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Bouygues Demonstrates Tri-Band LTE-Advanced with Carrier Aggregation

Posted on 06. Feb, 2015 by sujitg in News, Bouygues Telecom, LTE-Advanced, LTE

French operator Bouygues Telecom, Qualcomm, and Ericsson have conducted LTE-Advanced test with the aggregation of three carriers in January. Operator used three frequency bands 800MHz, 1800MHz and 2600MHz for the demonstration.

Globe Telecom Upgrades Network Capacity, Expands LTE TDD/FDD Footprint

Posted on 04. Feb, 2015 by sujitg in News, FDD, Globe Telecom, TDD, LTE

Philippines operator Globe Telecom is continuously upgrading its network and expanding its LTE TDD and LTE-FDD footprint to further strengthen mobile data infrastructure and deliver faster and more reliable wireless internet connectivity.

Qualcomm: 60+ Mobile Devices Based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Processor

Posted on 02. Feb, 2015 by sujitg in News, Qualcomm, LTE

Qualcomm today announced that it has a growing customer design pipeline in excess of 60 mobile devices based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor. New devices based on Snapdragon 810 include the LG G Flex2 and the Xiaomi Mi Note Pro, with many more expected in the coming weeks and months.

SK Telecom and Nokia Networks Commercialize eICIC

Posted on 29. Jan, 2015 by Pankaj in News, eICIC, LTE-Advanced, Nokia Networks, SK, LTE

SK Telecom, Nokia Networks have commercialized a core LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) technology called ‘Enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (eICIC)’. eICIC is a technology that controls signal interference between macro and micro base stations to enhance the quality of the LTE-A network.

Bharti Airtel, Nokia Networks to Launch FDD-LTE Services in India on 1800 MHz

Posted on 28. Jan, 2015 by Pankaj in News, Airtel, FDD, Nokia Networks, TD-LTE, LTE

Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel has commissioned Nokia Networks to expand its 4G presence to six new circles using Nokia Networks’ radio network. Operator will deploy FDD-LTE network on 1800 MHz to provide 4G services in 6 circles.

SK Telecom Sign MOU with Nokia for Development of 5G Technologies

Posted on 26. Jan, 2015 by Pankaj in News, 5G, Nokia, Nokia Networks, SK TELECOM, LTE

South Korea's SK Telecom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Nokia on January 21, 2015, to work together to lead the development and verification of the fifth-generation (5G) mobile network technologies.

Ericsson to Handle TeliaSonera Field Operation Services in Parts of Sweden

Posted on 23. Jan, 2015 by sujitg in News, Ericsson, LTE

TeliaSonera has renewed and expanded its contract with Ericsson, that was initially signed back in 2010. Ericsson will now perform field operation services for the operator's fixed and mobile networks.

Nokia Networks, Safaricom Launch LTE-A Network in Kenya

Posted on 20. Jan, 2015 by sujitg in News, LTE-Advanced, Nokia Networks, Safaricom, LTE

Kenya’s operator Safaricom has selected Nokia Networks as one of its partners to modernize and expand its 2G and 3G network infrastructure and to help launch the LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) network in Kenya. The network launched in December 2014 will offer peak speeds of up to 100 Mbps.

T-Mobile Expands Prepaid Choices, Introduces Simply Prepaid

Posted on 16. Jan, 2015 by Pankaj in News, T-Mobile, LTE

T-Mobile has announced Simply Prepaid, a new wireless prepaid plan with unlimited data, talk and text with 4G LTE data buckets starting as low as $40 a month. The new plan will be available starting January 25th.

Nokia Networks Selects Radisys’ MRF Product Family for Its Open TAS VoLTE/VoWiFi Solution

Posted on 13. Jan, 2015 by Pankaj in News, Nokia Networks, RadiSys, VoLTE, VoWiFi, LTE

Radisys today announced a Media Resource Function (MRF) supply agreement with Nokia Networks. Nokia Networks has selected Radisys’ MRF product family as the media processing foundation for its Voice over LTE (VoLTE) and Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) solution

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