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TeliaSonera Wins 800 MHz Spectrum in Estonia

Posted on 30. May, 2013 by sujitg in News, TeliaSonera, 4G, LTE

TeliaSonera has secured frequencies in the 800 MHz band in Estonia in a contest arranged by the Estonian Technical Surveillance Authority. Operator won 2 x 10 MHz frequencies in the 800 MHz band. According to operator, the 800 MHz frequencies will enable a faster roll-out of 4G services in Estonian rural areas.

EE LTE Network Available in 12 More Towns Across UK

Posted on 30. May, 2013 by Pankaj in News, EE, Everything Everywhere, 4G, LTE

UK operator EE has turned on LTE network in 12 additional towns across the country. With this launch, EE's 4G LTE services are now available in 74 towns and cities across the UK.

AT&T Activates LTE Network in 11 New Markets

Posted on 29. May, 2013 by Pankaj in News, AT&T, LTE

U.S. operator AT&T has launched its LTE service in 11 new markets across the country. With this expansion, operator has LTE services in 239 markets. In addition AT&T has expanded 4G LTE service in several existing markets.

Orange Announces 4G LTE Network Launch in Switzerland

Posted on 29. May, 2013 by Pankaj in News, Orange, 4G, LTE

Swiss telecom operator Orange has launched its 4G LTE network in Switzerland, earlier than originally planned. Operator is offering 4G services to all its customers, PrePay as well as PostPay, at no extra cost.

Vodafone Spain Launches Commercial LTE Services

Posted on 28. May, 2013 by Pankaj in News, Vodafone, LTE

Vodafone Spain has announced launch of commercial LTE services in 7 cities beginning tomorrow. The LTE network will be available in Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Seville and Valencia.

C Spire Wireless to Expand LTE Coverage in New Markets

Posted on 26. May, 2013 by sujitg in News, C Spire Wireless, 4G, LTE

U.S. wireless service provider, C Spire Wireless plans to introduce LTE services in in south Alabama and northwest Florida this fall. In addition operator will expand its LTE services in Mississippi this year.

SFR Reveals LTE Network Expansion Plan

Posted on 24. May, 2013 by sujitg in News, SFR, LTE

SFR, the French telecom operator, has launched LTE in Lille and revealed network roll out plan for the second half of 2013. Operator plans national coverage with LTE in 55 cities by the end of the year.

CSL Extends LTE Spectrum, Launches LTE CAT 4 Device in Hong Kong

Posted on 23. May, 2013 by sujitg in News, CSL, LTE

Hong Kong’s CSL has commercially launched 4G LTE extended spectrum together with the LTE CAT 4 device. With 5MHz extended spectrum, CSL has deployed a total of 2 x 20MHz at 2600MHz for its LTE network.

Globecomm Announces Three New LTE Wins

Posted on 22. May, 2013 by sujitg in News, Chariton Valley, Evolve Broadband, Globacomm, Indigo Wireless, LTE

Globecomm has won LTE contracts with three U.S. Regional Carriers Chariton Valley, Evolve Broadband (DBA WorldCall Interconnect) and Indigo Wireless. These carriers will use Globecomm’s hosted LTE core, as well as the company’s Converged Packet Gateway (CPG) solution.

Verizon Wireless to Begin LTE Small Cell Deployment in Second Half of 2013

Posted on 22. May, 2013 by Pankaj in News, Alcatel-Lucent, Small Cell, Verizon Wireless, LTE

Verizon Wireless will begin deploying small cells into its 4G LTE network during the second half of 2013 working with network vendors including Alcatel-Lucent. Small cell deployments are part of operator's balanced approach to network capacity.

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