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ONE Launches Commercial LTE Services in Macedonia

Posted on 29. Aug, 2014 by Pankaj in News, ONE, LTE

ONE, a telecommunication operator in Macedonia, has launced 4G LTE network in the country. Operator has received approval for the frequency range 2x10MHz @ DD 800 MHz and 2x15MHz @ DSC 1800 MHz 4G LTE by the Agency for Electronic Communications

Nemo Outdoor Drive Test Solution to Support Carrier Aggregation and Category 6 LTE Devices

Posted on 28. Aug, 2014 by sujitg in News, Carrier Aggregation, LTE-Advanced, Nemo, LTE

Anite today announced that its latest version of Nemo Outdoor supports Carrier Aggregation (CA) and Category 6 devices. Tool allows operators to test and verify the capacity of LTE-Advanced wireless networks.

ZTE Wins SWAN Slovakia Contract for Nationwide LTE Network

Posted on 28. Aug, 2014 by sujitg in News, SWAN, ZTE, GSM, LTE

ZTE has signed a contract with Slovak operator SWAN for a nationwide LTE network project. As part of the agreement, ZTE will construct core CS/PS (circuit-switched/packet-switched) network, and a GSM/LTE mobile communications and VAS (value added services) network

Bell Increases Data Speeds up to 45% on LTE network

Posted on 27. Aug, 2014 by Pankaj in News, Bell Mobility, LTE

Canada's communications company Bell has increased 4G LTE network speeds up to 45%. According to Bell, LTE download speeds have increased from 75 Megabits per second (expected average 12-25 Mbps) to 110 Mbps (14-36 Mbps), with speed as high as 150 Mbps (18-40 Mbps) available in some locations.

Huawei Deploys Commercial LTE TDD Easy Macro in Beijing with China Mobile

Posted on 26. Aug, 2014 by Pankaj in News, China Mobile, Huawei, TDD, LTE

Huawei has completed its first LTE TDD Easy Macro commercial deployment in Beijing with China Mobile. According to Huawei , this newly improved LTE TDD Easy Macro improves the download rate by 40% for outdoor users and 180% for indoor users.

ZTE wins COSMOTE Romania LTE contract

Posted on 26. Aug, 2014 by sujitg in News, COSMOTE, ZTE, LTE

ZTE has won a wireless project contract from mobile operator COSMOTE Romania to transform its existing 2G/3G network and build a new LTE network in southern Romania. The deal is expected to require construction of more than 3,000 base stations.

Swisscom Boosts Quality of Indoor Reception

Posted on 25. Aug, 2014 by sujitg in News, Swisscom, WLAN, LTE

Swisscom has announced that 94% of the Switzerland's population can use its 4G/LTE network. For 2G or 3G technology, the figure is over 99%. Swisscom is also now seeking to improve the quality of indoor reception.

DOCOMO and Huawei Demonstrate LTE Network over Unlicensed Spectrum

Posted on 21. Aug, 2014 by Pankaj in News, Huawei, LAA, LTE-Advanced, NTT DOCOMO, LTE

NTT DOCOMO and Huawei announced today that their joint test has successfully demonstrated that LTE can be deployed over the 5GHz unlicensed spectrum, which is widely used for wireless LAN networks in many countries today.

Vodafone Australia Selects Ericsson to Modernize Core Network

Posted on 20. Aug, 2014 by Pankaj in News, NFV, Vodafone, VoLTE, LTE

Australian carrier Vodafone has announced that it is completely modernizing and consolidating its core network with Ericsson. According to operator, its new core network will offer greater network agility and flexibility, create cost efficiencies, and enable the introduction of new LTE (4G) services.

SingTel Unveils LTE-Advanced Service for Smartphones

Posted on 19. Aug, 2014 by sujitg in News, Ericsson, LTE-Advanced, Samsung, Singtel, LTE

Singapore's mobile service provider SingTel, in collaboration with Samsung and Ericsson, has announced commercial launch of 300Mbps 4G LTE-Advanced service for smartphones. The service will be available from 23 August 2014 when SingTel launches the Samsung GALAXY S5 4G+.

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