Indian BWA Winners Allowed to Offer Voice Over LTE
Indian broadband wireless access (BWA) winners can offer voice over LTE network now. According to a NDTV report, 4G operators can provide voice services along with high-speed Internet if they…
Nokia Siemens Networks Updates Liquid Radio Software Suites
Nokia Siemens Networks has announced introduction of a range of new features to its Liquid Radio Software Suites to help operators address constantly changing capacity demands. The update includes a…
U.S. Cellular Announces New LTE Markets for 2013
U.S. Cellular plans to add LTE network in more than 3,800 additional cities and towns by the end of 2013. According to operator, currently, 61 percent of its customers have…
A1 Austria LTE Coverage Reaches 80% of Population in Urban Areas
A1 Telekom Austria has announced that its LTE network now covers more than 80% of the population in urban areas where as network coverage is currently around 30% in all…
Broadcom Unveils LTE-Advanced Modem for Smartphone and Tablets
Broadcom has introduced the 28nm 4G LTE-Advanced modem with integrated radio and cellular baseband which reduces board area by approximately 35 percent. Designed for the 4G LTE market, Broadcom’s BCM21892…
Motorola Solutions Completes Public Safety LTE Network Interoperability
Motorola Solutions has successfully completed all testing activities associated with Phase 3: Part One, with the Public Safety Communications Research Program (PSCR) located at the Department of Commerce, Boulder Laboratories…
Maxis Introduces 4G LTE Smartphones
Malaysia’s communications service provider Maxis Berhad (Maxis) unveiled two 4G LTE smartphones today, the Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC One XL. These will be the first two smartphones to be…
Telefónica Announces Multivendor VoLTE to 3G Handover Tests
Telefónica has demonstrated transfer of voice calls from a LTE network to a 3G mobile network seamlessly and without interruption. According to operator, this handover was achieved in Germany in…
EE to Turn on LTE Network in 27 More Towns by June 2013
UK’s communications company EE will switch LTE network in 27 additional towns across the country by June 2013, expanding 4G coverage to more than 65 UK towns and cities in…
AT&T Adds More 4G LTE Markets
AT&T has turned on its 4G LTE service in Northwest and Albany, GA and Norfolk-Virginia Beach, VA, and expanded 4G LTE in parts of Philadelphia and Baltimore. Operator expended LTE…
GSA: 400 New LTE User Devices Announced in 2012
In a recent report GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association) confirmed that 87 manufacturers have announced 666 LTE-enabled user devices, including frequency and carrier variants. Approximately 400 new LTE user devices…
SK Telecom Revenues Grow on LTE Sales in 2012
Korean telecom service provider SK Telecom has announced that its revenues increased by 2.3% in 2012 in comparison to previous year due to LTE and growth of its enterprise business…
KPN Launches LTE Network in Amsterdam
KPN has officially turned on 4G LTE network in Amsterdam. Operator expects to have covered approximately 50% of the Dutch population by mid-2013 and nationwide coverage in the second half…
Three UK to Offer LTE Services with No Price Premium
Three UK has announced that it plans to offer LTE services as a standard feature on all its smartphone price plans. Operator will launch LTE network later this year and…
ZTE Introduces LTE Small-Cell Backhaul Solutions
ZTE has unveiled a new series of backhaul solutions for LTE Small Cell technology, for network operators to meet rising subscriber demand for mobile broadband. ZTE’s new series offers multi-module…
Telecom Namibia Picks ZTE to Deploy LTE-Ready Network
The Telecom Namibia Group has selected ZTE to build a unified mobile network that will provide the Group with a fully transformed 2G/3G/4G networks. The partnership deal was signed today…
SFR Selects Nokia Siemens Networks, Launches LTE in Paris La Défense
French carrier SFR has launched commercial LTE services in Paris La Défense. Operator has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as radio supplier to implement its 4G LTE network and upgrade its…
ZTE, China Mobile Test Commercial Carrier Aggregation Technology
ZTE has announced that it completed the download test using carrier aggregation (CA) technology in a commercial environment in collaboration with Guangdong arm of China Mobile. The test took place…
EE Launches LTE in Nine More Areas Across the UK
UK’s telecom operator, EE has made 4G LTE services available in nine new towns across the UK, bringing the total number of towns and cities covered by LTE to 27.…
RIM Changes Name to BlackBerry, Re-invents and Re-designs with BlackBerry 10
Research In Motion has changed its name and will now operate under the iconic name BlackBerry. Company also launched much awaited BlackBerry 10, the re-designed, re-engineered, and re-invented BlackBerry platform.
SaskTel Launches Commercial 4G LTE Network in Regina and Saskatoon
Canada’s telecom service provider SaskTel will launch its 4G LTE network on January 31. At launch, LTE service will be available in Regina, Saskatoon, Clavet, Dundurn, Langham, Lumsden, Martensville, Osler, Pense, Vanscoy,…
SK Telecom and Ericsson Demonstrate LTE-A TM-9 Technology
SK Telecom has successfully demonstrated a core LTE-Advanced technology named Transmission Mode 9 (TM-9) under partnership with Ericsson, operator announced today. TM-9 defines the way of transmission between mobile devices…
Apple Adds LTE Support For 36 Additional iPhone Carriers with iOS 6.1
Apple has announced iOS 6.1, adding LTE capabilities to 36 additional iPhone carriers and 23 additional iPad carriers worldwide. OS 6.1 is available as a free software update today. iOS…
Sprint Expands LTE Service and Delivers an Improved 3G Experience in Puerto Rico
U.S. operator Sprint has significantly improved 3G service in Puerto Rico and also expanded 4G service by launching its LTE network in Aguadilla, Isabela, Cabo Rojo and Mayagüez. These cities…
Nokia Siemens Networks Enables Live TV broadcast in China Mobile’s TD-LTE Network
Mobile service provider China Mobile transmitted a live video stream of the Xiamen International Marathon to TV centers of China Central TV and Xiamen TV for live broadcasting on its…
AT&T to Acquire 700 MHz Spectrum from Verizon for $1.9 Billion
AT&T has agreed to acquire spectrum in the 700 MHz B band from Verizon Wireless for $1.9 billion in cash and Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum licenses in several markets,…
LTE- Advanced: It’s Closer Than You Think
As the UK and Europe commits to 4G (LTE) technology, its successor LTE-A (LTE-Advanced) is already waiting in the wings to deliver the equivalent of a fixed-line broadband experience to…
KT Picks Tekelec’s Policy Server for LTE and 3G Networks
Mobile broadband solutions provider, Tekelec has announced that its Policy Server (PCRF) has been deployed by KT (South Korea) for its LTE and 3G networks. Tekelec’s Policy Server will support…
LTE Subscribers to Exceed 100 Million Globally in 2013
LTE subscribers are projected to surpass the 100-million mark this year and will reach 198.1 million in 2013, up 115% from 92.3 million last year, according to an IHS iSuppli…
IS-Wireless Acquires Funds to Start Research on 5G
Warsaw-based LTE/LTE-Advanced IPR provider IS-Wireless has acquired funds for research on 5G radio interfaces. The funding is done through participation in 5GNOW European research project under the 7th Framework Program…
