Huawei signs LTE deals with TELUS, Bell
Huawei has signed agreements with Canada’s service providers TELUS and Bell Mobility to provide LTE RAN equipments. Bell Mobility will use RAN equipments to continue expansion of the recently launched…
Sprint: Baltimore and Kansas City to get LTE in 2012
Baltimore and Kansas City will have 4G LTE and upgraded 3G service by mid-2012, Sprint said today. Sprint already have announced plans to offer LTE services in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston…
Bouygues Telecom selects Ericsson for 2G, 3G upgrade and LTE rollout
French service provider has selected Bouygues Telecom for upgrade of its 2G/3G radio networks and rollout of 4G LTE equipments. Operator plans to transform its existing 2G and 3G radio…
Hutchison Telecom wins 30MHz block in 2.3GHz Band
Hutchison Telephone Company has won bid for a block of 30MHz spectrum for a utilisation fee of HK$150 million in the auction of radio spectrum in the 2.3GHz band held…
62 commercial networks support DC-HSPA+, drives HSPA investments
Despite faster operator commitments for LTE deployment, HSPA investments are not slowing down. Confirming that HSPA+ is quickly expanding, GSA reports that a total of 241 operators have committed to…
Rogers to launch new LTE devices and price plans
Rogers plans to launch two new LTE devices to offer the faster speeds to its customers. In addition operator will offer more LTE plan options. Operator will launch the Sierra…
Seventeen vendors adopt Femto Forum LTE small cell APIs
Seventeen manufacturers have so far adopted the Femto Forum APIs for their upcoming LTE products including Airvana, AirWalk Communications, Broadcom, Cisco, Freescale, ip.access, mimoOn , Mindspeed, Picochip, Radisys, Tata Elxsi,…
Moldtelecom Announces 4G LTE Readiness
Moldova’s operator Moldtelecom has announced LTE readiness in collaboration with Huawei and ZTE. Operator marked the introduction of next generation communication solutions, presenting live, the exhibition of local products.
America Movil picks Alcatel-Lucent for LTE infrastructure in Latin America
Latin American wireless services provider America Movil has selected Alcatel-Lucent to provide infrastructure for its 4G LTE network rollout in Latin America. The deployment will commence with America Movil’s operator…
Ericsson and Qualcomm Demonstrate SRVCC Voice Handover between LTE and WCDMA
Ericsson together with Qualcomm successfully performed a voice handover based on the 3GPP-standardized functionality Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC) demonstrating users will experience seamless voice services when they move…
4G LTE set to drive wireless market
LTE is driving current mobile devices and equipment market and is expected to claim the major share of wireless spending next few years as mobile carriers migrate
U.S. Cellular to launch LTE Network in March
U.S. Cellular is launching a 4G LTE network next month in conjunction with its partner, King Street Wireless. The LTE network will cover 25 percent of U.S. Cellular’s customers. The…
Vodafone Portugal ready to launch LTE network
Vodafone is prepared to launch LTE network very soon in Portugal. Vodafone will deploy 4G around the country, with the initial coverage available in thirteen district capitals – Braga, Porto,…
LTE spending to reach $24.3 billion in 2013
LTE is expected to claim the major share of wireless infrastructure capital spending next year as mobile carriers migrate towards it. Global capital spending on LTE technology is projected to…
Rogers to expand LTE to more than 25 Canadian cities this year
Canada’s wireless network operator, Rogers plans to expand to more than 25 additional cities this year.
DOCOMO Extends LTE Discount Offer
Japanese operator NTT DOCOMO has extended the discount for it’s LTE service Xi from May 1 to September 30, 2012.
Everything Everywhere and BT Wholesale extend LTE trial
UK’s Everything Everywhere and BT Wholesale have extended live multi-operator customer trial of LTE broadband.
Telstra launches first LTE smartphone in Australia
Telstra has launched Australia’s first 4G LTE smartphone HTC Velocity today.
KT signs LTE deployment deal with Nokia Siemens Networks
South Korean operator KT has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as one of its LTE mobile broadband infrastructure and services vendors.
Infonetics: Femtocell market set to double in 2012
Market research firm Infonetics Research expects global femtocell revenue nearly to double this year while unit shipments grow at nearly 140% compared to 2011.
IMT-Advanced Specifications Agreed at ITU Radio Assembly
Specifications for next-generation mobile technologies – IMT-Advanced – have been agreed at the ITU Radiocommunication Assembly currently meeting in Geneva.
LG Announces Optimus Pad LTE Tablet
LG has launched the Optimus Pad LTE, a 4G LTE capable 8.9-inch tablet running Android Honeycomb operating system.
China Mobile and Clearwire Agree on Joint IOT Plan for TD-LTE Devices
China Mobile and Clearwire has agreed on common test specifications and joint interoperability testing (IOT) for TD-LTE devices in the global band configurations, inclu
Omnitel expands LTE coverage in Lithuania
Omnitel, TeliaSonera’s subsidiary in Lithuania, has expanded its LTE network coverage to most of the territory of Kaunas and the capital of the northern and western dis
Huawei Launches LTE TDD Multi-Mode Mobile WiFi Device at CES
Huawei has launched LTE TDD /FDD /UMTS/ GSM multi-mode Mobile WiFi device, the E589 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012.
EMT to expand LTE coverage to 70% of population in Estonia
TeliaSonera’s subsidiary, the mobile operator EMT in Estonia, plans to extend LTE coverage to 70 percent of the country’s population.
AT&T Unveils Six New LTE Android Devices at CES 2012
AT&T has announced six new Android based LTE devices at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas which include five smartphones and one tablet device.
Nokia and AT&T announce LTE Lumia 900 at CES 2012
At the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Nokia and AT&T have introduced Nokia Lumia 900, the first of Nokia’s Windows Phone with LTE connectivity.
Sprint announces first LTE devices: Galaxy Nexus, LG Viper and Sierra Wireless Hotspot
After announcing LTE rollout plans last week, Sprint today announced the first set of devices for its 4G LTE network – Galaxy Nexus, LG Viper and Sierra Wireless Tri-Ne
Sprint to offer LTE services in 4 markets in first half of 2012
Sprint plans to offer 4G LTE and improved 3G coverage in Dallas, Atlanta, Houston and San Antonio markets in the first half of 2012.
