EE Adds 12 New LTE Markets Across The UK
UK’s EE has launched LTE services in 12 more towns across the UK, bringing the total number of towns and cities covered by LTE network to 62. The new LTE…
Bouygues to Launch Commercial LTE Services on May 6
France’s Bouygues Telecom has announced the commercial launch of its 4G LTE network in six cities on 6 May. The cities are Lyon, Strasbourg, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Vanves, Malakoff, and Toulouse. Operator…
MTN Launches 4G LTE Network in Uganda
Uganda’s telecom operator MTN has launched 4G LTE network in country. MTN’s LTE service will initially be available in greater Kampala, with other towns to follow in the very near…
Ooredoo Selects Nokia Siemens Networks for LTE Launch in Qatar
Ooredoo has picked Nokia Siemens Networks to provide complete LTE radio and core network. Operator recently launched 4G LTE mobile broadband services in the country.
SingTel Completes Nationwide LTE Service Roll-out
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel) has expanded its LTE network and is now offering nationwide dual-band LTE coverage in Singapore.
SK Telecom Surpasses 10M LTE Subscriber Mark
South Korea’s SK Telecom SK Telecom has announced that its LTE subscribers surpassed 10 million as of April 19, 2012. Operator reached to 10M mark after 21 months of commercial…
Zain Bahrain Starts Commercial LTE Service
The telecommunications service provider Zain Bahrain has launched commercial LTE network in the country. Operator has started 4G services in collaboration with Ericsson.
LTE RAN CAPEX to Go Up by 82.4% in 2013
In a recent report, ABI Research has announced that the spending on LTE base stations will hit US$ 12.3 billion in 2013 as countries across globe are rushing to embrace…
Sprint Launches LTE Network in 21 New Markets
U.S. Carrier Sprint has opened 4G LTE network in 21 more markets. With this expansion, Sprint now offers LTE service in 88 markets nationwide. The 21 new Sprint 4G LTE…
TELUS Launches LTE in Bowmanville and Cornwall
Canada’s service provider TELUS has started offering LTE service in Bowmanville and Cornwall. With this expansion, TELUS’ 4G LTE service now covers more than 70 per cent of the Canadian…
Ericsson to Transform Orange 2G/3G Networks and Deploy LTE
Ericsson has announced that It is installing RBS 6000 multi-standard 2G/3G/4G radio base stations to enhance the user experience in terms of quality and capacity for Orange subscribers along with…
Wind Signs LTE Agreement with Huawei and Sirti
Wind Italy, a subsidiary of Russia’s VimpelCom, has signed a contract with Huawei and Sirti to build the LTE network. Operator plans to invest Plan to invest € 1 billion…
Three Ireland Selects Samsung For Commercial LTE Deployment
Ireland’s mobile operator Three has selected Samsung Electronics as its sole provider of LTE Radio Access Network (RAN) and LTE core infrastructure equipment.
Huawei Completes Advanced Active Antenna System Trial with Deutsche Telekom
Huawei has announced today the successful completion of advanced LTE Active Antenna System (AAS) on a LTE trial network for Deutsche Telekom in Germany. AAS LTE trial was based on…
EE Doubling LTE Network Speed, Targets 1M LTE Subscribers by 2013 End
UK’s communications service provider EE is doubling the speed and capacity of its 4G LTE network. According to company, this step enables lab speeds of 130Mbps and will boost peak…
Vodafone Australia Outlines 4G LTE Plans
Vodafone Australia has announced its plan of 4G LTE network launch across 5 capital cities in country. Operator will invite its customers to join the company’s 4G network from June.
3GPP Reaffirms LTE-Advanced Name
3GPP has defined the standards for LTE, with the latest work focusing on LTE-Advanced, which includes all work from 3GPP Release 10 onwards. 3GPP’s Project Coordination Group (PCG) approved it…
Swisscom Expands LTE Network, 159 Locations Connected
Switzerland’s telecom service provider Swisscom has accelerated the expansion and announced that more than one in three Swiss people currently have LTE reception.
Cisco to Acquire Small-cell Provider Ubiquisys
Cisco plans to acquire U.K. based Ubiquisys, a provider of 3G and 4G LTE small-cell technologies. Under the terms of the agreement, Cisco will pay approximately $310 million in cash…
474 New LTE Devices Launched in Past Year
GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association) reports that 97 manufacturers have announced 821 LTE-enabled user devices, including frequency and carrier variants. Of these, 474 new LTE user devices were launched in…
EE Extends LTE Network in Additional Towns and Cities
UK operator EE has launched LTE network in 13 new towns and cities across the country, bringing the total number of towns and cities with 4G LTE coverage to 50,…
AT&T Continues to Expand LTE Network
AT&T continues to expand its LTE service coverage and recently launched LTE network in Harrison, AR; Watertown, NY and Hilton Head-Bluffton, SC. AT&T LTE coverage has also expanded in parts…
nTelos Wireless Selects Alcatel-Lucent for Regional LTE Launch
Regional U.S. mobile operator nTelos Wireless plans to launch regional LTE services in US states of Virginia and West Virginia during 2013 using Alcatel-Lucent technology. nTelos Wireless operates in the…
Rogers to Expand LTE to 44 More Markets
Canada’s Rogers Communications will introduce LTE in 44 markets this spring and intends to reach a total of 95 markets in 2013. Rogers will also be making its 2600 MHz…
T-Mobile Launches LTE Network, to Sell iPhone 5 in April
U.S. carrier T-Mobile has launched its 4G LTE network in seven major metropolitan areas, including Baltimore; Houston; Kansas City; Las Vegas; Phoenix; San Jose, Calif.; and Washington, D.C. Operator expects…
ZTE Completes LTE Civil Aviation Ground-Air Broadband Test
ZTE has completed commercial ground-air FDD-LTE-based broadband network test in cooperation with Hainan Airlines, company announced today. The test occurred in February 2013 on Hainan Airlines Flight HU7137 Beijing to…
Vodacom Extends 4G LTE Service to Prepaid
South Africa’s Mobile service provider Vodacom has started to offer LTE services to all its customers. Operator launched commercial LTE services in South Africa in October 2012.
Huawei Announces LTE Small Cell Router
Huawei has announced the release LTE small cell router ATN 905. The ATN 905 helps small base stations obtain high-rate media access across a variety of scenarios, allowing operators to…
Entel Chile Selects Ericsson To Supply 4G LTE Network
Chile’s mobile service provider Entel has extended its partnership with Ericsson to supply its 2G, 3G and end-to-end IP network for 4G/LTE. The agreement will allow 3G and 4G users…
SK Telecom Introduces Unlimited Intra-Network Voice Plans, Lowers Prices of LTE Shareable Data Plans
South Korean operator SK Telecom is launching ‘T&T Sharing’ plans for both 3G and LTE subscribers starting tomorrow to give customers unlimited intra-network voice calls as well as unlimited intra-network…