Finnish operator DNA has signed a deal with Ericsson to supply a new, nationwide LTE 800 MHz network and to improve existing 4G, 3G and 2G networks. The LTE network is expected to cover 80 percent of Finland's population by the end of 2014.

Thailand's Real Future, a subsidiary of True Mobile, has completed the rollout of 4G/LTE in Central, Western, Northern and Southern Thailand. The expansion will allow the True Mobile Group to offer its 22.4 million subscribers improved mobile broadband experiences based on HSPA and LTE technologies.

Vodafone Germany has conducted live tests with LTE Broadcast in collaboration with Ericsson and Qualcomm. and Samsung. The trial took place at Borussia Mönchengladbach's stadium on Saturday 22 February, when they played 1899 Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga.

Qualcomm and Ericsson, will be conducting live demonstrations of LTE Advanced Category 6 connectivity with download speeds up to 300 Mbps at Mobile World Congress.

Taiwan's telecom service provider Chunghwa Telecom has selected Ericsson as the consulting and systems integrator of an online charging system (OCS) and policy and charging rules function (PCRF).

Ericsson and Qualcomm have successfully completed the inter-vendor interoperability testing of LTE Category 6, based on commercial LTE chipsets and infrastructure supporting Telstra's carrier aggregation bands. 

Japanese operator KDDI has selected Ericsson as one of the prime vendors to deploy its LTE system and Evolved Packet Core network. The radio access network is based on LTE FDD.

Slovak Telekom has launched a 4G LTE network in five cities in Slovakia, more locations will follow soon. According to Ericsson, it is the sole vendor for the LTE radio network, which is based on the multi-standard RBS 6000 base station. 

Ericsson has been selected by China Mobile (CMCC) to deploy LTE TDD in 15 provinces in China. This is the first phase of the CMCC's LTE TDD network deployment. 

Japan's SoftBank Mobile has selected Ericsson to provide and integrate its end-to-end network solution for voice over LTE (VoLTE). With VoLTE as a basis, consumers will get HD voice and video calling alongside other telephony services, while using simultaneous LTE data services on LTE smartphones.

Australia's Telstra has completed the LTE Broadcast session on a commercial LTE network. Operator successfully activated and tested Ericsson's LTE Broadcast Solution on its live network with the transmission of concurrent video feeds and large files to enabled devices.

Mobile operator Batelco has selected Ericsson for its LTE and WCDMA expansion plans in Bahrain. The network will be expanded to cover new areas in the country, and upgraded to provide faster mobile broadband connections for subscribers.