UK regulator Ofcom has launched a new consultation proposal to reserve the LTE 2.6GHz spectrum(2500-2690MHz band) for use by wireless camera applications during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Sprint plans to offer 4G LTE and improved 3G coverage in Dallas, Atlanta, Houston and San Antonio markets in the first half of 2012.

Viva Bahrain has launched its LTE network. The new technology was introduced in Bahrain City Centre on 01 January 2012.

Canada's telecom service provider SaskTel will launch its 4G LTE network on January 31. At launch, LTE service will be available in Regina, Saskatoon, Clavet, Dundurn, Langham, Lumsden, Martensville, Osler, Pense, Vanscoy, Warman, and White City.  

Nokia Siemens Networks has launched its SON (Self Organizing Networks) offering for LTE at CommunicAsia 2010 in Singapore. The offering is part of the Nokia Siemens Networks SON suite. 

Cricket Communications (Leap Wireless) has started LTE service with a commercial market launch in its Tucson, Ariz.

Regional U.S. mobile operator nTelos Wireless plans to launch regional LTE services in US states of Virginia and West Virginia during 2013 using Alcatel-Lucent technology. nTelos Wireless operates in the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, Kentucky, and North Carolina.