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Wireless Broadband Shows Strong Growth in Saudi Arabia

Posted on 30. Nov, 2010 by Maravedis in Blog, HSPA+, MARAVEDIS, Saudi Arabia, HSPA, LTE

In Saudi Arabia the number of broadband subscribers has grown 43-fold from 64,000 in 2005 to over 2.75 million at the end of 2009, according to data released by The Com

GSA: 1800MHz Band Fuels LTE Growth

Posted on 19. Sep, 2014 by agaur in Blog, GSA, LTE-Advanced, VoLTE, LTE

GSA has announced that globally 331 operators have commercially launched LTE networks and service in 112 countries. 65 LTE networks have launched so far in 2014. In addition, 116 mobile operators have launched HD voice service representing over 30% YoY growth.

NTT Docomo: “Improvements in backhaul will be essential to meet the increasing requirements of the market in the future.”

Posted on 18. Jun, 2013 by Guest in Blog, LTE-Advanced, NTT DOCOMO, RCS, VoLTE, LTE

Takehiro Nakamura, director of radio access network development for NTT Docomo, Japan is speaking in ‘The Future of LTE’ track on Day Two of the LTE World Summit, the premier 4G event for the telecoms industry, taking place on the 24th-26th June 2013, at the Amsterdam RAI, Net

3GPP Stands on FD-MIMO (3 D) Beam-forming

Posted on 26. Feb, 2019 by Vivek in 3GPP, beamforming, CSI, MIMO

ABI Research: LTE Traffic to Grow by Over 200% in 2013

Posted on 18. Mar, 2013 by agaur in Blog, ABI Research, LTE

Global LTE traffic will grow by over 200% in 2013, says ABI Research. Overall mobile data traffic had increased by 69% year-on-year in 2012. LTE has growth rate of 207% in 2013 compared to 99% for 3G traffic.

Ericsson: LTE to Account for 10% of All Mobile Subscriptions in Latin America By 2018

Posted on 21. Nov, 2012 by Pankaj in Blog, Ericsson, LTE

According to the new Ericsson Mobility Report, LTE will account for some 10 percent (approximately 90 million) of all mobile subscriptions in Latin America by 2018. Company says that 14 million new mobile subscriptions were recorded in Q3 for a total of 676 million and estimates that another 230 million mobile subscriptions will be added by 2018.

M2M: The Latest Chapter of Technology Wars

Posted on 11. Nov, 2010 by Maravedis in Blog, MARAVEDIS, LTE, WiMAX

Last Thursday I had the opportunity to attend an M2M event organized by Orange in Castelldefels’ Mediterranean Technology Park (Barcelona, Spain).

SmartCell to ease access, backhaul, and core capacity pressures

Posted on 07. Mar, 2012 by jai in Blog, Ruckus Wireless, Small Cell, SmartCell, 3G, 4G, LTE

The rapid increase of mobile data services, driven by smartphones and tablets, has accelerated data-traffic growth to the point where macro cellular networks are no longer sufficient to meet subscriber demand in many high-density settings.

Telecom Standard Bodies Prep for IMT-2020

Posted on 10. Oct, 2017 by agaur in Blog, 3GPP, 5G, ITU, ITU-R

Last week, ITU-R Workshop on IMT-2020 terrestrial radio interfaces was held in Munich, Germany with main objective to outline the process of submission/reception of the Radio Interface Technology (RIT)/set of RIT (SRIT) proposals and acknowledgment of receipt.

Alcatel-Lucent's lightRadio to radically shrink base stations and cell towers

Posted on 07. Feb, 2011 by agaur in Blog, Alcatel-Lucent, LTE

Alcatel-Lucent has announced lightRadio, a new system to end the mobile industry’s reliance on masts and base stations.

Achieving Capital and Spectral Efficiency Beyond 4G Standards

Posted on 10. Apr, 2011 by Maravedis in Blog, LTE-Advanced, MARAVEDIS, WiMax 2, 4G, LTE, WiMAX

The industry has come a long way towards developing the new platform for ICT communications:

3GPP and Broadband Forum Collaborate on Fixed Mobile Convergence Standards

Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by LteWorld in Blog, 3GPP, Broadband Forum, FMC, LTE

3GPP and the Broadband Forum worked together for their first joint workshop on Fixed/Mobile Convergence (FMC). Workshop was held on February 18-19 in San Francisco.

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