EE Launches Inbound LTE Roaming in UK, First Agreement with AT&T
UK’s communications company EE has announced 4G LTE roaming agreement in UK, with AT&T. EE will launch additional partnerships early next year.
Alcatel-Lucent to Supply LTE, Small Cells Solution for China Telecom’s New LTE network
Alcatel-Lucent has announced that its LTE solution has been selected by China Telecom for the operator’s nationwide trial of LTE network. In addition, China Mobile is also deploying Alcatel-Lucent’s small…
CWC Launches LTE Network in Cayman Islands
Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) has launched LTE mobile data services in the Cayman Islands. The new service from LIME, the company’s Caribbean business, is capable of download speeds of…
Movistar and Tigo Launch LTE Networks in Colombia
Colombia’s mobile operators Telefonica subsidiary Movistar and Tigo have launched services. Tigo has launched LTE network in cities of Bogota, Medellin, Barranquilla and Bucaramanga. whereas Movistar has also launched LTE…
SK Telecom to Provide 225 Mbps LTE-Advanced Service
South Korea’s SK Telecom has demonstrated the LTE-Advanced service that offers up to 225Mbps of speed by aggregating 20MHz bandwidth in 1.8GHz band and 10MHz bandwidth in 800MHz band.
Huawei, China Mobile Demonstrate International TDD/FDD VoLTE Call
Huawei and China Mobile held a successful demonstration of international HD voice and video calls between China Mobile’s VoLTE trial networks in Chengdu and Hangzhou and South Korea Operator’s VoLTE…
ABI Research: Multimode Femtocell Shipments to Increase by 350% in 2014
In 2014, standalone 4G LTE femtocells will have greater presence in the market following the general development of the LTE market, but the key player is expected to be 3G/LTE…
Qualcomm Introduces 3G/LTE Multimode Modem and RF Transceiver Chip
Qualcomm has announced its fourth-generation 3G/LTE multimode solutions with the newest modem chipset, the Qualcomm® Gobi™ 9×35, and RF transceiver chip, the Qualcomm WTR3925, designed for 4G LTE Advanced mobile…
Telefónica and Samsung Launch Commercial LTE Network in Chile
Telefónica Chile (Movistar) has launched commercial LTE services in Chile. Operator is deploying the LTE network in 2.6GHz band. Samsung is the supplier of the LTE network solutions.
Alcatel-Lucent to Build TDD LTE Network for YooMee in West and Central Africa
Alcatel-Lucent has announced that company will enable YooMee Africa to expand into new African market by offering TDD LTE wireless access. YooMee Africa, previously known as 4G Africa, is a…
NSN Launches TD-LTE 8-pipe Radio Module for Band 41
Nokia Solutions and Networks has launched a TD-LTE 8-pipe radio module for Band 41 spectrum. 3GPP Band 41 covers 194 MHz of LTE TDD spectrum in the 2496 MHz to…
Telstra Switches on 3000th 4G Tower, Introduces 4G Advanced Hotspot
Australia’s Telstra has switched on its 3,000th 4G base station in Dalby Queensland today. In addition, operator has introduced the Telstra Wi-Fi 4G Advanced , a battery-powered mobile hotspot that…
Alcatel-Lucent and Setar Deploy LTE Network on Island of Aruba
Alcatel-Lucent has deployed a 4G LTE network for Setar, a telecommunications service provider on the Caribbean island of Aruba. The deployment makes use of 20 MHz of spectrum in the…
Alcatel-Lucent Awarded TDD-LTE Contract by Sprint for 2.5GHz 4G LTE Expansion
Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by Sprint for its new ultra-broadband TDD-LTE mobile access network, making use of newly-acquired 2.5GHz spectrum in the U.S. Sprint’s selection of Alcatel-Lucent follows the announcement last…
NSN Wins Sprint Deal for TDD LTE Roll-out
Nokia Solutions and Networks has signed a new contract with Sprint for the deployment of TDD LTE across its 2.5 GHz spectrum, which will increase its high-speed data capacity as…
Vodafone New Zealand Expands LTE Network, Offers Free 4G
Vodafone New Zealand has started rollout of LTE in Hamilton by switching on 4G at Waikato Stadium and Waikato Hospital and in provincial New Zealand with the launch of 4G…
T-Mobile Offers 200 MB of Free 4G LTE Data Every Month to Tablet Owners
U.S. carrier T-Mobile is offering tablet owners up to 200 MB of free 4G LTE data every month for as long as they own their tablet. Customers wanting more data…
Vodafone Offers LTE Service to Prepaid Customers in Australia
Vodafone Australia has started offering LTE service to existing prepaid customers onto its 4G network in metropolitan capital cities. From mid-November, Operator will extend LTE service to new prepaid customers…
ZTE Wins EPC Contract from China Telecom
ZTE has announced that it had won nearly 50 percent of China Telecom’s tender to provide evolved packet core (EPC) equipment for an LTE network across 15 provinces in China.
NSN Introduces LTE Micro, Pico Base Stations with Macro Functionality
Nokia Solutions and Networks has announced introduction of new Flexi Zone LTE microcell and picocell base stations with the same features and capacity as macro base stations. The new base…
T-Mobile Expands LTE Network, Offers Unlimited Data and Texting Worldwide
US carrier T-Mobile’s LTE network is now reaching more than 200 million people in 233 metros across the United States. In addition, operator also announced unlimited global data at no…
AT&T Continues to Expand LTE Network, Adds 13 New LTE Markets
AT&T has launched 4G LTE service in 13 new markets. With this expansion, AT&T 4G LTE is now live in 437 markets and covers 240 million people. AT&T LTE network…
3.2 Million 4G Devices Active on Telstra Network
Australian operator Telstra has announced that more than 3.2 million 4G devices are now operating on its 4G network. This includes more than 360,000 4G smartphones since June 30 this…
Telecom New Zealand to Launch 4G Network on 12 November
Telecom New Zealand will launch 4G network on 12 November in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. 4G service will be available to both prepaid and pay-monthly customers at no additional cost…
Anite Announces Commercial LTE-A Carrier Aggregation Network Testing Solution
Wireless network measurement solutions provider Anite has announced a commercial LTE-A and carrier aggregation (“CA”) testing solution for mobile network operators and network infrastructure vendors. Using the Nemo Outdoor, operators…
SK Telecom Begins Offering LTE Service in 1.8GHz Spectrum
South Korea’s SK Telecom has begun offering LTE service using wider bandwidth in the 1.8 GHz spectrum today and plans to rapidly expand the service to the entire Seoul area…
NSN Demonstrates Authorized Shared Access in TD-LTE Network
Nokia Solutions and Networks has announced that company demonstrated Authorized Shared Access (ASA) technology in a live TD-LTE 4G network trial with a commercial operator and a spectrum-owning local agency.
Batelco Awards Ericsson LTE Expansion Contract
Mobile operator Batelco has selected Ericsson for its LTE and WCDMA expansion plans in Bahrain. The network will be expanded to cover new areas in the country, and upgraded to…
Celcom Selects NSN for LTE Services in Klang Valley, Malaysia
Malaysia’s mobile service provider Celcom Axiata Berhad (Celcom) has picked Nokia Solutions and Networks for its LTE solutions and services in Klang Valley, which comprises Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding…
Alcatel-Lucent to Deploy Mobile Backhaul Network for SK Telecom’s LTE-Advanced Service
Alcatel-Lucent has announced that it will deploy an IP-based mobile backhaul network to support LTE-Advanced services for Korea’s mobile operator SK Telecom. The Internet Protocol/Multiprotocol Label Switching-based (IP/MPLS) mobile backhaul…
