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China Mobile Selects Alcatel-Lucent’s lightRadio TD-LTE RAN for 4G Deployments

China Mobile has selected Alcatel-Lucent’s lightRadio™  4G TD-LTE overlay – for the nationwide rollout of high-speed mobile broadband network. After the successful completion of China Mobile’s 4G trial, this additional…

T-Mobile Czech Republic Launches Commercial LTE Services

T-Mobile Czech Republic has launched commercial LTE network in Prague and Mlada Boleslav. The operator has also extended LTE coverage of the Czech Republic’s capital – 26% of its territory…

BASE Company Launches LTE Network in Belgium

Belgium’s mobile operator BASE Company has launched 4G LTE network in country. BASE customers can now use 4G in 15 cities. According to operator, more cities will be added soon.…

SFR Launches Commercial LTE Services in Paris

French operator SFR has introduced commercial LTE services in Paris. Nokia Solutions and Networks has provided network infrastructure for 4G LTE network on the 800 MHz and 2600 MHz frequency…

Osnova Telecom Selects Amdocs Compact Convergence for LTE Launch

Russia’s national operator Osnova Telecom has selected Amdocs Compact Convergence to support the commercial launch of its LTE network under a managed services model. 

Optus Turns On TD-LTE Network in Major Cities

Australian operator Optus has turned on its 4G TD-LTE network in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide to complement its existing 4G network.

Alcatel-Lucent and CNT Deploy LTE Network in Ecuador

Ecuador’s mobile operator Corporacion Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CNT) has selected Alcatel-Lucent to deploy 4G LTE network in Ecuador. CNT is deploying Alcatel-Lucent’s LTE solution to provide 4G connectivity to  …

EE Reaches 1 Million LTE Subscribers Mark

UK’s operator EE has one million LTE customers now. EE has achieved its goal of signing up one million 4G customers by the end of the year, four months sooner…

Telefonica Spain Selects Alcatel-Lucent to Deliver LTE Network Overlay

Alcatel-Lucent has signed a contract with Telefónica, to become a reference supplier for its 4G LTE network in Spain, company announced today. Under the agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will deploy some 8,000…

Broadcom to Acquire LTE-Related Assets from Renesas

Broadcom Corporation has entered in to a definitive agreement to acquire LTE-related assets from affiliates of Renesas Electronics Corporation in $164 million. Company expects to accelerate availability of Broadcom’s first…

Orange Launches LTE Network in Liechtenstein

Orange has announced the launch of LTE network in the Principality of Liechtenstein. According to operator, its 4G network currently provides coverage to 91% of the population of the country. 

Smart Trials LTE-Advanced in Philippines

Philippines’ wireless services provider Smart Communications has recently conducted LTE-Advanced trials in Metro Manila and Davao City. According to operator, Smart’s test facilities achieved speeds of up to 209.66 mbps…

GSA Confirms 1,064 LTE User Devices

GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association) confirms that 111 manufacturers have announced 1,064 LTE-enabled user devices world-wide, including frequency and carrier variants. Since July 2012, 647 new LTE user devices have…

Neotel Launches LTE for Business Customers

South Africa’s communications network operator, Neotel has announced the launch of LTE network. Operator’s NeoBroadband powered by LTE, is a fixed wireless solution for Small and Medium businesses (SMB) as…

MTS Launches LTE Network in the Tambov Region

Russian mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has announced the commercial launch of its LTE FDD  network in Tambov and the Tambov region. Operator is currently rolling-out LTE networks throughout Russia…

O2 Unveils 4G Tariffs and Data Bundles

UK’s O2 has announced a range of 4G tariffs with data bundles for its upcoming 4G network. From 29th August, O2 will offer 4G tariffs starting at £26 a month,…

Elisa Switches on LTE Network in 800 MHz Band

Estonia’s mobile operator Elisa has launched its LTE services on 800 MHz band spectrum. The operator launched nationwide LTE services immediately after receiving the license to use the spectrum from…

Telstra and Ericsson Make LTE-Advanced Call on 1800MHz and 900MHz on Commercial Network

Ericsson has announced that Australia’s Telstra has used the LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) Carrier Aggregation technology on 1800MHz and 900MHz spectrum bands on a commercial network.

O2 to Launch LTE Network on 29th August

UK operator O2 has outlined plans for launch of its 4G LTE network. O2 will switch on LTE network in London, Leeds and Bradford on 29th August, reaching up to…

NTT DOCOMO’s LTE Subscribers Surpass 15 Million

NTT DOCOMO has announced that subscribers to its LTE mobile service surpassed 15 million on July 30. Operator’s LTE subscriptions reached one million in December 2011, 10 million in February…

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.

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…

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…

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…