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…
EMT Outlines 4G Progress, LTE Build-Out on Track
The mobile operator EMT has built 130 4G base stations covering almost 35 percent of the country’s population since it launched the LTE network in Estonia on December 16, 2010.…
Airtel Likely to Launch 4G in Kolkata This Month
Indian telecom service provider Bharti Airtel is set to launch 4G services in Kolkata this month. “It will be launched this month in Kolkata,” Bharti Airtel CEO Sanjay Kapoor said…
Rogers Extends LTE Network to Calgary and Halifax
Rogers Communications has launched LTE network in Calgary and Halifax, Canada. With this further expansion, Rogers brings LTE to nearly 12 million Canadians, says the company. Operator further plans to cover…
LG Uplus Builds Nationwide LTE Network
South Korean carrier LG Uplus completed and launched a nationwide LTE network yesterday, reports cstimes. The operator has spent over 1.25 trillion won ($1.1 billion) on the network. The cellular…
LTE Small Cell to Surpass Macro BTS Shipments in 2014
Cellular base station architectures are shifting from traditional macrocells to distributed base stations and toward the growing use of small cell base stations. Number of LTE small cells shipments will…
Huawei Conducts 4×4 MIMO Trial on Commercial LTE Network
Huawei has successfully executed LTE 4×4 MIMO field trial in the network of Deutsche Telekom. According to Huawei, this field trial showed download data rates of up to 250Mbps. MIMO…
ZTE Wins Telenor Pakistan and MTN Nigeria Contracts
ZTE has signed a contract with the MTN Nigeria to build GSM/UMTS networks in Nigeria and has been selected by Telenor Pakistan (TP) to provide an array of equipment to…
AT&T to Offer Nokia Lumia 900 Begining April 8
AT&T will start selling Nokia Lumia 900, the Windows smartphone, on April 8 for $99.99. Customers can also pre-order it in cyan or black beginning March 30. The Lumia 900 will…
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…
Batelco and Huawei Trial LTE in Bahrain
Communications services provider Batelco and Huawei have successfully showcased LTE technology at Batelco`s Hamala Headquarters on March 22nd. During the trial speeds of 150Mbps were achieved.
Tele2, Omnitel, Bite Awarded 2.6 GHz License in Lithuania
Lithuanian operators Tele2, Omnitel and Bite have been awarded a mobile license in Lithuania in the 2.6 GHz frequency band by Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA). This frequency is specifically suited…
Hrvatski Telekom Launches Commercial LTE in Croatia
Hrvatski Telekom launched commercial LTE-based 4G network in Croatia. The first LTE base stations are located in Zagreb, Rijeka, Osijek and Split. The plan is to expand the LTE network…
NTT Docomo LTE Subscriber Base Crosses 2M Mark
Japan’s mobile operator NTT DOCOMO has announced that subscribers to its Xi LTE mobile service surpassed two million on March 18. Xi launched on December 24, 2010 and reached one…
Telstra Launches 4G LTE mobile Wi-Fi Set in Australia
Australian operator Telstra has announced 4G LTE mobile Wi-Fi set for its customers to provide high speed mobile internet access for Wi-Fi enabled laptops, tablets and smartphones. The battery-powered Telstra…
Nokia Siemens Networks to expand STC TD-LTE network
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to upgrade its nationwide GSM and 3G networks and expand its commercial 4G TD-LTE network. According to company, Nokia Siemens Networks…
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…
Sprint Ends Spectrum Deal With LightSquared
Sprint has elected to exercise its right to terminate the agreement signed in June 2011 with LightSquared. Per the agreement, Sprint agreed to deploy and operate an LTE network capable…
Deutsche Telekom, Alcatel-Lucent test in-flight broadband service based on LTE
Deutsche Telekom, Alcatel-Lucent and Airbus have successfully tested direct data communication using LTE technology, between an aircraft and a wireless network on the ground. When commercial, this solution will be…
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…
Verizon Scores 200, to Double 4G LTE Markets by End of 2012
Verizon Wireless will launch LTE service in seven new markets and expand in 17 markets across the United States on March 15. With this, its 4G LTE network will cover…
Cricket Signs LTE Deal With Clearwire
US carrier Cricket Communications has inked a five-year wholesale agreement with Clearwire. With the agreement, Cricket will become the second operator signed on to leverage Clearwire’s forthcoming LTE Advanced-ready network,…
Vodafone launches LTE services in Portugal
Vodafone Portugal has started offering commercial 4G services on its LTE mobile network. Initially, Vodafone’s LTE services covers a significant spot in Lisbon and Porto, and is also present in…
Ofcom to allow LTE services in UK this year
Ofcom today announced that 4G LTE mobile services could be available in the UK as early as this year. UK operator Everything Everywhere has already submitted an application to Ofcom…
AT&T to add 12 new markets this spring
AT&T has announced new markets that will receive LTE services soon. These launches are scheduled for April, May and into the early summer. AT&T plans to roll out LTE in
C Spire Wireless to Launch LTE in September
US provider C Spire Wireless will introduce 4G LTE mobile broadband services this fall. The company plans to invest $60 million to begin the roll out LTE in September in…
Apple unveils new LTE capable iPad
Apple today launched the third generation iPad with new set of features that include Retina display, Apple’s new A5X chip with quad-core graphics, a 5 megapixel iSight camera with advanced…
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…
Verizon Launches LTE Enabled Residential Wireless Broadband Solution
Verizon Wireless has announced HomeFusion Broadband, a new service that provides in-home wireless broadband using LTE technology. HomeFusion Broadband will be available beginning later this month in Birmingham, Ala., Dallas…
TELUS to invest $3B, extend LTE network
TELUS has announced new plans to invest $3 billion in advanced technology and new facilities over the next three years in British Columbia. Operator has already invested more than $26…
