Globe Telecom Signs LTE Transformation Contract with Alcatel-Lucent
Philippines’ telecommunications company Globe Telecom has awarded a LTE contract to Alcatel-Lucent for transformation of wireless network infrastructure in the Philippine regions of Visayas and Mindanao, upgrading it from WiMax…
Alcatel-Lucent to Deploy Mobile Backhaul Network for SK Telecom’s LTE-Advanced Service
Alcatel-Lucent has announced that it will deploy an IP-based mobile backhaul network to support LTE-Advanced services for Korea’s mobile operator SK Telecom. The Internet Protocol/Multiprotocol Label Switching-based (IP/MPLS) mobile backhaul…
Max Telecom Selects Nokia Siemens Networks as Main Supplier for LTE Equipment
Bulgarian telecom operator Max Telecom has picked Nokia Siemens Networks as the main vendor to provide equipment for its LTE network. Operator plans to launch LTE mobile internet services in…
Menatelecom, Huawei Sign MOU for LTE Network Roll Out
Internet service provider Menatelecom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Huawei to deploy its LTE network in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Earlier this month company has approved the…
ABI Research: LTE Subscriber Numbers Surpassed WiMAX in 2Q12
LTE subscriber totals have surpassed WiMAX in 2Q12, reports ABI Research. Report also predicts that LTE handsets will surpass 80-percent of device shipments during 2016.
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…
Yota Offers LTE Service in St Petersburg
Russian operator Scartel (Yota) has launched its LTE network in St Petersburg on 31 August. The launch was preceded by testing of LTE network earlier in the month of August…
Yota Switches on LTE Network in Moscow, Sochi
Russian operator Yota (Scartel) has switched on commercial LTE network in Moscow last week. At the same time operator switched off WiMax network in capital, reports RIA Novosti. Operator also…
Sprint to Launch Sierra Wireless LTE, WiMAX Hotspot Device
Sprint and Sierra Wireless will launch a 4G Tri-Fi Hotspot on May 18. The new device supports both 4G technologies LTE and WiMAX with the additional capability to connect to…
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…
NetAmerica Alliance Member Launches LTE Service in Rural Texas
Peoples Telephone Cooperative, a NetAmerica Alliance Member, has begun offering 4G LTE data service in rural Texas. Peoples replaced its fixed wireless WiMax offering with LTE running on their 700MHz…
IMT-Advanced Specifications Agreed at ITU Radio Assembly
Specifications for next-generation mobile technologies – IMT-Advanced – have been agreed at the ITU Radiocommunication Assembly currently meeting in Geneva.
Clearwire, Sprint Sign WiMAX, LTE Agreements
Sprint Nextel and Clearwire have announced a deal that could give Clearwire up to $1.6 billion over the next four years in payments for WiMAX services, possible pre-pay
NewNet to acquire Nokia Siemens Networks WiMAX business
NewNet Communication Technologies plans to acquire the former Motorola Solutions’ WiMAX business from Nokia Siemens Networks.
Sprint to launch LTE in Mid-2012
Sprint Nextel has announced plans to accelerate deployment of Network Vision and its plans to roll out 4G LTE on its licensed spectrum at its 4G Strategy/Network Vision Update event…
Comparing Internet Providers 4G Networks: LTE, WiMax, HSPA+
The United States is migrating towards the 4G network to offer faster speeds to its mobile consumers. It is estimated that 97% of the population will have 4G coverage within…
United Mobile Introduces Cross-platform 3G/LTE Connection Manager UConnect
United Mobile has unveiled UConnect, a cross-platform software with intuitive interfaces to discover, customize, control and connect to LTE and WiMAX networks.
EION Wireless Acquires WiMAX Business from Aviat Networks
EION Wireless, a Canadian manufacturer of broadband wireless products, has acquired the WiMAX business unit from Aviat Networks.
Clearwire announces plan to add LTE network
WiMAX service provider, Clearwire has announced its plan to add “LTE Advanced-ready” technology to its 4G network.
Sprint offers WiMAX to Wholesale customers
Sprint has made WiMAX available to Wholesale customers. Sprint is offering Wholesale customers the Sierra Wireless 250U 3G/4G data card and HTC Detail 3G/4G handset.
KDDI picks Samsung for LTE
Samsung has been selected by Japan’s telecom operator KDDI to supply LTE solutions. KDDI plans to launch a commercial LTE service in 2012.
LightSquared & Sprint in 15-year network deal
LightSquared Inc. has reached a 15-year deal with Sprint to share network expansion costs and equipment, and to provide high-speed wireless service to the phone company.
India: 160 MHz of spectrum for BWA services in 2012
The government of India is planning to make 160 MHz of spectrum available next year for telecom operators for deploying broadband wireless access (BWA) services across
Ofcom: LTE capacity gains more than 200% over 3G
UK regulator Ofcom has said that 4G mobile technology will deliver more than 200% of the capacity of existing 3G technologies, using the same amount of spectrum.
Taiwan’s Global Mobile to replace Wimax with LTE
Taiwan’s WiMAX operator Global Mobile is planning to switch over to LTE technology from WiMAX.
Sprint, Clearwire sign $1 Billion deal
Sprint Nextel and Clearwire have established a new wholesale pricing terms that provides Clearwire a minimum of $1 billion from Sprint to be paid during 2011 and 2012 f
Achieving Capital and Spectral Efficiency Beyond 4G Standards
The industry has come a long way towards developing the new platform for ICT communications:
17.25 million BWA/WiMAX and 320 thousand LTE subscribers reached in Q1 2011
3.7 million new BWA/WiMAX subscribers were added in Q4 2010, and 5.5 million will be added throughout 2011, according to the 14th issue of the 4GCounts Quarterly Report
Big Money in Small Cells, or The Future Hangs by a Strand
The recent CTIA exposition in Orlando demonstrated the industry-wide agreement that the only solution to the evolving wireless broadband capacity crunch is a heterogeno
BSNL body seeks probe into BWA spectrum allotment
PTI, India – An association of senior officials of state-owned BSNL has demanded a probe into the allocation of broadband spectrum to the company, saying that it is not
