Airtel selects NSN to manage TD-LTE network in Maharashtra, India
Indian telecom service provider, Bharti Airtel has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to build and operate its TD-LTE network in Maharashtra, one of the country’s largest telecom circles. The launch of…
ZTE and 3 Sweden Demo TD-LTE at MWC
ZTE and 3 Sweden today presented a live interactive video demonstration using TD-LTE technology at Mobile World Congress 2012. The ZTE booth at the Barcelona is connected with a 3…
China Mobile and Alcatel-Lucent Agree on lightRadio Architecture Co-creation
Alcatel-Lucent and China Mobile have signed a co-creation agreement under which teams from the two companies are conducting joint development and test activities on a series of lightRadio projects at…
Movicel to Deploy Commercial LTE in Angola
African operator Movicel has signed a commercial contract for LTE FDD 1.8 GHz network with Huawei. Movicel will deploy LTE FDD network in province Cabinda, Angola and will commercialize it…
Alcatel-Lucent, Telefonica Unveil Smart 4G Experience at MWC
Telefonica today introduced live experience of Smart 4G network at the Mobile World Congress. The network deploys 2.6Ghz frequency band and provides download speeds of 100 Mbps, between 40-60Mbps on…
Ericsson, Qualcomm Demo Broadcast Video over LTE at MWC
Ericsson and Qualcomm will demonstrate evolved Broadcast over LTE (Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services, eMBMS) at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012 in Barcelona. eMBMS enables more efficient use of available spectrum…
ITU Calls for Quick Deployment of IMT-Advanced Networks
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…
ABI Research: Ericsson Leads LTE RAN Standard Contributions
From 2005 until 1H 2011, Ericsson has made the most approved contributions to the LTE RAN standard, according to ABI Research. Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks together had the second…
eAccess to launch LTE service in March
Japanese operator eAccess will launch commercial LTE service next month. Operator has set initial LTE data service price of 3,880 yen per month. According to eAccess, its LTE service will…
Telenor to use Alcatel-Lucent’s Femto solution
To deliver high quality mobile broadband voice and data services, telecommunications service provider Telenor has selected small cells technology from Alcatel-Lucent. Under a new global frame agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will provide…
T-Mobile USA Begins Network Transformation in 2012 with LTE Launch Planned for 2013
T-Mobile USA plans to invest $4 billion in network modernization and 4G evolution effort, which will improve its existing voice and data coverage and pave the way for LTE service…
Everything Everywhere Ready to Roll Out LTE in 2012
UK’s Everything Everywhere has outlined the path toward the roll out of 4G LTE. Subject to regulatory approval by the spring, operator is ready to roll out 4G this year.…
NEC Introduces LTE Femtocell Base Stations
NEC has launched new indoor LTE Femtocell base stations for telecom carriers. The base stations will be available in the second quarter of 2012. The new product is available in…
Qualcomm Adds New Gobi Platform Family to Support Multiple LTE Bands
Qualcomm has introduced fifth generation Gobi embedded data connectivity reference platform for mobile devices. Based on Gobi LTE wireless baseband modems, the MDM9615 and MDM9215 support fast LTE connectivity on…
Optus to Acquire Vividwireless, Plans TD-LTE Network
Australian carrier Optus has reached an agreement to acquire Vividwireless Group which operates under the vividwireless and unwired brands for A$230 million cash.
Japan’s eAccess to Launch Mixed Mode Solution for WCDMA and LTE
Japan’s mobile broadband operator eAccess plans to launch a Mixed Mode solution for WCDMA and LTE. According to Ericsson, with its Mixed Mode solution, eAccess can use the same radio…
54 percent of U.S. Cellular customers to have LTE coverage by end of 2012
With LTE launch already scheduled next month, U.S. Cellular announced the next markets today that will have 4G LTE services by year end. In the second half of 2012, more…
Clearwire to launch TD-LTE network in June 2013
Clearwire plans to roll-out LTE next year. Operator intends to have its first wave of TD-LTE 5,000 cell sites up and running by June 2013, FierceWireless reported earlier. With TDD-LTE…
Telecom Italia starts public LTE trial in Turin
Telecom Italia is launching public LTE trial starting tomorrow in Turin, Italy. Turin people will be able to try out Telecom Italia’s LTE enabled ultra-broadband services at connection speeds of…
Renesas Mobile Launches Integrated LTE Triple-Mode Platform
Advanced semiconductor solutions supplier, Renesas Mobile has introduced MP5232, a single-chip dual 1.5GHz core communications processor to enable OEMs to accelerate the creation and delivery of high volume LTE/HSPA+ capable…
NetAmerica Alliance Member Launches LTE Service in Rural Texas
Peoples Telephone Cooperative, a NetAmerica Alliance Member, has begun offering 4G LTE data service in rural Texas. Peoples replaced its fixed wireless WiMax offering with LTE running on their 700MHz…
Nokia Siemens Networks to upgrade GSM and HSPA networks of T-Mobile, Orange in Poland
Nokia Siemens Networks has been selected as one of the vendors to deploy and upgrade GSM and HSPA networks of T-Mobile Poland and Orange Poland. This upgrade will enable radio…
TELUS LTE service goes live across Canada on Friday
TELUS LTE wireless service will be available to Torontonians and GTA residents on Friday, February 10. TELUS plans to continue rolling out its 4G LTE coverage to more regions across…
Huawei signs LTE deals with TELUS, Bell
Huawei has signed agreements with Canada’s service providers TELUS and Bell Mobility to provide LTE RAN equipments. Bell Mobility will use RAN equipments to continue expansion of the recently launched…
Sprint: Baltimore and Kansas City to get LTE in 2012
Baltimore and Kansas City will have 4G LTE and upgraded 3G service by mid-2012, Sprint said today. Sprint already have announced plans to offer LTE services in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston…
Bouygues Telecom selects Ericsson for 2G, 3G upgrade and LTE rollout
French service provider has selected Bouygues Telecom for upgrade of its 2G/3G radio networks and rollout of 4G LTE equipments. Operator plans to transform its existing 2G and 3G radio…
Hutchison Telecom wins 30MHz block in 2.3GHz Band
Hutchison Telephone Company has won bid for a block of 30MHz spectrum for a utilisation fee of HK$150 million in the auction of radio spectrum in the 2.3GHz band held…
Rogers to launch new LTE devices and price plans
Rogers plans to launch two new LTE devices to offer the faster speeds to its customers. In addition operator will offer more LTE plan options. Operator will launch the Sierra…
Seventeen vendors adopt Femto Forum LTE small cell APIs
Seventeen manufacturers have so far adopted the Femto Forum APIs for their upcoming LTE products including Airvana, AirWalk Communications, Broadcom, Cisco, Freescale, ip.access, mimoOn , Mindspeed, Picochip, Radisys, Tata Elxsi,…
Moldtelecom Announces 4G LTE Readiness
Moldova’s operator Moldtelecom has announced LTE readiness in collaboration with Huawei and ZTE. Operator marked the introduction of next generation communication solutions, presenting live, the exhibition of local products.
