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Ofcom Completes 800MHz Clearance Ahead of Schedule

UK regulator has announced that a four-year process to release 800MHz spectrum for 4G mobile broadband has been completed. This spectrum was previously used for broadcasting digital TV channels and…

Sprint Switches on LTE Network in 41 More Locations

Sprint’s LTE service is now available in 151 markets including 41 new markets announced today. The new locations include Philadelphia; the Bronx and Brooklyn, N.Y.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Jacksonville, Fla.;…

Vodafone New Zealand Launches LTE in Wellington

Vodafone New Zealand has launched 4G LTE services in parts of Wellington. Operator’s LTE network is available already in parts of Auckland, Christchurch, Lake Brunner, Queenstown, Wanaka and Taupo.

EE Switches On LTE Network in Additional Markets

UK’s EE has launched LTE network in 10 more towns across the UK. With this expansion, LTE network now covers almost 60% of the UK population across 95 towns and…

Sprint Opens LTE Network in Bronx and Brooklyn

U.S. carrier Sprint has announced that its new 4G LTE network and improved 3G service will be available in two New York boroughs Bronx and Brooklyn beginning on July 30.

SaskTel Continues to Enhance LTE Network in Saskatchewan

Canada’s telecom operator SaskTel has completed another 13 different 4G wireless network infrastructure enhancement projects across the Saskatchewan province in June 2013 to address growing demand for network coverage and…

Telstra to Extend LTE Coverage to 85% of Population by Year End

Australian carrier Telstra has announced the plan to extend 4G LTE coverage to a further 200 regional towns across Australia in the next six months, including towns such as Batemans…

GSA: 194 Commercial Networks Worldwide in 75 Countries

A recent GSA LTE report confirms that 194 LTE networks are commercially launched in 75 countries. Overall 391 firm LTE network deployments are planned or in progress in 120 countries…

TELUS Adds New LTE Markets in Canada

Canadian operator TELUS has launched its LTE wireless network in several communities over the course of the past couple of weeks. Operator opened LTE network in Manitoba for the first…

Sprint to Offer Tri-band 4G LTE Devices

U.S. Carrier Sprint has announced first tri-band devices that will operate on Sprint’s 4G LTE network at 800MHz, 1.9GHz and 2.5GHz. Beginning July 19, Operator will introduce NETGEAR Zing Mobile…

AT&T to Acquire Leap Wireless in $1.2 Billion

AT&T and Leap Wireless have entered into an agreement for AT&T to acquire Leap in $1.2 billion. Leap’s network covers approximately 96 million people in 35 U.S. states. Under the…

Optus Expands LTE Coverage, Announces Additional Markets

Australian operator Optus has launched LTE network in Wollongong. Optus has switched on LTE at five mobile sites in central Wollongong, kicking off a series of extensive network upgrades and…

Vodafone Australia Opens LTE Network to New Customers

Vodafone Australia is now inviting new customers across metropolitan Australia onto its new LTE network. Earlier Operator has launched LTE services to existing customers on 12th June 2013 with coverage…

Alcatel-Lucent and Surfline Communications Deploy LTE in Ghana

Alcatel-Lucent and Surfline Communications have announced the commercial deployment of a 4G LTE network in Ghana. Alcatel-Lucent is providing hardware and software, along with installation, optimization, maintenance and managed services…

DiGi Launches LTE Service in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Malaysia’s operator DiGi Telecommunications has announced introduction of 4G LTE services. Covering selected high traffic locations in the Klang Valley, DiGi 4G LTE is now available to all new and…

AT&T Announces New LTE Markets

AT&T has announced additional LTE markets earlier this week, operator’s LTE network now covers 326 U.S. markets. According to AT&T more than 200 million people are covered by its 4G…

1O1O and one2free Expand FD-LTE Spectrum in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s mobile service provider CSL’s 1O1O and one2free brands have expanded their 1800MHz spectrum from 2x 10Mhz to 2 x 15MHz (i.e. 50% bandwidth expansion) in majority of the…

MTS Picks Nokia Siemens Networks for FDD LTE Deployment

Russia’s mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has selected Nokia Siemens Networks for deploying FDD LTE network in the Moscow and Central Russia regions during the third quarter of 2013. The…

EE Doubles 4G Speed, Launches Shared Plan

UK operator EE will switch on double-speed 4G in twelve UK cities on the 4th July. According to operator, it will allow a theoretical maximum top speed of 150Mbps, and…

Huawei and China Mobile Deploy LTE TDD on Mount Everest

Huawei has announced the successful 4G LTE TDD deployment with China Mobile atop Mount Everest, 5,200 meters above sea level. At a June 11 ceremony marking the launch of the…

TeliaSonera’s LTE Network Covers 95% of Territory in Estonia

TeliaSonera’s subsidiary EMT has exapanded its LTE network in Estonia. It’s LTE network now covers 95% of territory in country. EMT had launched LTE network in 2010.