Smartphones and Tablets Leading Growth, 347 LTE User Devices Till Date
Recently published GSA report confirms that 63 manufacturers have announced 347 LTE-enabled user devices so far. In 2011. around 250 new LTE user devices were added. GSA further says that…
Sprint Announces HD Voice-capable The HTC EVO 4G LTE
Sprint has announced the next evolution of the HTC EVO family: HTC EVO 4G LTE. It will be available in the second quarter for $199.99. The availability date will be…
Global LTE Mobile Shipments to Increase 10-fold in 2012
Global LTE phone shipments will grow tenfold from 6.8 million units in 2011 to reach 67 million units in 2012, Strategy Analytics said last week. Companies leading the growth spurt…
IHS iSuppli: new iPad costs more to produce than iPad 2
According to IHS iSuppli, the new iPad is more expensive to produce than the iPad 2 at the time of product launch, even though the retail price points are the…
LTE Footprint Growing Rapidly, North America Leads in Subscription
Operators worldwide are embracing LTE at faster rate now. According to a recent GSA report 301 operators have committed to commercial LTE network deployments, more than 50% jump in a…
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…
iMore: Apple’s iPad 3 to support LTE
With rumors floating around for possible support of 4G LTE, a new report surfaced today which indicates that Apple plans to add LTE equipped radio to its third-generation iPad.
Qualcomm LTE Chipsets to Support LTE Advanced with Carrier Aggregation
Qualcomm’s next generation Gobi modem chipsets will begin sampling in Q4 2012 and will support both HSPA+ Release 10 & LTE Advanced. The new chipsets will support LTE carrier aggregation…
ZTE To Unveil Two Android LTE Phones At MWC
China’s ZTE has announced two new LTE handsets running Android Ice Cream Sandwich with 1.2GHz and 1.5GHz chipsets. Company plans to showcase them at the forthcoming Mobile World Congress telecoms…
LTE revenues reached over $ 2.1 Billion in 2011
As the market is taking off driven by early LTE efforts, LTE revenues have reached over $ 2.1 Billion, up from $ 0.6 Billion in 2010, says a report from…
Huawei activates ANR in commercial LTE network
Huawei has announced the commercial launch of the Automatic Neighbor Relation (ANR) feature on LTE networks in Cologne, Germany. The 3GPP standardized ANR feature is one of the important features…
62 commercial networks support DC-HSPA+, drives HSPA investments
Despite faster operator commitments for LTE deployment, HSPA investments are not slowing down. Confirming that HSPA+ is quickly expanding, GSA reports that a total of 241 operators have committed to…
4G LTE set to drive wireless market
LTE is driving current mobile devices and equipment market and is expected to claim the major share of wireless spending next few years as mobile carriers migrate
LG Announces Optimus Pad LTE Tablet
LG has launched the Optimus Pad LTE, a 4G LTE capable 8.9-inch tablet running Android Honeycomb operating system.
Huawei Launches LTE TDD Multi-Mode Mobile WiFi Device at CES
Huawei has launched LTE TDD /FDD /UMTS/ GSM multi-mode Mobile WiFi device, the E589 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012.
AT&T Unveils Six New LTE Android Devices at CES 2012
AT&T has announced six new Android based LTE devices at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas which include five smartphones and one tablet device.
Global LTE Deployment Status
2012 is going to be year of LTE in terms trials and commercial launches.
French Telecom Regulator awards 800 MHz licenses
French Telecom Regulator ARCEP will award licenses to use the 800 MHz frequency band to SFR, Bouygues Telecom and France Telecom.
FCC approves AT&T’s acquisition of spectrum from Qualcomm
After abandoning $39 billion bid to acquire T-Mobile USA, AT&T has finally received some good news. U.S.
AT&T ends $39 billion bid to acquire T-Mobile USA
AT&T has announced end of its $39 billion bid to acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom amid anti-trust concerns.
Ericsson ready for Voice, SMS over LTE via CSFB
Ericsson has announced deployment of 3GPP CSFB in several networks in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region.
Verizon Wireless: 4G LTE network services restored
Verizon Wireless today announced that 4G LTE service has returned to normal after the company’s network operations team resolved a technical issue.
Motorola & Verizon launch LTE DROID XYBOARD Tablets
Motorola Mobility has released two new DROID XYBOARD tablets for Verizon Wireless LTE network.
AT&T expands LTE to new markets, adds new LTE Tablet
AT&T is set to launch LTE in six new markets on November 20.
Sprint to launch LTE-Advanced network in 2013
Sprint will deploy a LTE-Advanced network on its 800MHz spectrum from 2013.
Airtel likely to contract multiple vendors for LTE deployment?
Indian service provider Bharti Airtel is close on signing LTE deals for offering 4G services in four circles.
Italy’s 4G spectrum awarded
The results of Italy’s 4G spectrum auctions have been announced and companies are awarded spectrum in the 800Mhz, 1,800MHz and 2.6GHz bands.
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.
Samsung unveils LTE versions of the GALAXY S II and GALAXY Tab
Samsung Electronics has announced LTE editions of its GALAXY S II and GALAXY Tab 8.9.
