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Sprint Adds LTE Network in 41 New Cities

Posted on 30. Apr, 2014 by Pankaj in News, Sprint, LTE

US operator Sprint has added 4G LTE service in 41 more new cities. With this expansion, Sprint' LTE network now covers more than 225 million people and remains on track to cover 250 million by mid-year.

AT&T Plans 4G LTE In-Flight Connectivity Service

Posted on 29. Apr, 2014 by sujitg in News, AT&T, Honeywell, LTE

U.S. carrier AT&T plans to launch a 4G LTE-based in-flight connectivity service for airlines and passengers in commercial, business and general aviation.

Huawei Completes 300 Mbps LTE-A Category 6 Test

Posted on 29. Apr, 2014 by sujitg in News, Huawei, LTE-Advanced, Qualcomm, LTE

Huawei has announced the successful completion of a LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) Category 6 connectivity test with download speeds reaching up to 300 Mbps. This test was jointly completed with Qualcomm Technologies.

Magyar Telekom, Ericsson Demonstrate LTE-Advanced in Hungary

Posted on 28. Apr, 2014 by sujitg in News, Ericsson, LTE-Advanced, Magyar Telekom, 4G, LTE

Hungary’s telecommunication service provider Magyar Telekom demonstrated LTE-Advanced technology, jointly with Ericsson, on its test network in Budapest. Operator tested today at Telekom’s headquarters in Budapest the bandwidth that can be implemented by the LTE-Advanced.

EE Brings LTE Network to 200th Town in UK

Posted on 25. Apr, 2014 by Pankaj in News, EE, LTE

UK's EE has added the seaside town of Rhyl in North Wales as the 200th town to its LTE coverage area. Operator switched on LTE network in 13 towns across the UK this week, bringing the total to 200 places and 72% of the UK population.

4G Americas: 2014 & 2015 Pivotal Years for Spectrum Decisions in Latin America

Posted on 23. Apr, 2014 by Pankaj in News, 4G Americas, LTE

On average across Latin America only 20 percent of the ITU’s recommended target spectrum allocation for 2015 has been met, resulting in a tremendous shortfall of available spectrum, reports 4G Americas.

DTAC Selects Alcatel-Lucent for Optical Network Upgrade in Thailand

Posted on 22. Apr, 2014 by sujitg in News, Alcatel-Lucent, dtac, 3G, LTE

Thailand’s mobile operator DTAC has chosen Alcatel-Lucent Agile Optical Networking to upgrade its existing 3G network and lay the foundation for a 4G LTE network that will eventually deliver 4G mobile access to more than 40 percent of the Thai population.

Huawei and China Mobile Verify Key TD-LTE-Advanced Technologies in Field Tests

Posted on 21. Apr, 2014 by sujitg in News, Carrier Aggregation, China Mobile, Huawei, LTE-Advanced, MSA, MU-MIMO, TD-LTE, LTE

Huawei and China Mobile have verified multiple core TD-LTE-Advanced technologies including FDD/TDD Carrier Aggregation, MSA, 256QAM, inter-site CoMP, and MU-MIMO in a field test conducted at Chengdu Electronic Technology University.

Rogers Switches on 700 MHz Spectrum

Posted on 17. Apr, 2014 by sujitg in News, Rogers, LTE

Canadian mobile service provider Rogers has turned on 700 MHz spectrum in select Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto communities earlier today. With this addition, operator aims to provide mobile video experience to its customers in even more places where they couldn't access LTE before.

Virgin Mobile Launches LTE Service in France

Posted on 16. Apr, 2014 by Pankaj in News, Virgin Mobile, 4G, LTE

French mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile has launched LTE service over the SFR and Bouygues Telecom networks in France. Operator had signed agreements with mobile operator SFR and Bouygues Telecom last year and had announced intent to launch LTE service first half of 2014.

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