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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.

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.

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.

GSA: 156 Commercial LTE Networks Live Globally

Posted on 20. Mar, 2013 by agaur in Blog, GSA, LTE

Commercial LTE Network Launches - March 2013

In a recent LTE report, GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association) has confirmed that 412 operators are investing in LTE technology in 125 countries across the globe. This year so far 11 commercial launches have taken place where as 98 operators commercially launched LTE service in the past 12 months.

Sprint and T-Mobile in merger talk?

Posted on 09. Mar, 2011 by agaur in Blog, Sprint, T-Mobile, LTE

Sprint and T-Mobile are in merger talk according to a report from Bloomberg.

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.

Ericsson Announces Preliminary Market Share Data for 2012

Posted on 08. Mar, 2013 by agaur in Blog, Ericsson, LTE

Ericsson has announced today that it maintained share of global installed base of radio base stations at 40%, and the claims top position in both mobile equipment market as well as LTE specifically. The company calculated share of installed radio base stations worldwide based on the accumulated shipments of base stations since 2004.

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.

LTE may interfere with cable TV

Posted on 04. Oct, 2010 by jai in Blog, Report, LTE

According to a new report, LTE handsets will interfere with cable TV if used within six metres of a set top box.

RIM Launches 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet

Posted on 02. Aug, 2012 by agaur in Blog, BlackBerry, RIM, HSPA, LTE

Research In Motion (RIM) has introduced the new 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook tablet with built-in support for cellular networks. Company is launching the LTE tablet in Canada first.

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:

HTC EVO 4G vs iPhone 4

Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by agaur in News, EVO, HTC, iPhone 4, 3G, 4G, WiMAX

As Apple iPhone 4 specifications are available now , I was curious to compare it with HTC Evo 4G. See below a side-by-side comparison of these two handsets.

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