Qualcomm in partnership with Sierra Wireless and Ericsson, has demonstrated LTE carrier aggregation and Category 4 data rates. The demonstration, powered by the third-generation Qualcomm Gobi 4G LTE MDM9225™ chipset,…

Broadcom has introduced the 28nm 4G LTE-Advanced modem with integrated radio and cellular baseband which reduces board area by approximately 35 percent. Designed for the 4G LTE market, Broadcom’s BCM21892…

ZTE has announced that it completed the download test using carrier aggregation (CA) technology in a commercial environment in collaboration with Guangdong arm of China Mobile. The test took place…

SK Telecom has successfully demonstrated a core LTE-Advanced technology named Transmission Mode 9 (TM-9) under partnership with Ericsson, operator announced today.  TM-9 defines the way of transmission between mobile devices…

As the UK and Europe commits to 4G (LTE) technology, its successor LTE-A (LTE-Advanced) is already waiting in the wings to deliver the equivalent of a fixed-line broadband experience to…

Warsaw-based LTE/LTE-Advanced IPR provider IS-Wireless has acquired funds for research on 5G radio interfaces. The funding is done through participation in 5GNOW European research project under the 7th Framework Program…

AT&T has launched its 4G LTE service in Auburn-Opelika, Ala.; Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Grand Rapids, Mich. and Nashua, NH. With this expansion, AT&T LTE network is now live in 113 markets.

For efficient heterogeneous network planning, 3GPP LTE-Advanced has introduced concept of Relay Nodes (RNs). The Relay Nodes are low power eNodeBs that provide enhanced coverage and capacity at cell edges. …

Originally, when the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) determined what was considered 4G, LTE, WiMAX, and HSPA+ did not make the cut. However, operators began using ‘4G’ term for LTE WiMAX…

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

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. 

Huawei has announced a new proposal for the LTE-Advanced Multi-Stream Aggregation (MSA) technology standard for increase in data rates at the cell’s edge.

SK Telecom has announced demonstration of a LTE-Advanced technology named ‘Enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (eICIC)’ under cooperation with Qualcomm and Nokia Siemens Networks.

SK Telecom has announced new era of “LTE 2.0” defined by innovative LTE services including High-quality communication services,  lifestyle-enhancing LTE services and industrial productivity-improving solutions.

Nokia Siemens Networks plans to demonstrate TD-LTE data speeds of close to 1 Gbps using its commercial Flexi Multiradio 10 Base Station with LTE-Advanced technology at International CTIA Wireless 2012.…

Qualcomm’s next generation Gobi modem chipsets will begin sampling in Q4 2012 and will support both HSPA+ Release 10 & LTE Advanced. The new chipsets will support LTE carrier aggregation…

ITU wants mobile operators worldwide to quickly deploy IMT-Advanced based mobile broadband network. In addition it is also urging governments to slash or even abolish onerous taxes on ICT equipment…

Specifications for next-generation mobile technologies – IMT-Advanced – have been agreed at the ITU Radiocommunication Assembly currently meeting in Geneva.

NTT DOCOMO has reached a basic agreement with five companies to establish a fabless joint venture company by the end of March 2012 to develop and sell semiconductor pro

Sprint Nextel and Clearwire have announced a deal that could give Clearwire up to $1.6 billion over the next four years in payments for WiMAX services, possible pre-pay

AT&T plans to launch LTE-Advanced network technology in 2013.

Sprint will deploy a LTE-Advanced network on its 800MHz spectrum from 2013.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper on IMT- Advanced Mobile Wireless Broadband Services.

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

SK Telecom has held a 4G LTE network demonstration in South Korea at its Bundang Building’s LTE Test-bed and plan to introduce innovative LTE services in July 2011.

The industry has come a long way towards developing the new platform for ICT communications:

Nokia Siemens Networks has demonstrated LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation on the company’s Flexi Multiradio Base Station. 

Huawei has commercially launched its E398 modem, the triple-mode LTE modem that supports LTE, 3G, and 2G network access.

AT&T has agreed to purchase spectrum licenses in the Lower 700 MHz frequency band from Qualcomm for $1.925 billion.