Telecom New Zealand to Start LTE trial in Wellington, Auckland
Telecom New Zealand will begin 4G LTE trial in parts of Wellington and Auckland from Friday this week. The Auckland trial will take place in parts of the North Shore…
TELUS Expands LTE Network in Canada
Canada’s TELUS has launched LTE network in Brantford and St. John’s. Operator plans to provide LTE services in additional communities in the coming months. Today’s announcement is part of the…
AT&T Adds New 4G LTE Markets
Having already surpassed its 2012 4G LTE deployment plan, AT&T continues to add new LTE markets. Operator today launched its LTE service in Salt Lake City, Utah; Albuquerque, NM; Reading,…
MTN South Africa Launches Commercial LTE Network
MTN South Africa has announced the commercial roll out of 4G LTE network. Beginning 30th November 2012, operator has started offering LTE services to its customers with quicker broadband speeds.
Orange Starts LTE Services for Corporate Customers, to Launch LTE for Consumers from Feb 2013
Orange France has launched 4G LTE services for corporate customers and will introduce LTE for consumers from February 2013. Operator has now switched on LTE in four cities – Marseille,…
SaskTel Starts LTE Network Technical Trial
Canada’s SaskTel has started testing its 4G LTE wireless network ahead of commercial launch. A technical trial with select employees will take place immediately with commercial availability scheduled for Regina…
Vodacom Selects Nokia Siemens Networks to Enable Voice & SMS Continuity with CSFB in LTE Network
South Africa’s telecom service provider, Vodacom has selected Nokia Siemens Networks’ Liquid Core to enable circuit switched fall-back (CSFB) functionality in its LTE network. This functionality allows LTE users to…
Zain Kuwait Announces Nationwide LTE Service
Zain Kuwait has announced the launch of its 4G LTE network nationwide. Operator’s Wiyana Connect 4G LTE plan is available for compatible mobile phones, tablets, routers, hotspots and dongles in…
Ofcom Announces LTE Spectrum Auction Plan
UK regulator, Ofcom has announced a timetable for the 4G LTE mobile spectrum auction. This new spectrum will almost double the amount of bandwidth currently available to 3G networks. Ofcom…
Verizon Wireless to Complete LTE Rollout by Mid-2013
Verizon Wireless is aiming to complete its 4G LTE network rollout by mid-2013, announced Fran Shammo, Verizon’s EVP & CFO, at Wells Fargo Technology Media & Telecom Conference last week.…
TeliaSonera Expands LTE Network to 50 cities in Finland
TeliaSonera’s LTE network now operates in nearly 50 cities in Finland. During the fall, operator introduced LTE in Kajaani, Kokkola, Kotka, Lappeenranta, Naantali, Rauma, Salo and Savonlinna.
Sprint to Acquire Spectrum, Customers in Midwest from U.S. Cellular
Sprint has agreed to acquire PCS spectrum and customers from U.S. Cellular for $480 million. The deal includes parts of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio including the Chicago and…
3 Italia Launches 4G LTE Services
3 Italia has launched LTE network in the village of Acuto, in the province of Frosinone. Operator plans to activate LTE service nationwide, beginning from Rome and Milan in the…
European Commission Adds More Radio Spectrum for 4G
The European Commission announced addition of 120 MHz to the radio spectrum portfolio for LTE technology, around the 2 GHz band. Currently this band is used for 3G UMTS networks.…
Belgacom Launches LTE in 8 Cities in Belgium
Belgium’s operator, Belgacom has launched commercial LTE services in eight cities in the country. The eight cities are Hasselt, Antwerp, Ghent, Leuven, Liège, Namur, Mons, Waver and the Haasrode Industrial…
Vodafone Starts LTE Network Trial in Romania
Vodafone Romania has launched LTE network in Romania and announced that its customers, in major cities, can test LTE services free at speeds up to 75 Mbps until the commercial…
Alcatel-Lucent Expands Mobile Backhaul Portfolio
Alcatel-Lucent has announced expansion of its mobile backhaul portfolio to address the challenges associated with delivering mobile broadband services in crowded, urban environments. According to company, mobile backhaul enhancements support…
Apple Unveils LTE Capable iPad mini
Apple today unveiled new iPad mini along with fourth generation iPad. The new iPad mini also has built-in support for LTE and GSM/UMTS wireless standards including HSPA, HSPA+ and DC-HSDPA.…
EE Announces Pricing Plans for LTE Launch on 30th October
UK’s communications company EE has unveiled the pricing and plans for its new Fibre Broadband and LTE services. Operator will launch LTE on Tuesday October 30th. EE will also launch…
Sprint Extends LTE Service to More Markets
Sprint’s LTE network is now available in 32 metropolitan areas with new markets announced today. Operator has started offering LTE services in Hutchinson and McPherson, Kan.; New Bedford/Fall River, Mass.;…
SoftBank to Buy 70% Stake in Sprint
SoftBank and Sprint Nextel have entered into an agreement under which SoftBank will invest $20.1 billion to acquire 70% Stake in Sprint. Sprint equity holders will own approximately 30% of…
Sprint to Add LTE in 20 More Cities
Sprint’s 4G LTE network build is progressing in more than 20 additional cities within its nationwide 3G footprint. Operator plans to announce commercial availability 4G LTE in these cities in…
Vivo Selects Ericsson as LTE Network Supplier in Brazil
Vivo, a subsidiary of Telefônica, has selected Ericsson to supply and implement a 4G LTE network in the North and Mid-Western regions of Brazil, as well as the states of…
Vodacom Switches on LTE Network in South Africa
Vodacom has launched commercial LTE services in South Africa. The service is initially available in Johannesburg, with other cities to follow in the near future. The LTE service will initially…
Huawei Completes LTE to GSM CSFB Test
Huawei has announced that it had completed a LTE to GSM CSFB (Circuit Switched Fallback) test to reduce voice setup delays from LTE to GSM network by two seconds, improve…
DOCOMO PACIFIC Launches LTE on October 4
DOCOMO PACIFIC has announced the introduction of LTE services in Guam starting 04 October 2012. Operator will offer 4G LTE over the 700 MHz band. In addition to deploying LTE, DOCOMO…
Ericsson Demonstrates Enhanced Voice Fallback for TD-LTE
Ericsson and Qualcomm have demonstrated Release 9 Circuit Switched Fall Back (CSFB) from LTE TDD (TD-LTE) to GSM, live, using a standard Ericsson radio base station RBS 6000 and an…
Nokia Siemens Networks Expands LTE Portfolio, to Support APT 700 MHz Band
Nokia Siemens Networks is expanding its LTE portfolio with aim to help mobile operators increase their coverage and further improve network efficiency and speed.
Telefonica Mexico to Start LTE Service in October
Telefonica Mexico is deploying LTE in the country through its Movistar brand. The LTE service will be available from October this year. The announcement was made by Juan Antonio Abellán, CEO…
Huawei Completes LTE-A Uplink CoMP Trial on Multiple Commercial LTE Networks
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.
