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TDC, Telia-Telenor Win 800MHz LTE Frequency Auction in Denmark

Danish Mobile operators TDC, Telia and Telenor joint venture, TT-Netvaerket have won the auction of 800 MHz frequency band. The 800 MHz frequency has a much wider range and useful…

Hughes and Lemko Demonstrate LTE Video Call Over Satellite Backhaul

Broadband satellite solutions and services provider,  Hughes Network Systems has announced a successful 4G LTE transmissions over satellite backhaul at download speeds of over 10 Mbps and upload speeds of…

Sprint Confirms LTE Launch in Five Markets On July 15

Sprint has announced launch of its LTE services in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City and San Antonio on July 15. Sprint plans to add more markets in 2012 that will…

Omantel To Launch 4G LTE Network in Oman

Oman’s telecom services provider Omantel is set to launch its 4G LTE network in the coming few days. According to the company, with the awarding of the LTE network contracts…

Nawras Inks 3G+ Upgrade Deal with Huawei, to Launch LTE

Oman’s service provider Nawras has signed an agreement with Huawei to upgrade its radio network to enhanced 3G+. At the same time Nawras will be launching the LTE technology to…

Everything Everywhere Starts LTE Trial in Cumbria, UK

Everything Everywhere has started customer LTE trial in Cumbria in the North of England. The 4G trial was announced in May. Employees of various local businesses in the Threlkeld area…

T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless Sign Spectrum Agreement

T-Mobile USA has inked a deal with Verizon Wireless that will allow operator to purchase and exchange of certain Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum licenses in 218 markets across the…

Orange Starts LTE Pilot in Marseille, France

Orange France has started a LTE pilot in Marseille and plans to offer 4G in Lyon and Nantes by the end of the year. Operator will add 12 other cities…

SK Telecom to Commercialize LTE-A Network in Second Half of 2013

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.

Telefonica Germany to Offer Mobile LTE Starting Next Month

Telefonica Germany plans to kick off its new generation of mobile Internet with LTE mobile on 3rd July. O2 LTE will initially be available in the high-speed areas Nuremberg and…

Optus Completes Vividwireless Acquisition, to Build TD-LTE Testing Facilities

Australian carrier Optus has completed acquisition of the Vividwireless Group from Seven Group Holdings (SGH). With up to 98MHz of spectrum in the 2.3GHz band across key population areas, Optus…

ZTE Introduces Single-Chip LTE Grand X LTE Smartphone

ZTE has launched the company’s first single-chip LTE smartphone, the Grand X LTE (T82), at CommunicAsia2012. New ZTE Smartphone will be available in Asia Pacific and Europe in third quarter…

T-Mobile to Start Release-10 LTE Trials This Summer

Since announcing its’ $4 billion 4G network evolution plan, T-Mobile has made substantial progress, operator has reported. T-Mobile LTE trials are underway and this summer it plans to begin using…

Du Launches LTE Service in UAE

UAE telecom operator Du has stepped up mobile broadband experience with the launch of its LTE network. Operator expects to provide internet service at speeds of up to 100 Mbps…

Smile Telecom Launches LTE in 800 MHz Band in Tanzania

African operator Smile Telecom has launched 4G LTE service in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in the 800 MHz frequency band. Alcatel-Lucent is supplying LTE network to enable the delivery of…

Zain KSA Picks Nokia Siemens Networks for LTE Network in Jeddah

The Saudi Arabian operator Zain KSA has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as its LTE network supplier and services vendor for Jeddah. The operator aims to address the growing demand for…

Portugal Telecom Selects Huawei for LTE Network

Portugal Telecom has selected Huawei to launch commercial LTE services in Portugal using tit’s SingleRAN LTE solution. According to Huawei, with it’s SingleRAN LTE solution, operator will integrate existing GSM…

West Central Wireless and Alcatel-Lucent Sign Agreement to Offer LTE in Rural Texas

Alcatel-Lucent and West Central Wireless, a subsidiary of the Central Texas Telephone Cooperative, have signed an agreement to provide LTE service in rural areas of Texas, USA. Under the agreement,…

SingTel launches 4G service, plans for smartphones

SingTel (Singapore Telecommunications) has launched 4G service for consumer smartphone users in Singapore.  SingTel is also introducing new Flexi and iFlexi plans with tiered data bundles from 1 July 2012…

ZTE Unveils 1.4GHz TD-LTE Terminals

ZTE  has launched a range of 1.4GHz TD-LTE terminals, including modules, USB cards, indoor CPE and outdoor CPE devices.

Nokia Siemens Networks Deploys iSON Solution for KDDI’s 3G and LTE Networks

Nokia Siemens Networks has deployed a telecoms operating system for Japanese mobile operator KDDI to create intelligent, self-organizing network.