T-Mobile USA Begins Network Transformation in 2012 with LTE Launch Planned for 2013
T-Mobile USA plans to invest $4 billion in network modernization and 4G evolution effort, which will improve its existing voice and data coverage and pave the way for LTE service…
Everything Everywhere Ready to Roll Out LTE in 2012
UK’s Everything Everywhere has outlined the path toward the roll out of 4G LTE. Subject to regulatory approval by the spring, operator is ready to roll out 4G this year.…
NEC Introduces LTE Femtocell Base Stations
NEC has launched new indoor LTE Femtocell base stations for telecom carriers. The base stations will be available in the second quarter of 2012. The new product is available in…
Qualcomm Adds New Gobi Platform Family to Support Multiple LTE Bands
Qualcomm has introduced fifth generation Gobi embedded data connectivity reference platform for mobile devices. Based on Gobi LTE wireless baseband modems, the MDM9615 and MDM9215 support fast LTE connectivity on…
Clearwire to launch TD-LTE network in June 2013
Clearwire plans to roll-out LTE next year. Operator intends to have its first wave of TD-LTE 5,000 cell sites up and running by June 2013, FierceWireless reported earlier. With TDD-LTE…
Telecom Italia starts public LTE trial in Turin
Telecom Italia is launching public LTE trial starting tomorrow in Turin, Italy. Turin people will be able to try out Telecom Italia’s LTE enabled ultra-broadband services at connection speeds of…
Renesas Mobile Launches Integrated LTE Triple-Mode Platform
Advanced semiconductor solutions supplier, Renesas Mobile has introduced MP5232, a single-chip dual 1.5GHz core communications processor to enable OEMs to accelerate the creation and delivery of high volume LTE/HSPA+ capable…
NetAmerica Alliance Member Launches LTE Service in Rural Texas
Peoples Telephone Cooperative, a NetAmerica Alliance Member, has begun offering 4G LTE data service in rural Texas. Peoples replaced its fixed wireless WiMax offering with LTE running on their 700MHz…
Nokia Siemens Networks to upgrade GSM and HSPA networks of T-Mobile, Orange in Poland
Nokia Siemens Networks has been selected as one of the vendors to deploy and upgrade GSM and HSPA networks of T-Mobile Poland and Orange Poland. This upgrade will enable radio…
TELUS LTE service goes live across Canada on Friday
TELUS LTE wireless service will be available to Torontonians and GTA residents on Friday, February 10. TELUS plans to continue rolling out its 4G LTE coverage to more regions across…
Huawei signs LTE deals with TELUS, Bell
Huawei has signed agreements with Canada’s service providers TELUS and Bell Mobility to provide LTE RAN equipments. Bell Mobility will use RAN equipments to continue expansion of the recently launched…
Sprint: Baltimore and Kansas City to get LTE in 2012
Baltimore and Kansas City will have 4G LTE and upgraded 3G service by mid-2012, Sprint said today. Sprint already have announced plans to offer LTE services in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston…
Bouygues Telecom selects Ericsson for 2G, 3G upgrade and LTE rollout
French service provider has selected Bouygues Telecom for upgrade of its 2G/3G radio networks and rollout of 4G LTE equipments. Operator plans to transform its existing 2G and 3G radio…
Hutchison Telecom wins 30MHz block in 2.3GHz Band
Hutchison Telephone Company has won bid for a block of 30MHz spectrum for a utilisation fee of HK$150 million in the auction of radio spectrum in the 2.3GHz band held…
Rogers to launch new LTE devices and price plans
Rogers plans to launch two new LTE devices to offer the faster speeds to its customers. In addition operator will offer more LTE plan options. Operator will launch the Sierra…
Seventeen vendors adopt Femto Forum LTE small cell APIs
Seventeen manufacturers have so far adopted the Femto Forum APIs for their upcoming LTE products including Airvana, AirWalk Communications, Broadcom, Cisco, Freescale, ip.access, mimoOn , Mindspeed, Picochip, Radisys, Tata Elxsi,…
Ericsson and Qualcomm Demonstrate SRVCC Voice Handover between LTE and WCDMA
Ericsson together with Qualcomm successfully performed a voice handover based on the 3GPP-standardized functionality Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC) demonstrating users will experience seamless voice services when they move…
U.S. Cellular to launch LTE Network in March
U.S. Cellular is launching a 4G LTE network next month in conjunction with its partner, King Street Wireless. The LTE network will cover 25 percent of U.S. Cellular’s customers. The…
Vodafone Portugal ready to launch LTE network
Vodafone is prepared to launch LTE network very soon in Portugal. Vodafone will deploy 4G around the country, with the initial coverage available in thirteen district capitals – Braga, Porto,…
LTE spending to reach $24.3 billion in 2013
LTE is expected to claim the major share of wireless infrastructure capital spending next year as mobile carriers migrate towards it. Global capital spending on LTE technology is projected to…
Rogers to expand LTE to more than 25 Canadian cities this year
Canada’s wireless network operator, Rogers plans to expand to more than 25 additional cities this year.
DOCOMO Extends LTE Discount Offer
Japanese operator NTT DOCOMO has extended the discount for it’s LTE service Xi from May 1 to September 30, 2012.
Everything Everywhere and BT Wholesale extend LTE trial
UK’s Everything Everywhere and BT Wholesale have extended live multi-operator customer trial of LTE broadband.
Telstra launches first LTE smartphone in Australia
Telstra has launched Australia’s first 4G LTE smartphone HTC Velocity today.
KT signs LTE deployment deal with Nokia Siemens Networks
South Korean operator KT has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as one of its LTE mobile broadband infrastructure and services vendors.
Infonetics: Femtocell market set to double in 2012
Market research firm Infonetics Research expects global femtocell revenue nearly to double this year while unit shipments grow at nearly 140% compared to 2011.
EMT to expand LTE coverage to 70% of population in Estonia
TeliaSonera’s subsidiary, the mobile operator EMT in Estonia, plans to extend LTE coverage to 70 percent of the country’s population.
Nokia and AT&T announce LTE Lumia 900 at CES 2012
At the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Nokia and AT&T have introduced Nokia Lumia 900, the first of Nokia’s Windows Phone with LTE connectivity.
Sprint announces first LTE devices: Galaxy Nexus, LG Viper and Sierra Wireless Hotspot
After announcing LTE rollout plans last week, Sprint today announced the first set of devices for its 4G LTE network – Galaxy Nexus, LG Viper and Sierra Wireless Tri-Ne
Sprint to offer LTE services in 4 markets in first half of 2012
Sprint plans to offer 4G LTE and improved 3G coverage in Dallas, Atlanta, Houston and San Antonio markets in the first half of 2012.
