Winners for the 2014 Small Cell Forum Small Cell Industry Awards Announced
Real-world deployments, applications and advanced planning and analytics took centre stage at last night’s Small Cell Forum Awards 2014. The Small Cell Forum awards, which take place annually as part…
Nokia and SK Telecom Demonstrate 3.78 Gbps Using TDD-FDD Carrier Aggregation
Nokia and SK Telecom have reached a throughput speed of 3.78 Gbps by aggregating 10 spectrum frequencies allocated for both LTE variants for a 200 MHz of bandwidth. Earlier Nokia…
LTE Hits 30% Share of Cellular Market in North America
4G Americas reports that LTE connections in North America grew to 115 million subscriptions, representing 30 percent of the 387 million total mobile subscriptions in the region at the end…
Ericsson to Provide Policy and Charging Solution to Taiwan Mobile
Ericsson has won a deal providing an integrated Policy and Charging solution to Taiwan Mobile. Taiwan Mobile is one of the largest operators in Taiwan, offering mobile, fixed line, cable…
Chunghwa Telecom Starts Commercial LTE Service
Taiwan’s telecom service provider Chunghwa Telecom has launched commercial 4G LTE network in the country. Operator is currently offering over 30 LTE-compatible devices and plans to increase it to over…
DOCOMO Verifies NFV Feasibility with Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco and NEC
NTT DOCOMO announced that it has completed proof-of-concept (PoC) trials verifying the feasibility of network functions virtualization (NFV) while working separately with Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco and NEC. The company has been…
Alcatel-Lucent, Mobily Announce NFV Deployment of Wireless Control
Alcatel-Lucent and Mobily Saudi Arabia have announced the deployment of virtualized radio access network (RAN) software from Alcatel-Lucent’s Network Function Virtualization (NFV) portfolio launched during Mobile World Congress 2014.
Alcatel-Lucent Signs Global Frame Agreement with Telenor Group on LTE Networks
Alcatel-Lucent and Telenor Group have signed a global frame agreement making Alcatel-Lucent a candidate provider for 4G LTE networks to the subsidiaries in 13 countries in Europe and Asia.
SingTel Launches Full-Featured Voice over LTE Service
Singapore’s mobile operator SingTel has unveiled 4G ClearVoice, a commercial full-featured Voice over LTE (VoLTE) service, in collaboration with Samsung and Ericsson. Operator’s VoLTE service offers full suite of telephony…
LIME and Ericsson Complete LTE Roll-out in Cayman Islands
Cable & Wireless Communications (trading as LIME) has completed the roll-out of its new 4G LTE network in Cayman Islands. The network was installed by Ericsson as sole supplier, covering…
Globecomm Adds Two New Carriers to Hosted LTE Solution
Communications solutions provider Globecomm has announced that Adams NetWorks, Inc. (Adams) and Chariton Valley have commercially launched 4G LTE services to their customers leveraging Globecomm’s Hosted LTE solutions.
MTS, Nokia Test VoLTE Voice and Video Call
Russia’s telecommunications operator MTS has completed the Voice over LTE (VoLTE) call on a telco cloud infrastructure using Nokia’s technology. The end-to-end testing was successfully conducted in the operator’s live…
China Mobile Certifies Ericsson’s LTE Advanced Modem
China Mobile has fully tested and certified Ericsson’s M7450 5-mode modem chipset for use in China Mobile’s network. Ericsson’s M7450 covers five access technologies: TD-LTE, LTE FDD, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA and…
NTT DOCOMO to Conduct 5G Experimental Trials
Japanese carrier NTT DOCOMO plans to conduct experimental trials of emerging 5G mobile communications technologies with six mobile technology vendors: Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Fujitsu, NEC, Nokia and Samsung.
SK Telecom Expands 2.1GHz Base Stations to Commercialize 3 Band LTE-Advanced Networks
South Korea’s SK Telecom has started expanding installation of base stations to use 10MHz bandwidth from 2.1GHz band for LTE from May 7 in certain areas in Seoul, Gwangju and…
Telecom NZ to Trial LTE in 700 MHz Band
Telecom New Zealand plans to begin trial of LTE network over APT700 MHz spectrum next month. The upcoming trial will be conducted in conjunction with Huawei Technologies over 11 cell…
Sprint Adds LTE Network in 41 New Cities
US operator Sprint has added 4G LTE service in 41 more new cities. With this expansion, Sprint’ LTE network now covers more than 225 million people and remains on track…
EE Brings LTE Network to 200th Town in UK
UK’s EE has added the seaside town of Rhyl in North Wales as the 200th town to its LTE coverage area. Operator switched on LTE network in 13 towns across…
4G Americas: 2014 & 2015 Pivotal Years for Spectrum Decisions in Latin America
On average across Latin America only 20 percent of the ITU’s recommended target spectrum allocation for 2015 has been met, resulting in a tremendous shortfall of available spectrum, reports 4G…
Virgin Mobile Launches LTE Service in France
French mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile has launched LTE service over the SFR and Bouygues Telecom networks in France. Operator had signed agreements with mobile operator SFR and Bouygues…
Volvo Cars and AT&T Sign Multi-Year Connected Car Agreement
AT&T and Volvo Cars have entered into a new multi-year agreement to enable future Volvo vehicles in the U.S. and Canada with high speed wireless connectivity.
Huawei and LG Uplus to Deploy OTN for LTE-Advanced CPRI Backhaul
South Korea’s mobile service provider LG Uplus and Huawei will deploy WDM/OTN technology for common public radio interface (CPRI) backhaul on LG UpLus’s LTE-Advanced network.
RJio to Accelerate 4G Rollout Using RCom’s Intra-City Network in India
Reliance Jio Infocomm and Reliance Communications have signed an agreement for sharing of RCOM’s extensive intra-city optic fiber infrastructure. Under the terms of the agreement, Reliance Jio Infocomm will utilize…
Qualcomm Introduces Next- Generation Snapdragon 810 and 808 Processors
Qualcomm has announced its next- generation mobile processors for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 tier, the Snapdragon 810 and 808 processors. Both the Snapdragon 810 and Snapdragon 808 processors integrate Qualcomm…
dtac Launches LTE in Thailand with Ericsson
dtac TriNet has announced the launch of LTE network for its users in Thailand. dtac TriNet, a subsidiary of Thailand’s mobile operator dtac, has selected Ericsson to deploy a 4G/LTE…
Telenor Myanmar Names Ericsson Network Supplier & Awards Managed Services Contract
Mobile operator Telenor has awarded a 5-year contract to Ericsson for multivendor managed services to support Telenor’s nationwide network rollout in Myanmar. Late last year, Telenor also signed a frame…
Vodafone Spain Brings 4G to All provincial Capitals
Vodafone Spain has announced the availability of its 4G service in all provincial capitals and in the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, from April 1. 4G services will be…
Vodafone Australia Switches on LTE Network in Tasmania
Vodafone Australia has launched 4G LTE network in Tasmania, following successful live trials in recent weeks in West Moonah, Cambridge, New Norfolk, Warrane and Hobart Airport.
Sprint Adds 20 New LTE Markets
U.S. carrier Sprint has announced 20 new 4G LTE markets. Operator expects to cover 250 million people with 4G LTE by mid-year. Sprint today also announced Sprint Spark in Provo,…
T-Mobile Launches Major Network Upgrade Program
U.S. carrier T-Mobile is now kicking off a major new program to upgrade its 2G/EDGE network with 4G LTE. The company plans to complete 50 percent of the work this…
