in the number of products reported by GSA in early

Ericsson and Softbank Mobile are conducting the field demonstration of LTE cooperative transmission control / coordinated scheduling function.

Sprint Nextel and LightSquared have signed a 15-year agreement that includes spectrum hosting and network services, 4G wholesale, and 3G roaming.

Verizon Wireless and Samsung have launched Samsung Galaxy Tab™ 10.1 with 4G LTE. The device will be available on July 28 in either Metallic Gray or Glossy White.

According to GSA, the Global mobile Suppliers Association, operators are quickly upgrading to  42 Mbps dual cell HSPA+ ( 42 Mbps) systems.

Verizon Wireless has announced plans to roll out LTE in 28 additional markets this week, bringing 4G LTE to a total of 102 cities across the country.

AT&T has announced two new LTE devices, the AT&T USBConnect Momentum 4G and AT&T Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G.

Canadian operator Rogers Communications has launched commercial LTE network in Ottawa region.

ZTE  has launched commercially LTE base station ZXSDR BS8920.

Nokia Siemens Networks has been trialing 4G TD-LTE network in Hangzhou and Xiamen for China Mobile.

SK Telecom has launched commercial 4G LTE service in South Korea.

Ericsson has demonstrated LTE Advanced to the Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (PTS).

Telenor Norway, has launched LTE site in Svalbard, an archipelago located at 78°13’N inside the Arctic Circle.

Slovenian mobile operator Mobitel has been making its technology investments for the last couple of years  and plans to implement the LTE and LTE Advanced technolo

Alaska Communications is building LTE network in Alaska.

Singapore’s telecom service provider, M1 has launched commercial LTE service.