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Femto Forum has published a set of APIs to enable LTE femtocell semiconductors and protocol software stacks from different vendors to interoperate. 

Motorola and Nokia have entered into a 4G license agreement that extends the companies’ existing intellectual property licensing agreement to include 4G cellular technologies, such as LTE, WiMAX an

Colombian telecoms operator UNE EPM has planned to launch LTE services in three or four large cities during the second half of next year.

Tata Elxsi has announced the availability of its optimized LTE Femto/Pico eNodeB solution compliant to 3GPP Release 8 and Femto Forum specifications.

Femtocells appeal to the majority of US broadband householders with mobile phones according to Femto Forum, an independent industry and operator association .

Broadcom Corporation has announced acquisition of Beceem Communications, a privately-held company that is a provider of 4G wireless platform solutions.

Shanghai Bell has announced the launch of the new TD- LTE concept car during the P&T/EXPO COMM CHINA 2010 on Monday. 

IPWireless has announced that Public Service Wireless (PSW) is deploying a high speed wireless Internet network utilizing IPWireless LTE platform.

ZTE has demonstrated its high-speed LTE-advanced system with 1Gbit/second when it debuted at the P&T/Expo Comm China in Beijing, according to a company statement.

Alvarion and Canada’s rural broadband internet provider Barrett Xplore have announced plans to deploy the 4G WiMAX network in Canada.

Qualcomm is integrating L-Band LTE technology in its mainstream chipset roadmap according to a statment from LightSquared.

Switzerland’s telecom service provider Swisscom is currently testing the LTE in Grenchen.

Canada’s service provider Rogers Communications has announced the launch of LTE network technical trial with Ericsson Canada in the Ottawa area.

Verizon has announced rapid deployment of the a large-scale LTE network today from the CTIA Enterprise & Applications 2010 conference.

Verizon Wireless will hold a news conference on 6 October during CTIA Enterprise & Applications 2010, in San Francisco according to the company press release. 

Samsung Electronics and Japan’s UQ Communications are demonstrating WiMAX 2 based on IEEE 802.16m with a speed of 330Mbps.

LightSquared has closed on $850 million of credit arranged and led by UBS AG.

Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom has completed LTE tests on the high-speed rail (HSR) for both TDD & FDD.

Telenor Hungary has announced a contract with ZTE to build a GSM/UMTS/LTE network in Hungary.

ng Connect Program has announced joining of 11 new members, bringing membership to 47 companies since the start of the program.

MetroPCS is now offering commercial 4G LTE services in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex (DFW), USA.

Qualcomm and Asiaspace WiMAX Sdn Bhd have  signed a non-binding MOU to explore future deployment of LTE TDD technology in Malaysia.

Alcatel-Lucent has announced a multi-million dollar contract with Etisalat Lanka to increase its GSM/EDGE network capacity and coverage and build 3G HPSA+ all-IP broadband network.

WiMAX service provider Clearwire is reviewing its funding options from company such as T-Mobile USA or money from a wireless spectrum sale.

Russian operator Scartel (Yota) is planning to launch the first LTE base station, in Moscow and St. Petersburg in 2011, said company CEO Denis Sverdlov. 

The six CDMA-450 mobile operators, Sky Link (Russia), TRIATEL (Latvia), DIALLOG (Belarus), Ufon (Czech Republic), G-Mobile (Mongolia), Telemobil SA (Romania) and the group CDG SIG450 (The CDMA Deve

Vodafone Germany has launched LTE services in the Heiligendamm,a German seaside resort.

TeliaSonera has launched commercial LTE network  in Lund, Sweden which became the fifth city with 4G coverage. LTE is already available in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Visby.

LTE enabled netbooks and tablets will be used by as many as 20%, or 1 in 5, LTE subscribers by 2015, says a Juniper Research report.

The Austrian regulatory authority TKK has completed the auction of LTE frequencies in the 2.6 GHz band, raising EUR 39.5.