Verizon Awards Alcatel-Lucent $4 billion 3G/LTE Contract
Verizon Wireless and Alcatel-Lucent have entered in a four-year agreement expected to be worth US$4 billion for Alcatel-Lucent wireless network architecture and services to support Verizon Wireless
MetroPCS Launches LTE Services in Los Angeles and Philadelphia
MetroPCS has launched commercial LTE services in the Los Angeles and Philadelphia metropolitan areas.
TeliaSonera Opens LTE Network in Helsingborg, Sweden
Telia has launched LTE network in Helsingborg, Sweden. Helsingborg is the tenth city in Sweden with Telia’s 4G network.
China Mobile to Trial TD-LTE in 6 Cities
China Mobile will invest $225 million to establish TD-LTE trial networks in six cities. Operator will install a total of 3,060 base stations.
Vodafone : LTE Already Launched in Five States
Vodafone has announced that it’s LTE network is operational with total of nine sites in five states.
ST-Ericsson Demonstrates Video Applications on TD-LTE Tablet
ST-Ericsson showcased advanced multimedia applications, including video streaming and web-browsing on a slim tablet over a TD-LTE network, in a demonstration at the closing ceremony of Expo 2010 Sh
Agri-Valley Communications to roll out LTE in rural Michigan
Agri-Valley Communications, a rural internet service provider in the US, will soon offer high-speed wireless broadband in certain rural areas of Michigan.
A1 Telekom Austria Launches LTE in Austria
A1 Telekom Austria’s LTE network is operational now in the capital Vienna, Austria. Earlier in June this year Telekom Austria had conducted a live LTE demonstration on the A1 network.
Broadcom to Acquire Femtocell Company Percello
Broadcom Corporation has announced acquisition of Percello Ltd, a semiconductor company that offers digital baseband processors for WCDMA and LTE Femtocells.
VimpelCom and Alcatel-Lucent Launch LTE Pilot in Kazakhstan
Alcatel-Lucent is partnering with KaR-Tel as its sole equipment supplier for the launch of the 700MHz LTE market pilot in Kazakhstan, according to a company announcement.
Yota Selects Bridgewater for Central and South American WiMAX Expansion
Bridgewater Systems has announced that Yota has selected the Bridgewater Service Controller (AAA) to support the rollout of its new national WiMAX service in Nicaragua. The WiMAX network
Alcatel-Lucent goes live in the Public Safety demonstration network
Alcatel-Lucent has gone live at LTE emergency communications demonstration network in Boulder, CO, which is being managed by the Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) program.
Telefonica O2 Launches Rural LTE Network Pilot
Telefonica O2 Germany is starting the next stage of LTE deployments in rural areas.
Deutsche Telekom Selects Nokia Siemens Networks for Commercial LTE Roll-out
Nokia Siemens Networks has been selected by Deutsche Telekom for immediate roll-out of LTE in 800 MHz band. Deutsche Telekom AG will launch LTE later this year in Germany.
ITU: LTE-Advanced and WirelessMAN-Advanced True 4G
ITU has completed the assessment of six candidate submissions for the global 4G mobile wireless broadband technology, otherwise known as IMT-Advanced.
Alcatel-Lucent & Chunghwa Telecom to trial LTE in Taiwan
Alcatel-Lucent has announced that it will cooperate with Chunghwa Telecom Laboratories (CHT-TL) to conduct an end-to-end Long Term Evolution (LTE) trial, using both the 2.6 GHz and 700 MHz bands.
MetroPCS Launches Commercial LTE in Detroit
MetroPCS has begun commercial 4G LTE services in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit is the third U.S. city where MetroPCS is offering commercial 4G LTE service.
Nokia Siemens Networks Demonstrates TD-LTE in India
Nokia Siemens Networks has successfully demonstrated the TD-LTE using broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum in India.
Aptilo to offer LTE Policy and Charging Control solutions
Aptilo Networks has announced plans to add LTE to its portfolio of service management and policy control solutions for operators.
Cellcom Selects Bridgewater for LTE and Femtocells
Cellcom, a provider of communications services throughout Wisconsin and Michiga, has selected the Bridgewater to deliver IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) femtocell services and for its LTE netwo
Femto Forum Publishes APIs for LTE Femtocell Interoperability
Femto Forum has published a set of APIs to enable LTE femtocell semiconductors and protocol software stacks from different vendors to interoperate.
Motorola, Nokia sign 4G licensing deal
Motorola and Nokia have entered into a 4G license agreement that extends the companies’ existing intellectual property licensing agreement to include 4G cellular technologies, such as LTE, WiMAX an
Colombia’s UNE plans LTE network in 2011
Colombian telecoms operator UNE EPM has planned to launch LTE services in three or four large cities during the second half of next year.
Tata Elxsi announces LTE Femto/Pico solution
Tata Elxsi has announced the availability of its optimized LTE Femto/Pico eNodeB solution compliant to 3GPP Release 8 and Femto Forum specifications.
Femto Forum: 56% US consumers found femtocells appealing
Femtocells appeal to the majority of US broadband householders with mobile phones according to Femto Forum, an independent industry and operator association .
Broadcom to Acquire Beceem Communications
Broadcom Corporation has announced acquisition of Beceem Communications, a privately-held company that is a provider of 4G wireless platform solutions.
Shanghai Bell launches TD-LTE concept car
Shanghai Bell has announced the launch of the new TD- LTE concept car during the P&T/EXPO COMM CHINA 2010 on Monday.
ZTE shows off LTE -Advanced at the P&T/Expo Comm China
ZTE has demonstrated its high-speed LTE-advanced system with 1Gbit/second when it debuted at the P&T/Expo Comm China in Beijing, according to a company statement.
Alvarion Signs Multi-Year $75M contract to Deploy WiMAX Network Across Canada
Alvarion and Canada’s rural broadband internet provider Barrett Xplore have announced plans to deploy the 4G WiMAX network in Canada.
LightSquared names chipset, device suppliers
Qualcomm is integrating L-Band LTE technology in its mainstream chipset roadmap according to a statment from LightSquared.