Sisvel Expands the Scope of its LTE Patent Pool
Sisvel has expanded the scope of its LTE patent pool to offer patent licenses covering all LTE and LTE-Advanced specifications, representing comprehensive coverage of the latest versions of the 4G…
Nokia Buys Alcatel-Lucent for $16.6 Billion
Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent have entered into a memorandum of understanding under which Nokia will make an offer for all of the equity securities issued by Alcatel-Lucent, through a public exchange…
Nokia Networks Demonstrates 5G Speed of 10Gbps with NI at 5G Summit
Nokia Networks has announced demonstration of a 10Gbps peak rate system over the air at 73GHz (mmWave) with NI at the Brooklyn 5G Summit, jointly organized by Nokia Networks and…
EE Launches WiFi Calling in UK
U.K. operator EE has launched WiFi Calling to make calls and texts available in every WiFi-connected home and small office in the UK. WiFi Calling from EE will be available…
Ofcom: 14.7 Mbps Average LTE Download Speed in UK
Ofcom has published research into 4G and 3G mobile broadband performance. Overall, 4G networks performed much better than 3G networks in five sample towns and cities tested – Edinburgh, Leeds,…
U.S. Cellular Announces New LTE Expansion Plan
U.S. Cellular will be adding more than 600 4G LTE cell sites in 2015 and expanding existing 4G LTE service in 10 states. By the end of 2015, 98 percent…
China Telecom to Deploy LTE Network in 40 cities with Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent has been named by China Telecom as one of its top three suppliers for the rollout of mobile ultra-broadband services across China.
Tecore Networks to Show LTE Network-in-a-Box in CCA 2015 Spring Expo
Tecore Networks, a 3G/4G LTE mobile network infrastructure supplier , will be featuring its complete LTE Network-in-a-Box (NIB), at the Competitive Carrier Associations (CCA) 2015 Spring Expo taking place March…
Huawei Announces 3.5GHz TDD LTE-Advanced Device
Huawei released a 3.5GHz CAT6 LTE-A device at the 3.5GHz LTE TDD Roundtable at MWC 2015. The device, supporting 2 carrier aggregation with total downlink speed of over 220Mbps, represents…
DNA Testing LTE-Advanced with Omnitele
Finland’s mobile service provider DNA is testing LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) technology with Omnitele in a small cluster of DNA’s commercial 4G LTE network. The average bitrate over a short drive test…
SWAN Launches LTE Service in Slovakia
Slovakia’s telecommunications provider SWAN has launched LTE service in 50 towns across Slovakia. For now the service is available for more than 30 percent of the population, while the coverage…
iWireless Selects Nokia Networks to Provide LTE Network in U.S.
iWireless, a regional wireless provider in Iowa, eastern Nebraska and western Illinois, has selected Nokia Networks to modernize it’s existing 2G and 3G network and build an end-to-end LTE infrastructure.
ZTE, China Mobile and Qualcomm Demonstrate TD-LTE Commercial Three Carrier Aggregation
ZTE has announced successful demonstration of time-division long term evolution (TD-LTE) downlink three-carrier aggregation (3x CA) in collaboration with China Mobile and Qualcomm Technologies.
Singtel to Trial LTE broadcast and Wi-Fi calling with Ericsson
Singapore’s operator Singtel has partnered Ericsson to trial LTE Broadcast and voice over Wi-Fi calling. The first trial of video delivery with LTE Broadcast will be at the 28th South…
NTT DOCOMO, Nokia Networks Demonstrate High-speed Data Transmission in 5G
NTT DOCOMO has partnered with Nokia Networks to explore the potential of Nokia Networks mmWave technology in the 70 GHz spectrum band. In a joint indoor 5G trial, the two…
Bharti Airtel Deploys Sequans-powered LTE devices in India
Indian operator Bharti Airtel is deploying Sequans Communications’ LTE chipset technology, powering the single mode LTE CPEs, for its subscribers in India. The CPE complies with 3GPP Release 9 specifications…
T-Mobile USA, Nokia Networks Plan to Accelerate Licensed Assisted Access Deployment
T-Mobile and Nokia Networks are developing a pre-standards LAA (also referred to as LTE-U) solution for more LTE capacity and increased network performance. At Mobile World Congress, Nokia Networks will…
Sierra Wireless Introduces Embedded Modules for LTE-Advanced Networks Globally
Sierra Wireless today introduced four new AirPrime embedded modules, to support LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) networks worldwide. The new AirPrime modules are based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon X7 LTE Modem.
Nokia Networks, China Mobile Deploy Small Cells at Xiamen International Marathon 2015
China Mobile selected Nokia Networks to implement its Flexi Zone TD-LTE small cell solution for the 2015 Xiamen Marathon, an international sports event in China.
Unitel and Ericsson Demonstrate 450 Mbps Downlink Speed in Commercial LTE Network
Ericsson and Unitel today announced the successful demonstration of the end-to-end LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) Carrier Aggregation (CA) solution capable of supporting data speeds up to 450 Mbps in Africa.
ZTE Completes China Mobile’s VoLTE Large-Capacity Site Tests
ZTE has successfully completed China Mobile’s large-capacity VoLTE (Voice over LTE) tests, company announced today. According to company, ZTE’s IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) solutions deployed in the China Mobile test…
Bouygues Demonstrates Tri-Band LTE-Advanced with Carrier Aggregation
French operator Bouygues Telecom, Qualcomm, and Ericsson have conducted LTE-Advanced test with the aggregation of three carriers in January. Operator used three frequency bands 800MHz, 1800MHz and 2600MHz for the…
Globe Telecom Upgrades Network Capacity, Expands LTE TDD/FDD Footprint
Philippines operator Globe Telecom is continuously upgrading its network and expanding its LTE TDD and LTE-FDD footprint to further strengthen mobile data infrastructure and deliver faster and more reliable wireless…
Qualcomm: 60+ Mobile Devices Based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Processor
Qualcomm today announced that it has a growing customer design pipeline in excess of 60 mobile devices based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor. New devices based on Snapdragon 810…
SK Telecom and Nokia Networks Commercialize eICIC
SK Telecom, Nokia Networks have commercialized a core LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) technology called ‘Enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (eICIC)’. eICIC is a technology that controls signal interference between macro and micro base…
Bharti Airtel, Nokia Networks to Launch FDD-LTE Services in India on 1800 MHz
Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel has commissioned Nokia Networks to expand its 4G presence to six new circles using Nokia Networks’ radio network. Operator will deploy FDD-LTE network on 1800…
SK Telecom Sign MOU with Nokia for Development of 5G Technologies
South Korea’s SK Telecom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Nokia on January 21, 2015, to work together to lead the development and verification of the fifth-generation (5G)…
Ericsson to Handle TeliaSonera Field Operation Services in Parts of Sweden
TeliaSonera has renewed and expanded its contract with Ericsson, that was initially signed back in 2010. Ericsson will now perform field operation services for the operator’s fixed and mobile networks.
Nokia Networks, Safaricom Launch LTE-A Network in Kenya
Kenya’s operator Safaricom has selected Nokia Networks as one of its partners to modernize and expand its 2G and 3G network infrastructure and to help launch the LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) network…
T-Mobile Expands Prepaid Choices, Introduces Simply Prepaid
T-Mobile has announced Simply Prepaid, a new wireless prepaid plan with unlimited data, talk and text with 4G LTE data buckets starting as low as $40 a month. The new…
