The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has withdrawn the invitations to apply (ITAs) for radio frequency spectrum licences in the 2,6 GHz and 3,5 GHz bands.

Greek mobile operatore COSMOTE is ready to launch a LTE pilot networks with speeds of 100 Mbps.

Uzbek mobile operator UCell has received the license for 4G LTE mobile technology. 

The ng Connect Program has extended it’s initiative in Asia Pacific region with the launch of a new LTE Connected Car concept coincident with the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. 

This week clearly belongs to Nokia Siemens Networks. After remaining in less limelight than its competitors on LTE trials, NSN has come back strongly.

Vodafone Germany has named Huawei and Ericsson as a technology partner for LTE development.

Spirent Communications has added testing capability to verify LTE to CDMA handover of mobile device signals using lab-based test equipment. 

Exalt Communications has introduced microwave backhaul platform, ExploreAirâ„¢, with highest throughput and longest range in the microwave and millimeter wave spectrum. 

Alcatel-Lucent has announced that it has inked a four-year Carrier Ethernet project with Taiwanese operator Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) for its IP network transformation. 

RIL owned Infotel is conducting WiMAX trials using radio equipments from Alvarion & Samsung. 

Harbinger Capital has awarded eight-year, $7 billion contract to Nokia Siemens Networks to build and operate a LTE network for wireless providers and other businesses.

Verizon’s 4G-capable SIM card has been spotted recently in wild.

Nokia Siemens Networks will acquire the majority of Motorola’s wireless network infrastructure assets for US $1.2 billion in cash.

Motorola is close to selling its network business to Nokia Siemens Networks for $1.2 billion reports Reuters citing an unnamed source. 

While TD-LTE seems to have taken lead over WiMAX, still industry perception is that WiMAX is a much more mature technology than TD-LTE.

Oman’s leading telecom operator Omantel has commissioned a 4G LTE network & claims to achive very high speed data transfer.

FCC has approved a new LTE USB modem from LG. LG VL600 is approved with support for CDMA EVDO 850/1900MHz and LTE 700MHz. 

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has initiated steps to make additional spectrum available for new investment in mobile broadband networks.  

China Mobile & Huawei have completed the testing of China’s first TD-SCDMA/TD-LTE network in Wuxi, Jiangsu province reports China Business News, citing Biao Wan, President of Huawei Wireless Pr

Revenue from mobile broadband cards (standard PC cards and embedded cards) grew 6% in 1Q10 over 4Q09 to $1.55 billion worldwide, according to Infonetics Research Report.

picoChip is ready to conduct trials with several carriers this year and expects to see commercial LTE femtocell products in 2011.

Telecom Operator Tele2 has launched an LTE test network in Netherlands.

Clear Mobitel has planned live consumer LTE trial in the 800MHz Digital Dividend spectrum in UK. Clear Mobitel will conduct the LTE trial in a zone which is centered on the…

Australian operator Optus is conduncting LTE tests and has achieved 50 Mbps downlink and 20Mbps uplink speeds. Trials of the new network are currently underway in Sydney.

4G technology deployments and subscriptions will begin to take root in 2010 but only in North America and Western Europe reports In-Stat.

Orange Moldova  has made a public demonstration of LTE technology in Chisinau.

SK Telecom plans to greatly improve 3G network performance and promote early commercialization of the next-generation LTE technology.

UK’s 4G spectrum might be up for auction mid next year according to Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).

Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse has said that the company is considering a technology switch to LTE according to Financial Times.

Alvarion has announced support for TD-LTE  standard in its 4Motion solution. Alvarion’s all-IP 4Motion solution is the foundation of the company’s OPEN WiMAX ecosystem.