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NTT DoCoMo LTE Service Hits 5 Million Subscribers

Posted on 20. Aug, 2012 by Pankaj in News, NTT DOCOMO, LTE

Japan’s mobile operator NTT DOCOMO's subscribers to its Xi LTE service surpassed five million on 19 August. Xi reached five million subscribers less than one month after surpassing the four million mark on July 22.

Smart Launches Commercial LTE Service on August 25 in Philippines

Posted on 19. Aug, 2012 by Pankaj in News, Smart Communications, LTE

Philippines’ wireless services provider Smart Communications is launching commercial LTE services on August 25. The announcement comes after a year of LTE test deployments conducted by PLDT’s wireless subsidiary in various parts of the country.

Verizon LTE Network Now Available In More Than 370 Markets

Posted on 16. Aug, 2012 by Pankaj in News, Verizon Wireless, LTE

Verizon Wireless has introduced 4G LTE network in 34 new markets and announced expansion in 38 other markets today. With the new and expanded markets, the company’s LTE network is now available in a total of 371 markets covering more than 75 percent of the U.S. population.

ZTE Introduces New Multi-Mode TDD, FDD LTE Devices

Posted on 16. Aug, 2012 by sujitg in News, FDD, TDD, ZTE, LTE

ZTE has unveiled MF820S2 and MF91S, the new multi-standard USB modem and uFi that supports LTE FDD/LTE TDD/TD-SCDMA / EDGE. According to the company, its multi-mode wireless devices represent the next chapter in LTE terminal product development, breaking down regional standard barriers and constraints at user end points.

Ubiquisys Gets $19M Funding to Meet Demand for Public Small Cell Hotspots

Posted on 15. Aug, 2012 by sujitg in News, Small Cell, Ubiquisys, 3G, LTE

3G and LTE small cells maker Ubiquisys has raised $19m in an oversubscribed round. The company will use the capital to generate further profitable growth and accelerate delivery of innovative tri-mode 3G/LTE/WiFi small cell hotspots.

LG Sells 5 Million LTE Smartphones to Date

Posted on 15. Aug, 2012 by sujitg in News, LG, LTE

LG Electronics (LG) has sold five million LTE smartphones globaly to date, company announced today. After reaching sales of four million LTE smartphones last month, an additional one million smartphones were sold in the month of July, company revealed.

Sprint Launches Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE

Posted on 13. Aug, 2012 by sujitg in News, Motorola, Motorola Photon, Sprint, LTE

Sprint has announced availability of Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE starting from Sunday, Aug. 19. Motorola PHOTON Q, with a full QWERTY keyboard and international roaming capabilities, will cost $199.99 with a new line of service or eligible upgrade and two-year service agreement.

Huawei to Deploy UMTS/LTE Multi-Band Antennas for Optimus

Posted on 13. Aug, 2012 by sujitg in News, Huawei, Optimus, LTE, UMTS

Portuguese mobile operator Optimus has selected Huawei to provide UMTS/LTE multi-frequency antennas for its LTE commercial network, the company announced today. The commercialization of Huawei's antennas in Portugal extends the current mobile network portfolio.

Ericsson to Supply WCDMA, LTE Infrastructure to Polkomtel and Aero 2

Posted on 13. Aug, 2012 by sujitg in News, Aero2, Ericsson, Polkomtel, LTE, WCDMA

Poland's operators Polkomtel and Aero2 have selected Ericsson to supply WCDMA and LTE infrastructure for their network. Under the agreement, Ericsson will also provide a range of services including design, deployment, integration and support for the upgraded mobile broadband network for a period of three years.

TELUS Expands LTE Network Across Metro Vancouver

Posted on 10. Aug, 2012 by Pankaj in News, TELUS, 4G, LTE

TELUS is now offering LTE services in Burnaby, New Westminster, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, South Delta and Vancouver after first announcing the new network earlier this year. Additional B.C.

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