Telekom Austria Selects Ericsson for Radio Network Upgrade and LTE
Telekom Austria Group has picked Ericsson for its multi-standard radio network upgarde and to supply LTE infrastructure. Ericsson will upgrade the 2G and 3G mobile networks and also provide the…
Ubiquisys Gets $19M Funding to Meet Demand for Public Small Cell Hotspots
3G and LTE small cells maker Ubiquisys has raised $19m in an oversubscribed round. The company will use the capital to generate further profitable growth and accelerate delivery of innovative…
O2 Selects Ruckus Wireless for Small Cell Deployment in UK
Ruckus Wireless has been selected by Telefonica UK (O2) to supply high-capacity small cell products for high-speed wireless services being deployed throughout London, the company announced today.
Ericsson: LTE to cover half the world’s population by 2017
A new Traffic and Market Report from Ericsson says that 85 percent of the world’s population will have internet coverage via 3G by 2017 and there will be close to…
SingTel launches 4G service, plans for smartphones
SingTel (Singapore Telecommunications) has launched 4G service for consumer smartphone users in Singapore. SingTel is also introducing new Flexi and iFlexi plans with tiered data bundles from 1 July 2012…
Nokia Siemens Networks Deploys iSON Solution for KDDI’s 3G and LTE Networks
Nokia Siemens Networks has deployed a telecoms operating system for Japanese mobile operator KDDI to create intelligent, self-organizing network.
T-Mobile Hungary to Extend LTE Coverage This Summer
Magyar Telekom’s T-Mobile unit plans to extend the LTE service coverage to suburban parts of Budapest and several country towns this summer. According to the operator, currently it’s 4G LTE…
Qualcomm and Digibras Sign 3G, 4G License Agreement
Qualcomm and Digibras Group have entered into 3G and 4G license agreements to enable Digibras to manufacture, through its brands, 3G and 4G smartphones in Brazil. Digibras Industria do Brasil…
Small Cell Forum: Public Access Small Cells Could Quickly Carry More Traffic than Macros
The Small Cell Forum says that public access small cells could play a key role in providing additional mobile coverage, capacity and new services in both urban and rural areas.
Nokia Siemens Networks To Supply Tele2 LTE Networks In Baltics Countries
Tele2 has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as the supplier of the operator’s 4G, LTE radio and core network in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to provide superior mobile broadband with faster…
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…
SmartCell to ease access, backhaul, and core capacity pressures
The rapid increase of mobile data services, driven by smartphones and tablets, has accelerated data-traffic growth to the point where macro cellular networks are no longer sufficient to meet subscriber…
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…
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…
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…
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
Mindspeed to Acquire ‘Small Cells’ Maker Picochip
Mindspeed Technologies has signed an agreement to acquire U.K.based Picochip Limited for a purchase price of approx $51.8 million, plus a potential earnout paymen
37 Femtocell deployments in 23 countries
Growing number of operators are committing to LTE small cell deployments which are expected to form a key market trend in 2012, said a recent Informa Telecoms &
SFR offers free Femtocell in France
French mobile operator SFR is offering free femtocells to all of its 10+ million 3G customers.
HTC Raider 4G Launched in South Korea
HTC has announced new new LTE smartphone, Raider 4G for South Korean market.
United Mobile Introduces Cross-platform 3G/LTE Connection Manager UConnect
United Mobile has unveiled UConnect, a cross-platform software with intuitive interfaces to discover, customize, control and connect to LTE and WiMAX networks.
VimpelCom launches femtocell services using Alcatel-Lucent’s solution
VimpelCom has selected Alcatel-Lucent’s technical solution to support the launch of new femtocell based services for Beeline subscribers in the North-Western region of
Optus launches commercial 3G femtocell service
Australia’s Optus has launched femtocell service called Optus 3G Home Zone combined with unlimited call offer.
Sprint and LightSquared sign LTE network deal
Sprint Nextel and LightSquared have signed a 15-year agreement that includes spectrum hosting and network services, 4G wholesale, and 3G roaming.
3G Femtocells Outnumber Conventional 3G BTS
According to a recent Informa Telecoms & Media report, there are now in excess of 2.3 million 3G femtocells globally compared to 1.6 million 3G macrocells.
Ofcom: LTE capacity gains more than 200% over 3G
UK regulator Ofcom has said that 4G mobile technology will deliver more than 200% of the capacity of existing 3G technologies, using the same amount of spectrum.
Optus picks Nokia Siemens Networks for packet core
Australia’s mobile operator Optus has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as its sole packet core vendor in a multimillion dollar agreement to address growing bandwidth req
Maxis extends 3G coverage, expects LTE deployment in few months
Malaysia’s lcommunications service provider Maxis Berhad has surpassed 5,000 3G sites spanning both East and West Malaysia.
Optus launches 3G Femtocells
Optus has commenced the commercial pilot of 3G Femtocell device for Australian consumers.
ZTE to Supply LTE TDD/FDD Dual-Mode Equipments to Hi3G
ZTE is selected by operator Hi3G to supply LTE infrastructure equipment. Hi3G plans to build the LTE TDD/FDD dual-mode networks in Sweden and Denmark.
