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China Mobile Selects Alcatel-Lucent for TD-LTE Trial Network Deployment

Alcatel-Lucent has won a major contract to deploy a part of China Mobile’s new TD-LTE trial network rollout as it extends services to 10 cities. Following the new rollout as…

Nokia Siemens Networks Supports COTA’s TD-LTE Pilot in Spain

COTA, a Spanish telecom provider has completed the 4G mobile broadband pilot with TD-LTE technology in Murcia, Spain using Nokia Siemens Networks’ solution, ahead of a November launch for commercial…

ZTE Wins China Mobile TD-LTE Contract

ZTE has won China Mobile’s TD- LTE contract to construct operator’s TD-LTE network in five Chinese cities, namely Beijing, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shenyang, with more than 13,000 carrier frequencies.

Ericsson Demonstrates Enhanced Voice Fallback for TD-LTE

Ericsson and Qualcomm have demonstrated Release 9 Circuit Switched Fall Back (CSFB) from LTE TDD (TD-LTE) to GSM, live, using a standard Ericsson radio base station RBS 6000 and an…

ZTE Deploys Multi-carrier TD-LTE Network with China Mobile Hong Kong

ZTE has announced the deployment of the multi-carrier TD-LTE network with China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK). In July, ZTE partnered with CMHK and Ericsson to announce a deal to deploy…

MTS, Nokia Siemens Networks Launch TD-LTE Network

Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has launched LTE services in most of Moscow and 40 population centers in Moscow regions. Nokia Siemens Networks announced that it is the sole vendor for the…

Nokia Siemens Networks Demos 1.6Gbps TD-LTE Speed

Nokia Siemens Networks has announced that it achieved a record TD-LTE throughput speeds of 1.6 Gigabits per second (Gbps). In the demonstration, the company used its commercial Flexi Multiradio 10…

Optus Opens TD-LTE Trial Network, Expands FDD-LTE Network

Australian mobile service provider Optus has expanded the availability of 4G services utilizing its 4G FDD-LTE network in Sydney and Perth. Optus will have two 4G products available, the Optus…

China Mobile Hong Kong Selects Ericsson, ZTE to Build TD-LTE Network

China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) has selected Ericsson and ZTE to build the seamless converged FDD LTE and TD-LTE  network in Hong Kong. The two companies have equally share in…

China Mobile and Clearwire Sign MOU for Roaming on TD-LTE

China Mobile International and US carrier Clearwire have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) for international roaming between China and the United States using TD-LTE.

LTE user devices tripled in 12 months, 83 LTE smartphones announced so far

The number of LTE user devices announced in the market has more than tripled over the past year and 67 manufacturers have so far announced 417 LTE-enabled user devices, confirmed…

LTE TDD to Make 25% of All LTE Connections by 2016

TD-LTE has now wider acceptance across the globe and is expected to make significant part of LTE subscriber growth in coming years thanks to Asia-Pacific market, the main growth engine…

TD-LTE to Dominate 4G Until FDD Spectrum Freed up in India

The TD-LTE subscriber base in India will reach 67 million by the end of 2017, predicts Maravedis-Rethink. With overall stagnant 2011 broadband penetration at 13.35 million primarily DSL subscribers, the…

ZTE Unveils 1.4GHz TD-LTE Terminals

ZTE  has launched a range of 1.4GHz TD-LTE terminals, including modules, USB cards, indoor CPE and outdoor CPE devices.

Bharti Airtel Unveils LTE Services in Bangalore

Bharti Airtel has launched LTE services in Bangalore, India followed by the recent launch of the 4G services in Kolkata.  Airtel also introduced ‘Smartbytes’ for 4G a plan to allow…

Clearwire TDD-LTE Initial Market Launches Scheduled for Early 2013

US carrier Clearwire has planned TDD-LTE Network for high demand “Hot Zones” in 31 Markets. New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle will be among the 31…

458 million dual-mode LTE devices activated by 2016

Maravedis-Rethink projects 458 million dual-mode (TD-LTE + FDD-LTE) devices activated by 2016, according to the latest research report titled “Global 4G Device Forecast 2012-2016.”

Bharti Airtel Launches TD-LTE Services in India

Indian Telco Bharti Airtel has launched 4G  TD-LTE mobile services in Kolkata. Operator plans to roll out 4G services soon in the other three circles of Karnataka, Punjab and Maharashtra…

Airtel Likely to Launch 4G in Kolkata This Month

Indian telecom service provider Bharti Airtel is set to launch 4G services in Kolkata this month. “It will be launched this month in Kolkata,” Bharti Airtel CEO Sanjay Kapoor said…

Nokia Siemens Networks to expand STC TD-LTE network

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to upgrade its nationwide GSM and 3G networks and expand its commercial 4G TD-LTE network. According to company, Nokia Siemens Networks…

ZTE to upgrade Hi3G’s network in Sweden

Hi3G has awarded a contract to ZTE to deliver the next stage of the LTE infrastructure network as it builds out the LTE TDD/FDD dual-mode network in Sweden. Under new…

UK Broadband launches commercial TD-LTE in UK

UK Broadband (UKB) has switched on its first 4G TD-LTE system in London using 3.5GHz spectrum. UKB is deploying its network using Huawei’s TD-LTE solution.

Airtel selects NSN to manage TD-LTE network in Maharashtra, India

Indian telecom service provider, Bharti Airtel has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to build and operate its TD-LTE network in Maharashtra, one of the country’s largest telecom circles. The launch of…

ZTE and 3 Sweden Demo TD-LTE at MWC

ZTE and 3 Sweden today presented a live interactive video demonstration using TD-LTE technology at Mobile World Congress 2012. The ZTE booth at the Barcelona is connected with a 3…

China Mobile and Alcatel-Lucent Agree on lightRadio Architecture Co-creation

Alcatel-Lucent and China Mobile have signed a co-creation agreement under which teams from the two companies are conducting joint development and test activities on a series of lightRadio projects at…

Qualcomm Adds New Gobi Platform Family to Support Multiple LTE Bands

Qualcomm has introduced fifth generation Gobi embedded data connectivity reference platform for mobile devices. Based on Gobi LTE wireless baseband modems, the MDM9615 and MDM9215 support fast LTE connectivity on…

Optus to Acquire Vividwireless, Plans TD-LTE Network

Australian carrier Optus has reached an agreement to acquire Vividwireless Group which operates under the vividwireless and unwired brands for A$230 million cash.

Clearwire to launch TD-LTE network in June 2013

Clearwire plans to roll-out LTE next year. Operator intends to have its first wave of TD-LTE 5,000 cell sites up and running by June 2013, FierceWireless reported earlier. With TDD-LTE…

China Mobile and Clearwire Agree on Joint IOT Plan for TD-LTE Devices

China Mobile and Clearwire has agreed on common test specifications and joint interoperability testing (IOT) for TD-LTE devices in the global band configurations, inclu

ABI Research: Half a Million TD-LTE Base Stations by 2016

According to ABI Research at least half a million base stations will be installed or upgraded for TD-LTE by the end of 2016.