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NTT DOCOMO, Nokia Networks Demonstrate High-speed Data Transmission in 5G

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NTT DOCOMO

NTT DOCOMO has partnered with Nokia Networks to explore the potential of Nokia Networks mmWave technology in the 70 GHz spectrum band. In a joint indoor 5G trial, the two companies achieved downlink speeds of more than 2 Gbps using higher frequencies in the 70 GHz band. 

Anite expands its device testing portfolio by acquiring Setcom Wireless Products

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Expanded offering includes Wi-Fi offload, VoLTE and other IMS based services and applications

Optimizing LTE and LTE-A Networks with the Right KPIs

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Network optimization has played a critical role in mobile networks since their inception two decades ago. But now there are so many key performance indicators (KPIs) that it's becoming difficult to further optimize the mobile network, even with the architectural simplification that LTE and LTE-Advanced bring.

5G – LTE Dual Connectivity Live Demonstration

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A live demonstration of 5G – LTE Dual Connectivity in the Ericsson 5G Radio Test Bed with Niclas Wiberg, Principal Researcher, Baseband Software Research in Business Unit Radio at Ericsson.

ZyXEL’s New LTE Portfolio to include LTE7400 Series Outdoor IADs launched at Mobile World Congress 2015

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Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 26 February 2015 – ZyXEL Communications is to add its new outdoor range of devices, the LTE7400 Series, to the list of products for the LTE CPE market that it is set to unveil at the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2015.

Trim is Vodafone Ireland’s 500th 4G town

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Trim, Co Meath, 26 February 2015: Trim is named Vodafone Ireland’s 500th 4G town as it celebrates Vodafone’s superfast 4G speeds now reaching 90% of the population.

Altair Disrupts M2M Market with New CAT-0 & CAT-1 Chipsets

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HOD HASHARON, Israel – February 25, 2015 – Altair Semiconductor (www.altair-semi.com), the world’s leading developer of ultra-low power, small footprint and high performance 4G LTE chipsets, today announced the sampling of its new FourGee-1160 and FourGee-1150 Category-1 and Category-0 chipsets respectively, paving the way for many IoT applications to deploy commerc

Bharti Airtel Deploys Sequans-powered LTE devices in India

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Sequans

Indian operator Bharti Airtel is deploying Sequans Communications' LTE chipset technology, powering the single mode LTE CPEs, for its subscribers in India.  The CPE complies with 3GPP Release 9 specifications and provides category 4 throughput with data rates up to 150 Mbps in the downlink.  

T-Mobile USA, Nokia Networks Plan to Accelerate Licensed Assisted Access Deployment

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4G LTE

T-Mobile and Nokia Networks are developing a pre-standards LAA (also referred to as LTE-U) solution for more LTE capacity and increased network performance. At Mobile World Congress, Nokia Networks will demonstrate the capabilities of LAA, using its Nokia Flexi Zone small cells technology, currently deployed by T-Mobile.

Sierra Wireless Introduces Embedded Modules for LTE-Advanced Networks Globally

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Sierra Wireless AirPrime EM Series

Sierra Wireless today introduced four new AirPrime embedded modules, to support LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) networks worldwide. The new AirPrime modules are based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon X7 LTE Modem. 

Nokia Networks, China Mobile Deploy Small Cells at Xiamen International Marathon 2015

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Nokia

China Mobile selected Nokia Networks to implement its Flexi Zone TD-LTE small cell solution for the 2015 Xiamen Marathon, an international sports event in China.

Anite enhances its enterprise-level analytics platform Nemo Xynergy with a unique dashboard for online visualization

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Nemo Xynergy gives users access to rich end-to-end analytics and visualization in the office and on mobile devices

Unitel and Ericsson Demonstrate 450 Mbps Downlink Speed in Commercial LTE Network

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LTE-Advanced

Ericsson and Unitel today announced the successful demonstration of the end-to-end LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) Carrier Aggregation (CA) solution capable of supporting data speeds up to 450 Mbps in Africa.

ZTE Completes China Mobile’s VoLTE Large-Capacity Site Tests

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ZTE

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 delivered robust and stable network performance

Bouygues Demonstrates Tri-Band LTE-Advanced with Carrier Aggregation

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Bouygues Telecom

French operator Bouygues Telecom, Qualcomm, and Ericsson have conducted  LTE-Advanced test with the aggregation of three carriers in January. Operator used three frequency bands 800MHz, 1800MHz and 2600MHz for the demonstration.