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Nearly 680 Million LTE Handset Shipments Expected in 2015

in Blog, ABI Research, LTE-Advanced, LTE
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According to a recent ABI Research, 676 million 4G LTE handsets are expected to be shipped in 2015, growing 204 million units from 2014. 350 commercial LTE networks are forecasted by 4Q 2014.

VoLTE – 4G’s Next Big Test

in Blog, Anite, VoLTE, LTE
Paul Beaver, Products Director at wireless device testing company, Anite

Global LTE deployments are continuing to rise and the technology is gaining ever more market recognition. However, LTE currently possesses a key limitation that the industry is actively looking to resolve – the issue of voice. As it stands, LTE networks can only support data and are incapable of handling voice calls.

3GPP Extended UMTS/LTE 800 Technical Report

in Blog, 3GPP, LTE, LteWorld, UMTS

August 7, 2009 | LteWorld - 3GPP has recently published a technical report of the Extended UMTS/LTE 800 which provides UTRA and E-UTRA specification support for FDD in the Extended 800 MHz band in Jap

Chief strategy, innovation & technology officer, KPN Group: “LTE will finally allow the internet to go mobile”

in Blog, Interview, KPN, LTE World Summit, TD-LTE, LTE
Erik Hoving, chief strategy, innovation & technology officer for KPN Group in The Netherlands

Erik Hoving, chief strategy, innovation & technology officer for KPN Group in The Netherlands, is opening the conference on Day One of the LTE World Summit, the premier 4G event for the telecoms industry, taking place on the 24th-26th June 2013, a

Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE, Coming Soon to Sprint

in Blog, Motorola, Sprint, 4G, LTE
Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE

Sprint and Motorola Mobility have announced Motorola PHOTON Q™ 4G LTE, the next generation of last summer’s popular Motorola PHOTON™ 4G. The new device will boast a five-row, PC-like QWERTY keyboard, international capabilities and a generous 4.3-inch ColorBoost™ display, as well as the ability to operate on Sprint’s new lightning-fast 4G LTE network2.

European Commission Reserves 800Mhz Bands for LTE and WiMAX Networks

in News, 800Mhz, spectrum, LTE, WiMAX

Cellular News today reported that European Commission has Reserved 800Mhz Bands for LTE and WiMAX Networks.

Functional Split between NG-RAN and 5GC

in 5G, 5g-NR, NG-RAN
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The gNB and ng-eNB host the following functions:

-Functions for Radio Resource Management: Radio Bearer Control, Radio Admission Control, Connection Mobility Control, Dynamic allocation of resources to UEs in both uplink and downlink (scheduling);

CES 2013: ZTE Announces 5.0 FHD Quad-core Smartphone Grand S

in Blog, CES 2013, Qualcomm, ZTE, ZTE Grand S, 4G, LTE
ZTE Grand S

ZTE has announced the world debut of the ZTE Grand S – 5.0 FHD LTE at 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). As the flagship handset in ZTE’s high-end Grand Series line of products, the ZTE Grand S is the company’s first FHD smartphone and is enabled by the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor. 

497 Million LTE Subscriptions Globally by 31 December 2014

in Blog, GSA, LTE
LTE Subscriptions Growth - March 2015

GSA, the Global mobile Suppliers Association, has confirmed that LTE subscriptions are growing faster than any other mobile communications system technology.

Big Money in Small Cells, or The Future Hangs by a Strand

in Blog, MARAVEDIS, Femtocell, LTE, WiMAX

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

Sprint Shares #1 Ranking for Reliability and Call Performance in Pittsburgh

in Blog, Sprint, WiFi, 4G, LTE
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Sprint announced on 16th April 2015 that its network in Pittsburgh shares a first-place ranking for reliability and call performance, according to a  new RootScore report by independent mobile analytics firm RootMetrics.

Telefonica to launch femtocell services

in Blog, Movistar, Telefonica, Femtocell

Telefonica will launch a new service called 'Mi Cobertura Movil' ('My Mobile Coverage') to expand coverage in households with a device similar to a femtocells.  This service would cost 9 euros