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T-Mobile HSPA+ upgrades going on, LTE on horizon

T-Mobile, USA is offering HSPA+ services in almost 50 major metropolitan areas now (claiming 4G speeds) and its first HSPA+ smartphone is planned for this summer (rumored Android device from…

KeyOn and Alvarion Launch WiMAX Network in Southern Nevada

KeyOn Communications and Alvarion have deployed a WiMAX data network in Pahrump, Nevada in the 3.65 GHz spectrum band.

UCell gets 4G license in Uzbekistan

Uzbek mobile operator UCell has received the license for 4G LTE mobile technology. 

Exalt Introduces 4G/LTE-Ready Microwave Backhaul Platform

Exalt Communications has introduced microwave backhaul platform, ExploreAirâ„¢, with highest throughput and longest range in the microwave and millimeter wave spectrum. 

Omantel demonstrates 4G LTE network

Oman’s leading telecom operator Omantel has commissioned a 4G LTE network & claims to achive very high speed data transfer.

500,000 new 4G Subscriptions in 2010

4G technology deployments and subscriptions will begin to take root in 2010 but only in North America and Western Europe reports In-Stat.

UK 4G spectrum auction likely next year

UK’s 4G spectrum might be up for auction mid next year according to Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).

Sprint faces shortage of HTC EVO 4G

While Sprint is increasing its WiMAX coverage in USA markets it appears that it has challenges to keep up with the sales of its first 4G HTC EVO handset.

Sprint adds new WiMAX Markets

Sprint have launched 4G WiMAX service in Rochester, N.Y., Syracuse, N.Y., Merced, Calif., Visalia, Calif., Eugene, Ore., Tri-Cities, Wash., and Yakima, Wash markets. 

Ericsson: 5 Billion Mobile Subscriptions Worldwide

Mobile world has reached another milestone with Internet becoming increasingly mobile.

Fujitsu working on first Android phone

Fujitsu is working on a Android based smartphone according to a Japanese portal sankeibiz.  According to report Fujitsu plans to release the Android powered smartphone in 2011.

Top 3 Russian mobile operators seek transparent 4G spectrum allocation

Russia’s top three mobile operators MTS, MegaFon & VimpelCom  have asked the Communications Ministry not to allow the distribution of LTE-frequency on non-competitive basis as companies mi

Small Base Stations Vital To LTE & WiMAX Deployments

According to a new In-Stat report small cell base stations—femtocells, picocells, and microcells—are going to have a large role in this deployment strategy. 

Tele2, Telenor to roll out LTE in Sweden

Swedish telecom operator Tele2 & Norwegian partner Telenor plan to launch 4G LTE network in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, Karlskrona and Lund cities this year.

TeliaSonera Opens Comercial LTE Network in Visby, Sweden

TeliaSonera has opened the 4G LTE network in Visby for its customers, with this launch Visby has become 3rd city with comercial LTE network after Stockholm and Oslo.

Clearwire brings WiMAX to new markets

Clearwire has announced the availability of 4G WiMAX services Richmond, Virginia. Clearwire also launched 4G services in St. Louis, Mo. and Salt Lake City, the Wasatch Front, Utah.

Sprint’s Second WiMAX Handset Samsung Epic 4G

Sprint has introduced the second 4G WiMAX capable handset, Samsung Epic 4G, a Galaxy S smartphone and Samsung Mobile’s first 4G Android-powered device.

TeliaSonera opens LTE network in Malmo & Gothenburg

Earlier this week TeliaSonera opened LTE network in Malmo & Gothenburg, Sweden.

Sprint offers 3G/4G USB Modem from Sierra Wireless

Sprint has launched a 3G/4G USB 250U mobile broadband modem from Sierra Wireless.

Compact 3G/4G BTS Market Expected to Reach $13 Billion by 2015

The compact base station market opportunity for 3G/4G networks is expected to reach $13 billion by 2015 with initial deployments being set up in the 2011-12 timeframe, according to a…

HTC EVO 4G vs iPhone 4

As Apple iPhone 4 specifications are available now , I was curious to compare it with HTC Evo 4G. See below a side-by-side comparison of these two handsets.

Russian operator Rostelecom plans to build LTE network

Russian long-distance operator Rostelecom has applied to the State Commission for Radio Frequencies for construction of LTE networks in Sochi, reports Vedomosti. 

HTC EVO 4G Breaks Sales Records Says Sprint

Sprint claims that friday sales of HTC EVO 4G marked the largest quantity of a single phone sold in one day ever for Sprint.

Sonera rolls out 4G LTE network in Finland

Sonera is rolling out Finland’s first 4G network in Turku.

WiMAX, 3G, HSPA+ Data Test Results are out

As Sprint launches America’s first 4G phone today (see my prvious blog What to expect from Sprint HTC Evo 4G?

BWA Auction Update Day9: Pan-India Bid Crosses $1.9B

As India’s BWA/WiMAX spectrum auction is almost 90% complete, the Pan-India bidding price has reportedly crossed Rs 89.8 billion (US$1.9 billion) on the 9th day of the auction. 

Massive MIMO, a future option beyond 4G LTE

Yesterday I read an interesting article on Massive MIMO. The next generation network beyond 4G could be built with big arrays of tiny antennas, according to Bell Labs scientist Tom…

Verizon Wireless Seeks Rural Partners for LTE

Verizon Wireless has anounced its plans to work with rural companies to collaboratively build and operate a 4G network in rural areas.

SATIMO Offers MIMO Testing Solutions for 4G

SATIMO, a provider of measurement solutions in electromagnetic field measurements in the microwave frequency range, recently announced StarMIMO, a line of measurement syst

Clearwire extends 4G network in Kansas, Baltimore, DC‎

Clearwire announced extended 4G/WiMAX reach throughout the Baltimore area and launch of CLEAR(R) service in central Washington, D.C. and Kansas City, Kansas.