Small Cell Forum Announces 2013 Award Winners
The Small Cell Forum has announced the winners of the Small Cell Forum Industry Awards 2013. The awards recognize outstanding achievement within, and contributions to, the small cell industry. SK…
Regional Telecom, Alcatel-Lucent Launch LTE Network in Iraq
Regional Telecom, a communications service provider in Northern Iraq, and Alcatel-Lucent have launched 4G LTE network Iraq under the Fastlink brand. Alcatel-Lucent is providing its end-to-end 4G LTE solution, including…
Qualcomm Announces Multi-mode 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi Small Cell Solutions
Qualcomm has introduced a family of 28 nanometer (nm) solutions, the Qualcomm FSM99xx, to enable pico, metro and enterprise small cells that are designed to enhance operators’ 3G and LTE…
Ericsson: 4.5 Billion Smartphone Subscriptions by End of 2018
Mobile-data traffic will continue to grow significantly in the coming years. According to latest Ericsson Mobility Report, Video makes up the largest segment of data traffic in networks, and it…
Vodafone UK to Launch LTE Service by the Late Summer
Vodafone UK has announced that company is increasing investment in its network this year and preparing for the launch of 4G LTE services by the late summer. Operator expects spending increase…
Huawei Launches Carrier Aggregation Solution for Seamless Mobile Broadband
Huawei recently announced a CA (Carrier Aggregation) total solution at the company’s annual Global Analyst Summit in Shenzhen. According to company, the solution extends the capabilities of normal intra-site CA…
Rogers and Videotron to Build Shared LTE Network in Québec and Ottawa
Canadian telecom operators, Videotron and Rogers have announced to build out and operate a shared LTE wireless network in the province of Québec and the Ottawa region. Rogers already have…
TeliaSonera Wins 800 MHz Spectrum in Estonia
TeliaSonera has secured frequencies in the 800 MHz band in Estonia in a contest arranged by the Estonian Technical Surveillance Authority. Operator won 2 x 10 MHz frequencies in the…
EE LTE Network Available in 12 More Towns Across UK
UK operator EE has turned on LTE network in 12 additional towns across the country. With this launch, EE’s 4G LTE services are now available in 74 towns and cities…
AT&T Activates LTE Network in 11 New Markets
U.S. operator AT&T has launched its LTE service in 11 new markets across the country. With this expansion, operator has LTE services in 239 markets. In addition AT&T has expanded…
Orange Announces 4G LTE Network Launch in Switzerland
Swiss telecom operator Orange has launched its 4G LTE network in Switzerland, earlier than originally planned. Operator is offering 4G services to all its customers, PrePay as well as PostPay,…
Vodafone Spain Launches Commercial LTE Services
Vodafone Spain has announced launch of commercial LTE services in 7 cities beginning tomorrow. The LTE network will be available in Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Seville and…
C Spire Wireless to Expand LTE Coverage in New Markets
U.S. wireless service provider, C Spire Wireless plans to introduce LTE services in in south Alabama and northwest Florida this fall. In addition operator will expand its LTE services in…
SFR Reveals LTE Network Expansion Plan
SFR, the French telecom operator, has launched LTE in Lille and revealed network roll out plan for the second half of 2013. Operator plans national coverage with LTE in 55…
CSL Extends LTE Spectrum, Launches LTE CAT 4 Device in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s CSL has commercially launched 4G LTE extended spectrum together with the LTE CAT 4 device. With 5MHz extended spectrum, CSL has deployed a total of 2 x 20MHz…
Globecomm Announces Three New LTE Wins
Globecomm has won LTE contracts with three U.S. Regional Carriers Chariton Valley, Evolve Broadband (DBA WorldCall Interconnect) and Indigo Wireless. These carriers will use Globecomm’s hosted LTE core, as well…
Verizon Wireless to Begin LTE Small Cell Deployment in Second Half of 2013
Verizon Wireless will begin deploying small cells into its 4G LTE network during the second half of 2013 working with network vendors including Alcatel-Lucent. Small cell deployments are part of…
Telefonica UK Picks Tekelec for Policy Server
Tekelec has been selected by Telefónica UK to provide the Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) in the 3G and LTE core networks. The Policy Server will combine with Tekelec’s…
Huawei and China Mobile Complete CSFB to GSM Field Test on a Live LTE TDD Network
Huawei and China Mobile (CMCC) recently successfully completed Flash CSFB to GSM field test on a live LTE TDD network. According to Huawei, its Flash CSFB solution requires less time…
Smile Communications Launches Commercial LTE Network in Tanzania
Smile Communications Tanzania has launched the commercial 4G LTE broadband network in country after more than a year of extensive testing. In 2012, operator chose Tanzania as the first country…
4G Americas: 100M LTE Subscriptions Worldwide
4G Americas has announced that the number of LTE connections will pass 100 million this week globally. 57 Million of these LTE Connections are in the U.S. and Canada. There…
NTT DOCOMO to Launch 11 New LTE Mobile Devices in 2013 Summer
Japanese operator NTT DOCOMO has unveiled its 2013 summer lineup of 11 models, including nine smartphones, one tablet and one Raku-Raku SMART PHONE, for launch in Japan on or after May…
Dialog Broadband Acquires Sky TV, Gains 2.3GHz LTE Spectrum
Sri Lanka’s Dialog Broadband Networks, a subsidiary of Dialog Axiata, has gained additional 2.3GHz spectrum with acquisition of Sky. Sky is a licensed Pay Television Operator in Sri Lanka and…
Nokia Siemens Networks Opens Global Delivery Center in China
Nokia Siemens Networks has opened a Global Delivery Center (GDC) hub in Zhengzhou, province of Henan. According to company, the new facility will provide tools, processes and skilled resources to…
SingTel Launches Commercial 150Mbps LTE Service
Singapore’s telecom operator SingTel has announced the launch of 4G mobile broadband service in country to offer speeds of up to 150Mbps. SingTel is offering new monthly Mobile Broadband 150…
Yoigo to Launch LTE Services in Spain
TeliaSonera’s subsidiary Yoigo will launch 4G LTE services in Spain in July. The commercial launch of the 4G network for contract customers will be held on July 18 in Madrid…
Bhutan Telecom to Launch LTE Network in 1800 MHz Band
Bhutan Telecom plans to deploy 4G LTE service capability in Thimphu. Initially, operator intends to deploy a site each in Chubachu and Motithang. It is expected that customers will be…
SK Telecom Prepares for September LTE-Advanced Launch, Begins LTE Network Upgrade
South Korea’s SK Telecom has started upgrading its existing LTE network to LTE-Advanced and conducted a field test under real network environment using a smartphone. Operator plans to commercialize LTE-Advanced…
AT&T Adds 17 New LTE Markets
U.S. carrier AT&T has launched its 4G LTE service in 17 new markets on April 30. Operators LTE network is now live in 207 markets. AT&T 4G LTE is expected…
