Deutsche Telekom has announced new option for its customers to surf the Internet with their smartphones at speeds of up to 100 Mbit/s. The LTE Speed option will be available…

U.S. Operator Sprint has launched LTE services in four new cities Baltimore, Md., Gainesville, Ga., Manhattan/Junction City, Kan., and Sedalia, Mo.. In addition to Baltimore, Sprint is now offering improved…

SmarTone has switched on its 4G LTE network in Hong Kong on the 1800MHz band. SmarTone’s launch of its LTE network is supported by Ericsson.

Japan’s mobile service provider NTT DOCOMO has unveiled three new smartphones and two new tablets, all compatible with the company’s Xi™ LTE mobile service, for launch in or after September.

Telecommunications equipment and network solutions provider, ZTE  has signed a packet switched core network (CN) deal with KPN Group Belgium (KPNGB).KPNGB will deploy ZTE’s packet switched CN equipment which supports…

Hong Kong’s operator CSL has launched commercial 1800MHz/2600MHz dual-band 4G LTE network for its premium brand 1O1O. Operator launched its 4G LTE mobile network in Hong Kong in November 2010…

UK’s mobile service provider Three has selected Samsung Electronics to provide LTE Radio Access Network (RAN) and 3G / LTE core infrastructure solutions. This deployment is Samsung’s first commercial mobile…

Telekom Austria Group has picked Ericsson for its multi-standard radio network upgarde and to supply LTE infrastructure. Ericsson will upgrade the 2G and 3G mobile networks and also provide the…

Canada’s Rogers Communications has launched LTE networki in Moncton, New Brunswick. Rogers has invested $20M in its wireless network in New Brunswick over the past two years. Operator also has…

Alcatel-Lucent has introduced a new ‘First Responder Video’ solution to provide mission-critical information on handheld devices to fire, police and ambulance services to strengthen responsiveness, safety, teamwork and cost efficiency.

UK regulator Ofcom has today approved an application by the mobile phone operator Everything Everywhere to use its existing 1800 MHz spectrum to deliver 4G LTE services.

Japan’s mobile operator NTT DOCOMO’s subscribers to its Xi LTE service surpassed five million on 19 August. Xi reached five million subscribers less than one month after surpassing the four…

Philippines’ wireless services provider Smart Communications is launching commercial LTE services on August 25. The announcement comes after a year of LTE test deployments conducted by PLDT’s wireless subsidiary in…

Verizon Wireless has introduced 4G LTE network in 34 new markets and announced expansion in 38 other markets today.  With the new and expanded markets, the company’s LTE network is…

ZTE has unveiled MF820S2 and MF91S, the new multi-standard USB modem and uFi that supports LTE FDD/LTE TDD/TD-SCDMA / EDGE. According to the company, its multi-mode wireless devices represent the…

3G and LTE small cells maker Ubiquisys has raised $19m in an oversubscribed round. The company will use the capital to generate further profitable growth and accelerate delivery of innovative…

LG Electronics (LG) has sold five million LTE smartphones globaly to date, company announced today. After reaching sales of four million LTE smartphones last month, an additional one million smartphones…

Sprint has announced availability of Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE starting from Sunday, Aug. 19. Motorola PHOTON Q, with a full QWERTY keyboard and international roaming capabilities, will cost $199.99…

Portuguese mobile operator Optimus has selected Huawei to provide UMTS/LTE multi-frequency antennas for its LTE commercial network, the company announced today. The commercialization of Huawei’s antennas in Portugal extends the…

Poland’s operators Polkomtel and Aero2 have selected Ericsson to supply WCDMA and LTE infrastructure for their network. Under the agreement, Ericsson will also provide a range of services including design,…

TELUS is now offering LTE services in Burnaby, New Westminster, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, South Delta and Vancouver after first announcing the new network earlier this year. Additional B.C.

U.S. carrier MetroPCS has announced commercial launch of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services and availability of VoLTE-capable handsets. MetroPCS is selling the new VoLTE-capable LG Connect 4G Android smartphone at…

South Korean service provider SK Telecom has launched HD voice call service over LTE. According to the company, HD voice call connection time is less than 0.25 to 2.5 seconds,…

Vodafone plans to deploy mobile broadband 4G network in selected areas in Greece this year. Vodafone began in 2010 the deployment of 4G LTE network in Europe, and today its…

U.S. operator Sprint plans to deploy Alcatel-Lucent’s lightRadio™ Metro Cells to augment LTE mobile broadband coverage in high-traffic areas, Alcatel-Lucent announced today. Metro cells are mini base stations that can…

Despite continuous rise in smartphone penetration and strong growth of LTE subscriber base, SK Telecom’s revenue decreased by 0.6% year-on-year due to the impact of diverse mobile tariff cut measures…

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.

NTT DOCOMO, NEC, Fujitsu and Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited have agreed to form a joint venture to focus on the development and sales of semiconductor products with built-in modem functions for…

Chile’s regulator Subtel  has awarded LTE spectrum to country’s three largest mobile operators in auctions that raised more than US$12 million.