Ericsson has successfully demonstrated proof of concept (PoC) of its Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) in a joint effort with Japanese operator NTT DOCOMO and a number of other providers.

China Mobile plans to build more than 500,000 4G base stations by the end of 2014. Operator will enable 4G international roaming services in another 50 countries or regions, reports Xinhua. 

Verizon, Ericsson and Qualcomm have completed the successful FDD Massive MIMO trial with a fully compatible customer device. This achievement builds on the momentum from the deployment of FDD (Frequency Division Duplexing) Massive MIMO (Multiple Input – Multiple Output) on Verizon’s wireless network in Irvine, California. 

KPN has officially turned on 4G LTE network in Amsterdam. Operator expects to have covered approximately 50% of the Dutch population by mid-2013 and nationwide coverage in the second half of 2014.

Ofcom has published research into 4G and 3G mobile broadband performance. Overall, 4G networks performed much better than 3G networks in five sample towns and cities tested - Edinburgh, Leeds, London, Newcastle and Poole/Bournemouth - where both 4G and 3G networks have been rolled out.

Huawei has successfully executed LTE 4×4 MIMO field trial in the network of Deutsche Telekom. According to Huawei, this field trial showed download data rates of up to 250Mbps. MIMO offers improved network performance in terms of coverage, spectral efficiency and throughput. The LTE 4×4 MIMO field trial utilized Huawei's SingleRAN LTE solution.

Nokia is broadening its focus into multiple areas of early 5G mobility use cases, including enhanced mobile broadband and ultra-reliable, ultra-low latency communications, company announced yesterday.