BSNL body seeks probe into BWA spectrum allotment
PTI, India – An association of senior officials of state-owned BSNL has demanded a probe into the allocation of broadband spectrum to the company, saying that it is not
AT&T to Expand Backhaul in 2011 in the Twin Cities
AT&T has announced network improvement plans designed to enable higher data rate via HSPA+ with enhanced reliability to the Twin Cities and surrounding communities
ZTE to Supply LTE TDD/FDD Dual-Mode Equipments to Hi3G
ZTE is selected by operator Hi3G to supply LTE infrastructure equipment. Hi3G plans to build the LTE TDD/FDD dual-mode networks in Sweden and Denmark.
IEEE Approves 4G WiMAX 2
IEEE Standards Board has approved WiMAX 2 which is also called 802.16m. ITU already has declared WiMAX 2 as 4G technology.
MetroPCS Launches LTE Service in the Tampa
MetroPCS Communications has expanded its 4G LTE service into the Tampa metropolitan area.
Verizon Announces Novatel LTE Modem and Samsung LTE Mobile Hotspot
Verizon Wireless has announced the availibility of LTE Modem USB551L made by Novatel Wireless and Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot. Both will be available to order on March 31.
Nokia Siemens Networks to provide TD-LTE network in large scale China Mobile trial
Nokia Siemens Networks has become one of the first telecommunications equipment vendors to participate in the large-scale TD-LTE trial with China Mobile.
Femto Forum Announces Femtocell API Specification to Develop Applications
The Femto Forum has published an industry-wide agreed set of API specifications that enable advanced mobile applications based on femtocell technology.
Alcatel-Lucent to participate in China Mobile TD-LTE trial
Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by China Mobile to participate to in TD-LTE trial network deployment in China.
AT&T Acquires T-Mobile USA in $39 billion
AT&T and Deutsche Telekomchave announced a definitive agreement under which AT&T will acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom in a cash-and-stock transaction
GSA: 98 LTE User Devices launched
According to a new report from GSA, the eco-system of LTE-capable user devices is rapidly developing to meet current and anticipated future needs of operators and their
Verizon Wireless to Launch LTE Smartphone HTC ThunderBolt on March 17
Verizon Wireless has announced that the HTC ThunderBolt is available on March 17 in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online.
LightSquared and Open Range Partner to Expand Rural LTE Deployment
LightSquared has entered into an agreement in principle to establish a multi-year strategic network partnership with Open Range Communications, a broadband wireless pro
Clearwire Names Chairman John Stanton as Interim CEO
WiMAX service provider Clearwire has announced changes to the company’s executive leadership team.
TeliaSonera acquires frequencies in 800 MHz band
Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (PTS) has announced the result of the licence auction for the 800 MHz frequency band.
China Mobile to test TD-LTE in seven cities
China Mobile has started testing of fourth-generation technology TD-LTE in seven cities.
Yota signs LTE deal with Russian network operators
Russian mobile broadband company Yota has signed a deal with the country’s main network operators for development of 4G telecoms services.
Frost & Sullivan: LTE Deployments Unlock New Opportunities for Protocol Analyzers and Network Monitoring Systems Market
Although protocol analyzers and network monitoring systems market has reached maturity, LTE deployment is expected to push prospects forward from 2010 to 2016 according
Motorola Solutions And Verizon Wireless Form LTE Alliance For Public Safety
Motorola Solutions and Verizon Wireless have entered in alliance to bring the LTE advantagesto public safety customers across the United States.
Verizon Wireless Picks Tektronix To Monitor LTE Network
Verizon Wireless has selected Tektronix Communications’ Iris suite of solutions to support the monitoring of It’s LTE services.
Open Vista Report: Ericsson, Huawei Top LTE Vendors
According to a recent annual report by Open Vista, Ericsson and Huawei are top LTE vendors.
Etisalat & Huawei Sign LTE Network Agreement
Etisalat and Huawei have announced the signing of a commercial LTE contract to commence deployment of the LTE network in the UAE. Mr.
Picochip technology powers LTE femtocell from Airspan
Picochip has announced that its picoArray(tm) technology has been selected to implement LTE and other wireless processing in Airspan’s new multi-standard ‘small cell’ b
The E-Plus Group, China Mobile and ZTE collaborate for TD-LTE field trial in Germany
The E-Plus Group will launch a TD-LTE field trial in Germany in Q1 2011. The trial is based on 2.6 GHz spectrum that E-Plus acquired in the German spectrum auction.
Etisalat signs LTE deal with Alcatel-Lucent
Etisalat has inked an agreement with Alcatel-Lucent for a planned deployment of the LTE network in the UAE.
Telstra to launch LTE by end 2011
Telstra plans to upgrade its Next G network with 4G LTE technology later this year.
Qualcomm Announces 2.5GHz Snapdragon Mobile Chipset
Qualcomm has announced its next mobile processor architecture for the Snapdragon family.
RIM to launch additional BlackBerry 4G PlayBook Models
RIM has announced plans to launch two additional BlackBerry 4G PlayBook tablets during the second half of 2011, featuring support for LTE and HSPA+ high speed wide area
GSA: 63 LTE User Devices Till Date
Manufacturers of user devices are responding positively to this trend and a robust support ecosystem for LTE is rapidly establishing.
Verizon Wireless Makes Voice Over LTE Call
Verizon Chief Technology Officer Tony Melone has confirmed that the company’s technologists placed a live, IMS-based VoLTE (Voice over LTE) call over its commercial net
