Huawei has announced that by December 2013, it had signed a total of 241 LTE contracts worldwide. The company further adds that it has been engaged in 110 of the 244 commercial LTE networks already deployed worldwide.

Australian operator Telstra has announced that it’s 4G coverage now reaching 85 per cent of the Australian population. The milestone was officially marked in Hamilton Island where the 3500th base station was switched on this week. 

Japanese operator KDDI has selected Ericsson as one of the prime vendors to deploy its LTE system and Evolved Packet Core network. The radio access network is based on LTE FDD.

Taiwan's operator, Chunghwa Telecom has picked Nokia Solutions and Networks as a supplier to its 4G LTE network, targeting a fast and smooth roll-out in 2014. In addition, the operator extended its existing contract with NSN as supplier of its 3G HSPA+ network to further increase the network capacity.