Telecom Italia and NSN trial LTE in Italy
Telecom Italia is trialing LTE in collaboration with Nokia Siemens Networks, in Turin, Italy, company said in a statement.
Tata Teleservices picks Nokia Siemens Networks for 3G
India’s mobile operator Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL) has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to support the launch of 3G. The network would based on WCDMA 3G and including HSPA+.
ZTE to build Telenor’s network in Hungary
Telenor Hungary has awarded a Hungarian GSM/UMTS/ LTE network construction contract to ZTE. A 200 million euro ($254 million) contract was announced today.
7th WiMAX INDIA emphasizes on current developments in the WiMAX technologies
Current developments in the WiMax technologies are offering mobile personal broadband users to create whatever they want on a variety of devices from the laptop to cell phones making a…
Telekom Austria: LTE roll-out not soon
Telekom Austria is satisfied with its HSPA+ network and expects the LTE roll-out to begin within several years, according to CFO Hans Tschuden in an interview with Total Telecom.
Chile to launch LTE spectrum auction in December
Chile’s telecoms watchdog Subtel plans to launch auction for 4G LTE spectrum in the 2.6 GHz band inn December and expects to conclude it by mid-2011, reports bnamericas.
Motorola gets $50.6 million funding for public safety LTE network
Motorola has received $50.6 million in grant funding from the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to build public-safety LTE network in San Fr
Vietnam regulator allows LTE & WiMAX tests
Vietnam telecom regulator the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has allowed FPT Telecom to test LTE in Hanoi and HCM City within one year, according to Vietnamnet.
TEN to Deploy LTE for Oil and Gas Industry
Texas Energy Network (TEN) has annnounced plans to deploy 4G technology to benefit Oil and Gas companies growing data requirements.
Alcatel-Lucent in talks with RIL for BWA
Alcatel-Lucent on Wednesday said they are in talks with various service providers, including Reliance Industries and Tikona Digital Networks for deploying infrastructure for mobile broadband servic
LightSquared Triggers L-Band Radio Spectrum Re-Banding with Inmarsat
LightSquared, that wants to build a new nationwide 4G-LTE wireless broadband network integrated with satellite coverage, has initiated Phase 1 of a Cooperation Agreement between Inmarsat and LightS
Centernet and Mobyland test LTE in Poland
Polish telecom regulator, Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has given permission to Polish cellular operators CenterNet and Mobyland to set up LTE test transmitters for LTE trials.
Brazil to re-allocate 2.6 GHz spectrum
The Brazilian telecommunications regulator ANATEL has adopted spectrum re-farming of the 2.6GHz band, allowing the use of this spectrum for deployment of next-generation Mobile Broadband services.
Motorola Passes MIIT’s TD-LTE Lab Trial
Motorola has announced that it has passed China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) 2.3 GHz full feature set lab trial with a 100 percent pass rate.
Mobile data offloading to triple in next five years
Mobile data offloading is expected to increase to 48% by 2015 from 16% of mobile data as currently diverted from mobile networks.
Omantel’s LTE spectrum for fixed broadband services only
Oman’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has announced a clarification on Omantel’s claimed 4G LTE trials.
Vodafone Germany launches website on LTE
Vodafone Germany has launched a website and free hotline to inform consumers and businesses about the possibilities of LTE.
Femtocell Revenue to Reach $4 Billion in 2014
Femtocell revenues are expected to reach $4 billion in 2014 and North America is set to experience highest revenue according to Dell’Oro Group forecast.
Ericsson: mobile data traffic triples in a year
Global mobile data has nearly tripled in the last year, growing more than 10 times faster than voice, says Ericsson.
Nokia Siemens Networks completes TD-LTE trial in the 2.3GHz band at the MIIT lab in Beijing
Nokia Siemens Networks has successfully completed the TD-LTE trial in the 2.3GHz band at the MIIT lab in Beijing, China. NSN has met the complete TD-LTE test specifications defined by China’s
Ericsson delivers one million radio base stations in 3 years
Ericsson has delivered 2 million radio base stations so far, It took Ericsson some 20 years to install one million radio base stations as announced in 2007, but it took…
Telecom Italia launches second phase of LTE tests
Telecom Italia has announced begining of second phase of LTE tests using two 20 MHz blocks in the 2500-2690 MHz frequency band, allowing data transmission speeds of up to 140…
India’s 3G, 4G Broadband Subscriber Base to reach 73 Million by 2015
India’s 3G enabled data subscriber base (notebooks, modems and dongles) will reach 40 million by 2015 and 4G subscriber base including 802.1e and TD-LTE adopters will reach 33 million subscribers…
Alcatel-Lucent maintains CDMA lead, gets upgrade contract from China Telecom
According to Dell’Oro’s latest Mobility Infrastructure report, Alcatel-Lucent retains its leading position in CDMA space.
One million femtocell shipments in 2010
At least a million femtocells are expected to have been shipped by the end of 2010, says ABI Research. This forecast indicates that femtocell rollouts have more than doubled in…
Nokia Siemens Networks to deploy LTE pilot network for O2 Germany
Nokia Siemens Networks has announced plans to start deployment of Telefónica O2’s pilot LTE network in Halle (East Germany) in September 2010 .
Uzbek Operator UCell Tests LTE
Uzbekistan mobile operator UCell has deployed LTE network using ZTE’s equipments. The network is able to achieve a downloading peak rate of up to 100 Mbps, announced ZTE.
Infonetics: WiMAX service providers plan full mobility by 2012
Two-thirds of the service providers intend to use WiMAX for mobility-based services by 2012 according to a Infonetics Research survey.
LightSquared secures spectrum deal with Airspan
Broadband wireless access solution provider Airspan has been selected by LightSquared to market LightSquared’s 1.4 GHz wireless spectrum.
MegaFon and Rostelecom test LTE
MegaFon and Rostelecom have successfully tested their Fourth Generation LTE network close to the major Sochi 2014 site, Roza Khutor.