Today Verizon Wireless announced that it has launched XLTE in 22 new markets, bringing double the 4G LTE bandwidth and greater peak speeds now in more than 400 markets in USA. That means that 4 out of 5 Verizon Wireless 4G LTE markets now have Verizon Wireless XLTE.

To deliver high quality mobile broadband voice and data services, telecommunications service provider Telenor has selected small cells technology from Alcatel-Lucent. Under a new global frame agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will provide Telenor with  small cell base stations to support its customers.

ZTE has announced a 4G active distribution solution that supports multi-frequency and multi-mode network deployment with superior indoor performance.

Japan's SoftBank Mobile has selected Ericsson to provide and integrate its end-to-end network solution for voice over LTE (VoLTE). With VoLTE as a basis, consumers will get HD voice and video calling alongside other telephony services, while using simultaneous LTE data services on LTE smartphones.

DOCOMO PACIFIC has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to supply an end-to-end 4G LTE network in U.S. territory of Guam. The LTE deployment is an extension of Nokia Siemens Networks’ existing relationship with DOCOMO PACIFIC.

Hong Kong's mobile operator, China Mobile Hong Kong, selected Ericsson to further enhance its converged LTE FDD/TDD and Evolved Packet Core network.

U.S. carrier Sprint today reported operating results for the first fiscal quarter of 2014, including net income of $23 million and consolidated operating income of $519 million, the highest in more than seven years. Adjusted EBITDA of $1.83 billion grew 30 percent over the prior year period.