Faroese Telecom launches 5G in Faroe Islands across all 18 islands
Faroese Telecom, in partnership with Ericsson, has launched 5G in its modernized network today, bringing 5G connectivity to the entire population across all 18 of the rocky volcanic islands. The…
Qualcomm and ZTE Make 5G Voice Over NR Call
Qualcomm and ZTE have established 5G-enabled Voice over New Radio call. The call was performed in compliance with 3GPP Release 15 specifications over the 2.5 GHz spectrum band (n41) by…
Qualcomm Announces 205 Mobile Platform to Bring 4G LTE Services to Entry-level Phones
Qualcomm has introduced the Qualcomm® 205 Mobile Platform, designed to bring 4G LTE connectivity and 4G services to entry-level feature phones, company announced at a launch event in New Delhi…
Nokia and Three UK to Deploy Next-generation Cloud Core Network
Nokia and Three UK, part of CK Hutchison, plan to deploy a fully integrated cloud native core network in UK to enable massive scalability, allowing Three to rapidly respond to…
SK Telecom and Nokia Develop Mission-Critical Push-To-Talk (MCPTT) Solution Over VoLTE
SK Telecom and Nokia have announced joint development of “Mission-Critical Push-To-Talk (MCPTT) solution, which is a next-generation push-to-talk communications technology over VoLTE, and demonstrated the solution at Nokia’s Research and…
China Unicom and ZTE Sign Cooperation Agreement on SDN/NFV
ZTE has announced that company has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Unicom on Software Defined Network (SDN)/Network Function Virtualization (NFV).
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…
Nokia Networks Selects Radisys’ MRF Product Family for Its Open TAS VoLTE/VoWiFi Solution
Radisys today announced a Media Resource Function (MRF) supply agreement with Nokia Networks. Nokia Networks has selected Radisys’ MRF product family as the media processing foundation for its Voice over…
GSA: 360 LTE Commercial Networks Launched by End 2014
360 operators have commercially launched LTE networks and service in 124 countries, according to data released by GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association). Out of these, 96 LTE networks were launched…
Sequans Introduces Calliope LTE Platform for the Internet of Things
Sequans Communications introduced the Calliope LTE Platform, the newest member of its StreamliteLTE family of chipset solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT).
China Mobile Hong Kong Selects Ericsson for LTE/EPC Enhancements
Hong Kong’s mobile operator, China Mobile Hong Kong, selected Ericsson to further enhance its converged LTE FDD/TDD and Evolved Packet Core network.
Alcatel-Lucent to Deploy LTE Mobile Broadband for AINMT in Scandinavia
Alcatel-Lucent is to deploy 4G LTE and IP networking solutions throughout Scandinavia for AINMT Holdings AB. The company will initially roll-out a complete mobile broadband access network for ice.net in…
iPhone 6 Boosts VoLTE Calls on U.S. Networks
Voice calling over 3G on the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus devices has dropped sharply across mobile networks in the U.S. and is one-fifth of that on previous iPhone models,…
Verizon and AT&T Plan VoLTE Interoperability by 2015
Verizon and AT&T plan to enable VoLTE- to-VoLTE connections between Verizon Wireless and AT&T customers in 2015. Verizon introduced its Advanced Calling 1.0 services across the United States in September. …
Telefónica Germany Picks Ericsson for Voice over LTE
Telefónica Germany has selected Ericsson as main supplier to upgrade their network to support VoLTE. VoLTE has been deployed in all areas where Telefónica has LTE coverage in Germany. The…
Swisscom Testing 450 Mbps LTE Speed, Expects Launch by 2015 End
After having introduced 4G/LTE at the end of 2012 and LTE advanced in mid-2014, Swisscom is now testing 4G/LTE bandwidths of up to 450 Mbps. Operator expects to launch higher…
Nokia Networks Implements VoLTE Solution in du’s Commercial Network
Nokia Networks has announced that company designed, tested and integrated VoLTE call in to du’s multi-vendor LTE network in 80 days. The telecommunications service provider du successfully achieved Voice over…
GSA: 1800MHz Band Fuels LTE Growth
GSA has announced that globally 331 operators have commercially launched LTE networks and service in 112 countries. 65 LTE networks have launched so far in 2014. In addition, 116 mobile…
Verizon Wireless Begins Offering LTE HD Voice and Video Calling
US carrier Verizon Wireless has started offering HD Voice and Video Calling across its nationwide network on select smartphones. Operator has launched service as Advanced Calling 1.0.
Apple Unveils VoLTE Capable iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
Apple today announced iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus with 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch Retina HD displays. With faster LTE download speeds of up to 150 Mbps, iPhone 6 and iPhone…
Ericsson Launches Indoor Picocell to Deliver 300 Mbps with Carrier Aggregation
Ericsson has announced launch of the RBS 6402, the indoor picocell to deliver 300 Mbps LTE speeds with carrier aggregation. It is a multi-carrier, concurrent multi-standard (LTE, WCDMA and Wi-Fi),…
An Interview on LTE Roaming Challenges with Guy Reiffer, VP of Marketing & Partnerships at Starhome Mach
One of the major issues limiting LTE roaming rollout is the need to negotiate and test a new LTE roaming agreement with each roaming partner.
Vodafone Spain to Launch Commercial LTE Advanced in October
Vodafone Spain plans to roll out commercial deployment of LTE Advanced to enable speeds up to 300 Mbps in download in October. Furthermore, the operator is testing Voice over LTE…
Vodafone Australia Selects Ericsson to Modernize Core Network
Australian carrier Vodafone has announced that it is completely modernizing and consolidating its core network with Ericsson. According to operator, its new core network will offer greater network agility and…
Signals Research: Commercially Deployed VoLTE Service Better than 3G and Internet Calling Services
Alcatel-Lucent has announced the results of an independent research study which found that its commercially deployed Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) technology provides better service than 3G Circuit Switched (CS) voice and Internet…
Vodafone Tests Voice over LTE Call at UK Lab
Vodafone UK has successfully tested Voice over LTE at its specialist laboratory in Newbury, Berkshire. VoLTE will allow voice calls to be carried across Vodafone’s 4G data network, instead of…
GSA: 51 LTE networks launched so far in 2014
Globally, 51 LTE networks have been launched so far in 2014, according to a recent report from GSA. The total number of commercial LTE networks is expected to be more…
Nokia Networks Readies Zain Kuwait for VoLTE Launch
Nokia Networks announced successful Voice over LTE (VoLTE) call using Zain’s commercial LTE network in Kuwait. For the live HD (high-definition) voice call and video capability, Nokia Networks used its…
EE Announces Trials of Voice Calls over WiFi and 4G
UK operator EE is trialing a WiFi calling capability and plans to launch it in autumn 2014 on the latest handsets capable of supporting the service.
T-Mobile Expanding LTE Footprint, Plans Nationwide VoLTE Before 2014 End
U.S. mobile operator T-Mobile has launched VoLTE in 15 markets and is now covering more than 107 million Americans. Operator expects to deliver nationwide VoLTE before the end of 2014.…
