Vodafone Spain to Launch Commercial LTE Advanced in October
Vodafone Spain plans to roll out commercial deployment of LTE Advanced to enable speeds up to 300 Mbps in download in October. Furthermore, the operator is testing Voice over LTE…
Ericsson and Polkomtel Test LTE Broadcast in Poland
Ericsson and Polish telecom operator Polkomtel successfully carried out the test of LTE Broadcast technology in Poland on August 30, streaming the opening game of the 2014 World Volleyball Championship…
ONE Launches Commercial LTE Services in Macedonia
ONE, a telecommunication operator in Macedonia, has launced 4G LTE network in the country. Operator has received approval for the frequency range 2x10MHz @ DD 800 MHz and 2x15MHz @…
Bell Increases Data Speeds up to 45% on LTE network
Canada’s communications company Bell has increased 4G LTE network speeds up to 45%. According to Bell, LTE download speeds have increased from 75 Megabits per second (expected average 12-25 Mbps)…
Huawei Deploys Commercial LTE TDD Easy Macro in Beijing with China Mobile
Huawei has completed its first LTE TDD Easy Macro commercial deployment in Beijing with China Mobile. According to Huawei , this newly improved LTE TDD Easy Macro improves the download…
DOCOMO and Huawei Demonstrate LTE Network over Unlicensed Spectrum
NTT DOCOMO and Huawei announced today that their joint test has successfully demonstrated that LTE can be deployed over the 5GHz unlicensed spectrum, which is widely used for wireless LAN…
Vodafone Australia Selects Ericsson to Modernize Core Network
Australian carrier Vodafone has announced that it is completely modernizing and consolidating its core network with Ericsson. According to operator, its new core network will offer greater network agility and…
3 Hong Kong to Offer Skype’s Unlimited World Calling Service
3 Hong Kong, a mobile service provider in Hong Kong, has announced a collaborative agreement with Skype to offer its customers Skype’s Unlimited World calling product to make calls to…
Aircel Expands 4G LTE Services in India
Indian mobile operator Aircel has launched 4G LTE services in Tamil Nadu and Jammu & Kashmir. The launch comes within a month of operator’s recent LTE deployment in Andhra Pradesh,…
Alcatel-Lucent to Rollout LTE Network in Oklahoma and Kansas with Pioneer Cellular
Alcatel-Lucent is to deploy a LTE overlay network in the Midwestern U.S. states of Oklahoma and Kansas to enable Pioneer Cellular to 4G broadband mobile access to its customers.
Ericsson and SoftBank Demonstrate Mobility-based Policy for Congested Network Environment
Ericsson and SoftBank Mobile are working together to further improve the user experience in congested network environments with new Mobility-based Policy. The demonstration connects mobility management and policy control to…
Verizon Wireless Announces Push to Talk Plus on Select 4G LTE Devices
U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless has launched Push to Talk Plus service with enhancements such as improved voice quality and faster call set up time on its 4G LTE network. The service…
LG Uplus and Huawei Establish a Center for LTE-A and 5G Research in Seoul
Huawei and the mobile operator LG Uplus have established a Mobile Innovation Center (MIC) in Seoul. On July 30, 2014, LG Uplus and Huawei signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…
EE Switches on 4G in 21 More Communities Across UK
UK operator EE has turned on LTE network in new 21 towns including many rural towns in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the South West, East Midlands, and North West of…
SingTel to Offer Commercial 300Mbps 4G service with Huawei Device
Singapore’s mobile operator SingTel has announced a commercial 300Mbps 4G service with the launch of the Huawei E5786 mobile MiFi device. In addition to the Huawei E5786, other LTE-Advanced enabled…
Optus Turning on Commercial 4G 700MHz Network in Darwin and Perth
Optus is turning on its first commercial 4G LTE 700MHz network in Darwin and Perth CBDs. The launch follows the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) granting Optus an early…
EE, BBC, Qualcomm and Huawei Collaborate on 4G Broadcast Trial
Huawei announced EE, the BBC, Qualcomm Technologies and Huawei are collaborating in to exploring the role that 4G can play in the future of broadcasting.
Vodafone Launches 4G Pay As You Go in Ireland
Vodafone Ireland has launched its first 4G PAYG Smartphone at a price of €99.99. Together with a Vodafone Red PAYG bundle, which can be bought with €30 credit, the Smart…
Aircel Launches LTE Services in Four Circles in India
Indian mobile operator Aircel has launched LTE services in India. LTE services will be offered across four circles, namely, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar and Odisha.
MediaTek Unveils 64-bit LTE SoC with 2K Display Support
MediaTek has announced MT6795, the 64-bit Octa-core LTE smartphone System on Chip (SoC) with the 2K display support. The MT6795 is targeting the premium segment, with speed of up to…
Ericsson, Qualcomm Demonstrate 63 Mbps Downlink with 3G HSDPA
Turkcell, Ericsson and Qualcomm have successfully demoed the live 3-Carrier High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (3C-HSDPA) on a commercial network. The test utilized a feature that will be included in Ericsson’s…
Vodafone Group Selects Alcatel-Lucent As Reference Supplier for LTE Metro Cells
Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by Vodafone Group as a Supplier of Reference for LTE metro cells with integrated Wi-Fi capability. The award is part of Vodafone’s investment program, Project Spring.
Orange Launches LTE Service in Slovakia
Orange Slovakia has launched LTE network in country. Operator’s LTE service is currently available in Bratislava, Kosice and Banska Bystrica. Orange plans to cover 30 percent of the Slovak population…
ZTE Proposes Pre-5G Concept for 4G Terminals
ZTE has introduced its first pre-5G concept. At the LTE World Summit 2014 in Nice, France, ZTE announced that under certain conditions some 5G technologies can provide a 5G-like user…
Zain KSA to Invest $1.2 Billion in Network Infrastructure
Zain Saudi Arabia (Zain KSA) has signed network expansion and upgrade agreements worth US $1.2 billion with five technology companies: Huawei, Nokia, NEC, Cisco, and Alcatel Lucent. The agreements aim…
ZTE Wins Wind Telecom TD-LTE Network Contract
ZTE announced that the company won a contract from Wind Telecom to build the 4G TD-LTE network in the Dominican Republic. TD-LTE contract includes ZTE’s unified platform EPC and eNodeB…
Mavenir Adds Voice Mobility to Wi-Fi with Evolved Packet Data Gateway
Mavenir Systems has announced the availability of its Evolved Packet Data Gateway (ePDG). For subscribers using Wi-Fi, the ePDG provides a secure connection to the Evolved Packet Core (EPC) network…
Bouygues Telecom to Offer LTE-Advanced Services in France
French telecom operator Bouygues Telecom has announced commercial launch of LTE-Advanced network in Lyon, Bordeaux, Grenoble, Vanves, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Malakoff and Rosny-sous-Bois. Additionally, Operator plans to roll out LTE-Advanced in France’s…
Vodafone and Huawei Trial GSM-LTE Dynamic Spectrum Sharing
Huawei announced the successful implementation of the GSM-LTE Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (GL DSS) trial with Vodafone Spain today. GL DSS is able to improve LTE capacity by up to 50%…
4G Americas: Launches of Release 12 LTE-Advanced Could Hit 40 by 2014 End
There are 300 commercial LTE networks now in 107 countries and 350 commercial LTE networks are anticipated by the end of 2014, reports 4G Americas. Additionally, LTE-Advanced is now commercially…