DOCOMO and Huawei Demonstrate LTE Network over Unlicensed Spectrum
NTT DOCOMO and Huawei announced today that their joint test has successfully demonstrated that LTE can be deployed over the 5GHz unlicensed spectrum, which is widely used for wireless LAN…
SingTel Unveils LTE-Advanced Service for Smartphones
Singapore’s mobile service provider SingTel, in collaboration with Samsung and Ericsson, has announced commercial launch of 300Mbps 4G LTE-Advanced service for smartphones. The service will be available from 23 August…
LG Uplus and Huawei Establish a Center for LTE-A and 5G Research in Seoul
Huawei and the mobile operator LG Uplus have established a Mobile Innovation Center (MIC) in Seoul. On July 30, 2014, LG Uplus and Huawei signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…
GSA: 51 LTE networks launched so far in 2014
Globally, 51 LTE networks have been launched so far in 2014, according to a recent report from GSA. The total number of commercial LTE networks is expected to be more…
SingTel to Offer Commercial 300Mbps 4G service with Huawei Device
Singapore’s mobile operator SingTel has announced a commercial 300Mbps 4G service with the launch of the Huawei E5786 mobile MiFi device. In addition to the Huawei E5786, other LTE-Advanced enabled…
T-Mobile Launches LTE-Advanced in Czech Republic
T-Mobile has launched LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) in the Czech Republic. Operator has deployed Carrier aggregation function by combining two bands in Mlada Boleslav to increase download speeds up to 225 Mbit/s…
Bouygues Telecom to Offer LTE-Advanced Services in France
French telecom operator Bouygues Telecom has announced commercial launch of LTE-Advanced network in Lyon, Bordeaux, Grenoble, Vanves, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Malakoff and Rosny-sous-Bois. Additionally, Operator plans to roll out LTE-Advanced in France’s…
4G Americas: Launches of Release 12 LTE-Advanced Could Hit 40 by 2014 End
There are 300 commercial LTE networks now in 107 countries and 350 commercial LTE networks are anticipated by the end of 2014, reports 4G Americas. Additionally, LTE-Advanced is now commercially…
Nokia and SK Telecom Demonstrate 3.78 Gbps Using TDD-FDD Carrier Aggregation
Nokia and SK Telecom have reached a throughput speed of 3.78 Gbps by aggregating 10 spectrum frequencies allocated for both LTE variants for a 200 MHz of bandwidth. Earlier Nokia…
300 Commercial LTE Network Launches Worldwide
A recent GSA report confirms 300 commercial LTE network launches in 107 countries. 35 4G LTE networks have launched so far in 2014. The total number of commercial LTE networks…
LG Uplus and Huawei Complete Commercial Trial of 3 Different Band Carrier Aggregation
Huawei and South Korea’s mobile operator LG Uplus have jointly completed a commercial network field trail of 3 different band Carrier Aggregation (3CC CA). LG Uplus currently has 7.5 million…
T-Mobile Introduces Voice over LTE in Seattle
U.S. carrier T-Mobile has launched Voice over LTE (VoLTE) service in the Seattle area. Operator is initially offering VoLTE service over existing LG G Flex and Samsung Galaxy Note 3…
Telstra, Ericsson Demonstrate 450Mbps Speed with LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation
Australian mobile operator Telstra has announced successful live demonstration of 450Mbps network speed using LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation across a trial combination of 1800MHz and 2600MHz bands.
China Mobile Certifies Ericsson’s LTE Advanced Modem
China Mobile has fully tested and certified Ericsson’s M7450 5-mode modem chipset for use in China Mobile’s network. Ericsson’s M7450 covers five access technologies: TD-LTE, LTE FDD, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA and…
SK Telecom Expands 2.1GHz Base Stations to Commercialize 3 Band LTE-Advanced Networks
South Korea’s SK Telecom has started expanding installation of base stations to use 10MHz bandwidth from 2.1GHz band for LTE from May 7 in certain areas in Seoul, Gwangju and…
Huawei Completes 300 Mbps LTE-A Category 6 Test
Huawei has announced the successful completion of a LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) Category 6 connectivity test with download speeds reaching up to 300 Mbps. This test was jointly completed with Qualcomm Technologies.
Magyar Telekom, Ericsson Demonstrate LTE-Advanced in Hungary
Hungary’s telecommunication service provider Magyar Telekom demonstrated LTE-Advanced technology, jointly with Ericsson, on its test network in Budapest. Operator tested today at Telekom’s headquarters in Budapest the bandwidth that can…
Huawei and China Mobile Verify Key TD-LTE-Advanced Technologies in Field Tests
Huawei and China Mobile have verified multiple core TD-LTE-Advanced technologies including FDD/TDD Carrier Aggregation, MSA, 256QAM, inter-site CoMP, and MU-MIMO in a field test conducted at Chengdu Electronic Technology University.
Huawei and LG Uplus to Deploy OTN for LTE-Advanced CPRI Backhaul
South Korea’s mobile service provider LG Uplus and Huawei will deploy WDM/OTN technology for common public radio interface (CPRI) backhaul on LG UpLus’s LTE-Advanced network.
Qualcomm Introduces Next- Generation Snapdragon 810 and 808 Processors
Qualcomm has announced its next- generation mobile processors for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 tier, the Snapdragon 810 and 808 processors. Both the Snapdragon 810 and Snapdragon 808 processors integrate Qualcomm…
Taiwan Mobile Picks NSN for LTE-Advanced Network
Wireless operator Taiwan Mobile has selected Nokia Solutions and Networks to roll-out of its multi-band LTE network. NSN will also deploy LTE-Advanced Carrier Aggregation technology to increase bandwidth and network…
4G Americas: North America LTE Subscription Grew 151 Percent in 2013
4G Americas has announced that LTE subscriptions passed 200 million mark worldwide in December 2013. North America accounts around 50% of this. In North America and Latin America, LTE &…
Public Safety LTE Market Drivers 2014: Why Public Safety LTE and Why Now?
While LMR systems have effectively support mission-critical voice and low-bandwidth data applications for many years, they fail to provide the high-speed data performance necessary to support the multimedia applications on…
CSL Deploys LTE Advanced 300 Mbps Cell Site in a Commercial Network
Hong Kong’s operator CSL and ZTE have announced the deployment of LTE Advanced 300 Mbps cell site in a commercial network at the Mobile World Congress 2014, Barcelona.
Qualcomm, Ericsson Demonstrate LTE Advanced Category 6 at Mobile World Congres
Qualcomm and Ericsson, will be conducting live demonstrations of LTE Advanced Category 6 connectivity with download speeds up to 300 Mbps at Mobile World Congress.
ZTE, CSL Expand LTE Network on Hong Kong MTR Rail Lines
ZTE is supporting CSL Limited in expanding 4G LTE network coverage of Hong Kong’s MTR rail and subway system to provide an enhanced high-speed mobile experience for subscribers. CSL users…
SK Telecom to Expand LTE and LTE-Advanced Networks
SK Telecom has announced plans to build additional 1.8GHz base stations to secure nationwide coverage for its LTE and LTE-Advanced networks by the end of this year. Operator has already…
Broadcom and NSN Demonstrate Category 6 LTE-Advanced on Elisa’s Network
Broadcom Corporation, Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) have demonstrated LTE Advanced (LTE-A) carrier aggregation Category 6 (Cat 6) data rates of 300 Mbps on a live commercial network of Finnish…
NSN and Sprint Demonstrate 2.6 Gbps TD-LTE Throughput
Nokia Solutions and Networks and US operator Sprint will demonstrate 2.6 Gbps throughput over a single sector at Mobile World Congress 2014 using its commercially available Flexi Multiradio 10 Base…
NSN Shows 450 Mbps Data Speeds, a New Coordinated Multi-cell Scheduling Approach at MWC
NSN is demonstrating a new coordinated multi-cell scheduling approach, a coordinated scheduling feature for FDD-LTE and TD-LTE networks to reduce interference between adjacent base stations, at MWC.