AT&T has announced LTE and HSPA+ upgradable modems, USBConnect Adrenaline from LG will be LTE-capable while the USBConnect Shockwave from Sierra Wireless will offer HSPA+ connectivity.
Alcatel-Lucent has announced a multi-million dollar contract with Etisalat Lanka to increase its GSM/EDGE network capacity and coverage and build 3G HPSA+ all-IP broadband network.
At the LTE Asia 2010 Conference, Hong Kong's mobile network operator CSL Limited (CSL) and ZTE demonstrated simultaneous Dual Cell HSPA+ (42 Mbps)/LTE technologies on an entire network.
T-Mobile, USA is offering HSPA+ services in almost 50 major metropolitan areas now (claiming 4G speeds) and its first HSPA+ smartphone is planned for this summer (rumored Android device from HTC).<
Japanese mobile operator eMobile has pre-launched its new mobile broadband network using Ericsson's equipments with HSPA+ technology, that claims to support downlink peak data rate of 42 Mbps.