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Canada’s service provider Rogers Communications has announced the launch of LTE network technical trial with Ericsson Canada in the Ottawa area.

Verizon has announced rapid deployment of the a large-scale LTE network today from the CTIA Enterprise & Applications 2010 conference.

Verizon Wireless will hold a news conference on 6 October during CTIA Enterprise & Applications 2010, in San Francisco according to the company press release. 

Samsung Electronics and Japan’s UQ Communications are demonstrating WiMAX 2 based on IEEE 802.16m with a speed of 330Mbps.

LightSquared has closed on $850 million of credit arranged and led by UBS AG.

Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom has completed LTE tests on the high-speed rail (HSR) for both TDD & FDD.

Telenor Hungary has announced a contract with ZTE to build a GSM/UMTS/LTE network in Hungary.

ng Connect Program has announced joining of 11 new members, bringing membership to 47 companies since the start of the program.

MetroPCS is now offering commercial 4G LTE services in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex (DFW), USA.

Qualcomm and Asiaspace WiMAX Sdn Bhd have  signed a non-binding MOU to explore future deployment of LTE TDD technology in Malaysia.

Alcatel-Lucent has announced a multi-million dollar contract with Etisalat Lanka to increase its GSM/EDGE network capacity and coverage and build 3G HPSA+ all-IP broadband network.

WiMAX service provider Clearwire is reviewing its funding options from company such as T-Mobile USA or money from a wireless spectrum sale.

Russian operator Scartel (Yota) is planning to launch the first LTE base station, in Moscow and St. Petersburg in 2011, said company CEO Denis Sverdlov. 

The six CDMA-450 mobile operators, Sky Link (Russia), TRIATEL (Latvia), DIALLOG (Belarus), Ufon (Czech Republic), G-Mobile (Mongolia), Telemobil SA (Romania) and the group CDG SIG450 (The CDMA Deve

Vodafone Germany has launched LTE services in the Heiligendamm,a German seaside resort.

TeliaSonera has launched commercial LTE network  in Lund, Sweden which became the fifth city with 4G coverage. LTE is already available in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Visby.

LTE enabled netbooks and tablets will be used by as many as 20%, or 1 in 5, LTE subscribers by 2015, says a Juniper Research report.

The Austrian regulatory authority TKK has completed the auction of LTE frequencies in the 2.6 GHz band, raising EUR 39.5.

MetroPCS has become first mobile operator to launch commercial LTE services in the United States.

ZTE has announced an LTE trial agreement with Indonesian mobile operator PT Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel).

Russian operators MegaFon and Rostelecom have successfully tested LTE network in Sochi.

Clear Mobitel has been granted a license by Ofcom to operate LTE mobile broadband services in Jersey.

South Korea based service provider SK Telecom is reportedly in talks with Harbinger Capital Partners to invest about a US$100 million  in LightSquared.

Qualcomm  & ip.access have announced a femtocell technology development agreement to allow ip.access to develop WCDMA residential and enterprise femtocell products using Qualcomm’s Femtoce

Ukraine’s Mobile WiMAX service operator Intellecom and Samsung Electronics have entered into a contract for Samsung to supply Mobile WiMAX solutions for the expansion of Intellecom’s 4G mobile inte

The Malaysian Government is expected to auction nine blocks of LTE spectrum to nine wireless operators soon, says a report.

Agilent and Innofidei have announced joint development to complete the requirements for a TD-LTE data dongle RF test.

Nokia Siemens Networks has won a five-year deal from The Telekom Austria Group (TAG) to deploy high-quality mobile broadband services and network performance systems. 

picoChip has announced a new femtocell chip specifically designed to extend the femtocell into the realm of public access infrastructure such as metro femto, rural femto and strand-mounted systems.

Denmark’s National IT and Telecom Agency (Telestyrelsen) has anounced the dates for holding the auction of spectrum in 900 MHz and 1800 MHz frequency bands.