Bell Increases Data Speeds up to 45% on LTE network
Canada’s communications company Bell has increased 4G LTE network speeds up to 45%. According to Bell, LTE download speeds have increased from 75 Megabits per second (expected average 12-25 Mbps)…
Huawei Deploys Commercial LTE TDD Easy Macro in Beijing with China Mobile
Huawei has completed its first LTE TDD Easy Macro commercial deployment in Beijing with China Mobile. According to Huawei , this newly improved LTE TDD Easy Macro improves the download…
ZTE wins COSMOTE Romania LTE contract
ZTE has won a wireless project contract from mobile operator COSMOTE Romania to transform its existing 2G/3G network and build a new LTE network in southern Romania. The deal is…
Swisscom Boosts Quality of Indoor Reception
Swisscom has announced that 94% of the Switzerland’s population can use its 4G/LTE network. For 2G or 3G technology, the figure is over 99%. Swisscom is also now seeking to…
DOCOMO and Huawei Demonstrate LTE Network over Unlicensed Spectrum
NTT DOCOMO and Huawei announced today that their joint test has successfully demonstrated that LTE can be deployed over the 5GHz unlicensed spectrum, which is widely used for wireless LAN…
Vodafone Australia Selects Ericsson to Modernize Core Network
Australian carrier Vodafone has announced that it is completely modernizing and consolidating its core network with Ericsson. According to operator, its new core network will offer greater network agility and…
SingTel Unveils LTE-Advanced Service for Smartphones
Singapore’s mobile service provider SingTel, in collaboration with Samsung and Ericsson, has announced commercial launch of 300Mbps 4G LTE-Advanced service for smartphones. The service will be available from 23 August…
3 Hong Kong to Offer Skype’s Unlimited World Calling Service
3 Hong Kong, a mobile service provider in Hong Kong, has announced a collaborative agreement with Skype to offer its customers Skype’s Unlimited World calling product to make calls to…
Sprint Introduces New Data Pricing Plan
U.S. carrier Sprint has announced new shared data plans that offer double the high-speed data at the same or lower price as compared to AT&T and Verizon Wireless. The Sprint Family…
Aircel Expands 4G LTE Services in India
Indian mobile operator Aircel has launched 4G LTE services in Tamil Nadu and Jammu & Kashmir. The launch comes within a month of operator’s recent LTE deployment in Andhra Pradesh,…
Signals Research: Commercially Deployed VoLTE Service Better than 3G and Internet Calling Services
Alcatel-Lucent has announced the results of an independent research study which found that its commercially deployed Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) technology provides better service than 3G Circuit Switched (CS) voice and Internet…
MediaTek’s LTE SoC Now Commercially Available in Europe
MediaTek’s first LTE System on Chip (SoC) is now commercial available in Europe. According to company, its quad-core LTE SoC delivers exceptional multitasking and multimedia capabilities as well as LTE…
Vodafone Selects Nokia Networks for Commercial 700 MHZ LTE Network Roll Out in New Zealand
Vodafone New Zealand has selected Nokia Networks to enable the launch of its commercial 700 MHz LTE network in the country.
Alcatel-Lucent to Rollout LTE Network in Oklahoma and Kansas with Pioneer Cellular
Alcatel-Lucent is to deploy a LTE overlay network in the Midwestern U.S. states of Oklahoma and Kansas to enable Pioneer Cellular to 4G broadband mobile access to its customers.
Ericsson and SoftBank Demonstrate Mobility-based Policy for Congested Network Environment
Ericsson and SoftBank Mobile are working together to further improve the user experience in congested network environments with new Mobility-based Policy. The demonstration connects mobility management and policy control to…
Verizon Wireless Announces Push to Talk Plus on Select 4G LTE Devices
U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless has launched Push to Talk Plus service with enhancements such as improved voice quality and faster call set up time on its 4G LTE network. The service…
LG Uplus and Huawei Establish a Center for LTE-A and 5G Research in Seoul
Huawei and the mobile operator LG Uplus have established a Mobile Innovation Center (MIC) in Seoul. On July 30, 2014, LG Uplus and Huawei signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…
Vodafone Tests Voice over LTE Call at UK Lab
Vodafone UK has successfully tested Voice over LTE at its specialist laboratory in Newbury, Berkshire. VoLTE will allow voice calls to be carried across Vodafone’s 4G data network, instead of…
Cellcom Israel Launches 4G LTE Network
Cellcom Israel has launched its LTE network in the country after having received the Israeli Ministry of Communication approval to use a 5MHZ 1800MHz frequency band (already in the Company’s…
Nokia Networks Boosts Quality TD-LTE Rollout for China Mobile
Nokia Networks has recently been ranked a leader in China Mobile’s quality assessment of its commercial TD-LTE network, company announced today. The operator has developed a rigorous evaluation program of…
EE Switches on 4G in 21 More Communities Across UK
UK operator EE has turned on LTE network in new 21 towns including many rural towns in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the South West, East Midlands, and North West of…
GSA: 51 LTE networks launched so far in 2014
Globally, 51 LTE networks have been launched so far in 2014, according to a recent report from GSA. The total number of commercial LTE networks is expected to be more…
Sprint Reports Q1 Results, Hits Mid-year LTE Coverage Target
U.S. carrier Sprint today reported operating results for the first fiscal quarter of 2014, including net income of $23 million and consolidated operating income of $519 million, the highest in…
Nokia Networks to Trial LTE for National TV Broadcasting
Nokia Networks has announced that company is working with a range of partners in the field trial of wide-area TV broadcasting using a single LTE frequency within UHF spectrum.
ZTE Blade Vec 4G, ZTE Grand S II LTE Debut in Hong Kong
ZTE has launched the Blade Vec 4G with Google Now Launcher and Grand S II LTE in Hong Kong. Priced at HKD 1,499, the ZTE Blade Vec 4G is powered…
SingTel to Offer Commercial 300Mbps 4G service with Huawei Device
Singapore’s mobile operator SingTel has announced a commercial 300Mbps 4G service with the launch of the Huawei E5786 mobile MiFi device. In addition to the Huawei E5786, other LTE-Advanced enabled…
Hughes, Thales Complete Test of LTE Mobile Network via Satellite
Broadband satellite solutions provider Hughes Network Systems and Thales Defense & Security have successfully tested a rapidly deployable Long-Term Evolution (LTE) mobile networking solution via satellite.
Optus Turning on Commercial 4G 700MHz Network in Darwin and Perth
Optus is turning on its first commercial 4G LTE 700MHz network in Darwin and Perth CBDs. The launch follows the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) granting Optus an early…
Claro Selects Ericsson for LTE Network in Costa Rica
Claro has selected Ericsson as the supplier of the operator’s LTE network in Costa Rica. Ericsson’s LTE solution will include several core and radio access infrastructure products such as Mobility…
China Mobile to Deploy 500,000 4G Base Stations in 2014
China Mobile plans to build more than 500,000 4G base stations by the end of 2014. Operator will enable 4G international roaming services in another 50 countries or regions, reports…
