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LTE-Advanced

Telstra Switches on 3000th 4G Tower, Introduces 4G Advanced Hotspot

Posted on 08. Nov, 2013 by sujitg in News, LTE-Advanced, Telstra, LTE

Australia's Telstra has switched on its 3,000th 4G base station in Dalby Queensland today. In addition, operator has introduced the Telstra Wi-Fi 4G Advanced , a battery-powered mobile hotspot that can operate continuously for up to 10 hours and share a 4G connection with up to ten devices at once.

Zain Kuwait Plans to Launch Commercial LTE-Advanced Network

Posted on 07. Nov, 2013 by Pankaj in News, Huawei, LTE-Advanced, Zain Kuwait, LTE

Zain Kuwait has announced plans to launch a commercial LTE-Advanced network in Kuwait in collaboration with technology partner Huawei. The rollout will see Zain Kuwait and Huawei activate over 100 LTE-A cell sites during a first phase,

EE Switches on LTE-Advanced Network in UK

Posted on 05. Nov, 2013 by Pankaj in News, EE, Huawei, LTE-Advanced, LTE

UK operator EE has switched on LTE-Advanced network today. It will initially cover London’s Tech City, with companies in the area being selected to access it first. EE has selected Huawei as its technology partner for this network. The LTE-Advanced be rolled out across London throughout 2014

NSN Wins Sprint Deal for TDD LTE Roll-out

Posted on 30. Oct, 2013 by sujitg in News, LTE-Advanced, NSN, Sprint, TDD, LTE

Nokia Solutions and Networks has signed a new contract with Sprint for the deployment of TDD LTE across its 2.5 GHz spectrum, which will increase its high-speed data capacity as part of Sprint’s large-scale U.S. roll-out.

NSN Announces Enhanced Voice Call Continuity for VoLTE, Increased LTE Data Rates

Posted on 23. Oct, 2013 by Pankaj in News, Carrier Aggregation, eSRVCC, LTE-Advanced, NSN, VoLTE, LTE

Nokia Solutions and Networks has launched voice call continuity (VCC) to complement Voice over LTE (VoLTE) by enabling seamless handovers to 2G or 3G networks. According to company, the enhanced solution optimizes VoLTE network connection quality and control with better bearer switching and shorter delay.

Anite Announces Commercial LTE-A Carrier Aggregation Network Testing Solution

Posted on 04. Oct, 2013 by sujitg in News, Anite, Carrier Aggregation, LTE-Advanced, LTE

Wireless network measurement solutions provider Anite has announced a commercial LTE-A and carrier aggregation (“CA”) testing solution for mobile network operators and network infrastructure vendors. Using the Nemo Outdoor, operators can monitor the performance and quality of their LTE-A networks.

SK Telecom Begins Offering LTE Service in 1.8GHz Spectrum

Posted on 30. Sep, 2013 by sujitg in News, LTE-Advanced, SK TELECOM, LTE

South Korea's SK Telecom has begun offering LTE service using wider bandwidth in the 1.8 GHz spectrum today and plans to rapidly expand the service to the entire Seoul area by the end of October 2013.

Alcatel-Lucent to Deploy Mobile Backhaul Network for SK Telecom’s LTE-Advanced Service

Posted on 24. Sep, 2013 by sujitg in News, Alcatel-Lucent, LTE-Advanced, MPLS, SK TELECOM, WiBro, LTE, WiMAX

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 solution, to be deployed in October, will link SK Telecom cell sites.

Leading American mobile operator adopts Anite’s LTE-Advanced interoperability test cases

in press-release, Anite, LTE-Advanced, LTE

Fleet, Hampshire, UK – 24 September, 2013 – Anite, a global leader in wireless equipment testing technology, today announced that a leading American mobile operator has implemented Anite test scripts for the qualification of LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) devices in its rigorous acceptance programme.

Anite streamlines LTE-Advanced device testing