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Vodafone Australia Launches LTE Network

Posted on 12. Jun, 2013 by sujitg in News, Vodafone, 4G, LTE

Vodafone Australia has switched on 4G LTE network in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Newcastle and Wollongong as announced earlier. Vodafone holds 2 X 20MHz contiguous spectrum and has demonstrated trial speeds up to 100Mbps earlier.

Ericsson Gets MBNL RAN Managed Services Contract

Posted on 10. Jun, 2013 by sujitg in News, EE, Ericsson, MBNL, Three UK, LTE

Ericsson has announced that it has been selected to manage operations and maintenance of the MBNL radio access network encompassing the Three UK and EE networks. Mobile Broadband Network Limited (MBNL) is the joint venture company owned by Three UK and EE.

ZTE Completes End-to-End VoTD-LTE Call in China Mobile’s Network

Posted on 07. Jun, 2013 by sujitg in News, China Mobile, Marvell, VoLTE, VoTD-LTE, ZTE, LTE

ZTE has announced completion of end-to-end voice-over TD-LTE (VoTD-LTE) call in partnership with China Mobile and Marvell Technology Group. The VoTD-LTE call was conducted on China Mobile’s network in Guangzhou.

AT&T Switches on LTE Network in New Markets

Posted on 07. Jun, 2013 by sujitg in News, AT&T, LTE

AT&T has turned on its LTE service in 22 new markets across the U.S., and expanded 4G LTE service in many existing markets. With this expansion, operator's LTE network is now live in 261 markets.

A1 Telekom Austria, Nokia Siemens Networks Demonstrate Carrier Aggregation in Vienna

Posted on 06. Jun, 2013 by Pankaj in News, A1, Carrier Aggregation, LTE-Advanced, Nokia Siemens Networks, LTE

Nokia Siemens Networks and A1 Telekom Austria has demonstrated carrier aggregation, a LTE-Advanced technology, in Vienna. The live demo included handling large file transfers with a simultaneous video stream and showcased download speeds of 580Mbps.

Regional Telecom, Alcatel-Lucent Launch LTE Network in Iraq

Posted on 05. Jun, 2013 by Pankaj in News, Alcatel-Lucent, Regional Telecom, LTE

Regional Telecom, a communications service provider in Northern Iraq, and Alcatel-Lucent have launched 4G LTE network Iraq under the Fastlink brand. Alcatel-Lucent is providing its end-to-end 4G LTE solution, including base stations, IP mobile backhaul for 4G LTE and existing 3G CDMA traffic and Evolved Packet Core (EPC).

Qualcomm Announces Multi-mode 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi Small Cell Solutions

Posted on 04. Jun, 2013 by Pankaj in News, Qualcomm, Small Cell, Small Cell Forum, 3G, 4G, LTE

Qualcomm has introduced a family of 28 nanometer (nm) solutions, the Qualcomm FSM99xx, to enable pico, metro and enterprise small cells that are designed to enhance operators’ 3G and LTE networks. The Qualcomm FSM99xx solutions are expected to sample in the second half of 2013.

Vodafone UK to Launch LTE Service by the Late Summer

Posted on 03. Jun, 2013 by Pankaj in News, Vodafone, 4G, LTE

Vodafone UK has announced that company is increasing investment in its network this year and preparing for the launch of 4G LTE services by the late summer. Operator expects spending increase of 50% to more than £900m in the current financial year.

Huawei Launches Carrier Aggregation Solution for Seamless Mobile Broadband

Posted on 02. Jun, 2013 by Pankaj in News, Carrier Aggregation, Huawei, LTE

Huawei recently announced a CA (Carrier Aggregation) total solution at the company's annual Global Analyst Summit in Shenzhen. According to company, the solution extends the capabilities of normal intra-site CA to also support inter-site and heterogeneous CA to provide a seamless user experience.

Rogers and Videotron to Build Shared LTE Network in Québec and Ottawa

Posted on 30. May, 2013 by sujitg in News, Rogers Communications, Videotron, 4G, LTE

Canadian telecom operators, Videotron and Rogers have announced to build out and operate a shared LTE wireless network in the province of Québec and the Ottawa region. Rogers already have LTE footprint across Canada, including Montreal, Ottawa and Québec City.

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