Nokia Siemens Networks Aims for 1Gbps TD-LTE Speed at CTIA
Nokia Siemens Networks plans to demonstrate TD-LTE data speeds of close to 1 Gbps using its commercial Flexi Multiradio 10 Base Station with LTE-Advanced technology at International CTIA Wireless 2012.…
SK Telecom Signs LTE Contract with Ericsson
South Korea’s operator SK Telecom has selected Ericsson to extend its LTE network. The LTE network extension will be carried out by Ericsson’s operating unit in Korea, LG-Ericsson and is…
Optus Switches on LTE Network in Newcastle and Hunter Region
Australian operator Optus has activated its 4G LTE network for select customers across Greater Newcastle, as well as in Port Stephens, the Hunter Valley and Lake Macquarie areas. Operator is…
Clearwire TDD-LTE Initial Market Launches Scheduled for Early 2013
US carrier Clearwire has planned TDD-LTE Network for high demand “Hot Zones” in 31 Markets. New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle will be among the 31…
Verizon to Launch LTE Network in 27 New Markets on April 19
Verizon Wireless is introducing its 4G LTE network in 27 new markets and expanding in 44 markets on April 19. Operator claims that with this expansion, Verizon’s LTE network will…
Ericsson Announces Softbank LTE Contract
Ericsson announced today that SOFTBANK MOBILE has selected it to build an LTE RAN in Japan’s major cities,. Ericsson is the second big vendor to report LTE network contract this…
SOFTBANK MOBILE Picks NSN to Offer LTE in Japan
Japan’s SOFTBANK MOBILE has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to supply, deploy and integrate its 4G, FDD LTE network. SOFTBANK MOBILE expects to offer LTE services in autumn 2012. Nokia Siemens…
Movicel Deploys Commercial LTE 1.8GHz Network in Angola
African operator Movicel has launched of commercial 1.8GHz FDD LTE network in the Cabinda province of Angola. Earlier during MWC 2012 in Barcelona, Movicel announced it would deploy the first…
EMT Outlines 4G Progress, LTE Build-Out on Track
The mobile operator EMT has built 130 4G base stations covering almost 35 percent of the country’s population since it launched the LTE network in Estonia on December 16, 2010.…
Airtel Likely to Launch 4G in Kolkata This Month
Indian telecom service provider Bharti Airtel is set to launch 4G services in Kolkata this month. “It will be launched this month in Kolkata,” Bharti Airtel CEO Sanjay Kapoor said…
Rogers Extends LTE Network to Calgary and Halifax
Rogers Communications has launched LTE network in Calgary and Halifax, Canada. With this further expansion, Rogers brings LTE to nearly 12 million Canadians, says the company. Operator further plans to cover…
LG Uplus Builds Nationwide LTE Network
South Korean carrier LG Uplus completed and launched a nationwide LTE network yesterday, reports cstimes. The operator has spent over 1.25 trillion won ($1.1 billion) on the network. The cellular…
LTE Small Cell to Surpass Macro BTS Shipments in 2014
Cellular base station architectures are shifting from traditional macrocells to distributed base stations and toward the growing use of small cell base stations. Number of LTE small cells shipments will…
Huawei Conducts 4×4 MIMO Trial on Commercial LTE Network
Huawei has successfully executed LTE 4×4 MIMO field trial in the network of Deutsche Telekom. According to Huawei, this field trial showed download data rates of up to 250Mbps. MIMO…
ZTE Wins Telenor Pakistan and MTN Nigeria Contracts
ZTE has signed a contract with the MTN Nigeria to build GSM/UMTS networks in Nigeria and has been selected by Telenor Pakistan (TP) to provide an array of equipment to…
AT&T to Offer Nokia Lumia 900 Begining April 8
AT&T will start selling Nokia Lumia 900, the Windows smartphone, on April 8 for $99.99. Customers can also pre-order it in cyan or black beginning March 30. The Lumia 900 will…
Batelco and Huawei Trial LTE in Bahrain
Communications services provider Batelco and Huawei have successfully showcased LTE technology at Batelco`s Hamala Headquarters on March 22nd. During the trial speeds of 150Mbps were achieved.
Nokia Siemens Networks to expand STC TD-LTE network
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to upgrade its nationwide GSM and 3G networks and expand its commercial 4G TD-LTE network. According to company, Nokia Siemens Networks…
Sprint Ends Spectrum Deal With LightSquared
Sprint has elected to exercise its right to terminate the agreement signed in June 2011 with LightSquared. Per the agreement, Sprint agreed to deploy and operate an LTE network capable…
Deutsche Telekom, Alcatel-Lucent test in-flight broadband service based on LTE
Deutsche Telekom, Alcatel-Lucent and Airbus have successfully tested direct data communication using LTE technology, between an aircraft and a wireless network on the ground. When commercial, this solution will be…
Verizon Launches LTE Enabled Residential Wireless Broadband Solution
Verizon Wireless has announced HomeFusion Broadband, a new service that provides in-home wireless broadband using LTE technology. HomeFusion Broadband will be available beginning later this month in Birmingham, Ala., Dallas…
TELUS to invest $3B, extend LTE network
TELUS has announced new plans to invest $3 billion in advanced technology and new facilities over the next three years in British Columbia. Operator has already invested more than $26…
ZTE to upgrade Hi3G’s network in Sweden
Hi3G has awarded a contract to ZTE to deliver the next stage of the LTE infrastructure network as it builds out the LTE TDD/FDD dual-mode network in Sweden. Under new…
du selects Cisco to build mobile broadband network
UAE telecommunications service provider du is deploying a nationwide mobile broadband network and has selected Cisco’s mobile Internet solution to deliver high-speed 4G LTE mobile data services to its customers.…
UK Broadband launches commercial TD-LTE in UK
UK Broadband (UKB) has switched on its first 4G TD-LTE system in London using 3.5GHz spectrum. UKB is deploying its network using Huawei’s TD-LTE solution.
Ericsson, Qualcomm Demo Broadcast Video over LTE at MWC
Ericsson and Qualcomm will demonstrate evolved Broadcast over LTE (Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services, eMBMS) at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012 in Barcelona. eMBMS enables more efficient use of available spectrum…
ITU Calls for Quick Deployment of IMT-Advanced Networks
ITU wants mobile operators worldwide to quickly deploy IMT-Advanced based mobile broadband network. In addition it is also urging governments to slash or even abolish onerous taxes on ICT equipment…
ABI Research: Ericsson Leads LTE RAN Standard Contributions
From 2005 until 1H 2011, Ericsson has made the most approved contributions to the LTE RAN standard, according to ABI Research. Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks together had the second…
eAccess to launch LTE service in March
Japanese operator eAccess will launch commercial LTE service next month. Operator has set initial LTE data service price of 3,880 yen per month. According to eAccess, its LTE service will…
Telenor to use Alcatel-Lucent’s Femto solution
To deliver high quality mobile broadband voice and data services, telecommunications service provider Telenor has selected small cells technology from Alcatel-Lucent. Under a new global frame agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will provide…