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O2 Selects Ruckus Wireless for Small Cell Deployment in UK

Posted on 30. Jul, 2012 by Pankaj in News, Ruckus Wireless, Small Cell, Telefonica, WiFi, 3G, 4G

Ruckus Wireless has been selected by Telefonica UK (O2) to supply high-capacity small cell products for high-speed wireless services being deployed throughout London, the company announced today.

AT&T Expands LTE Coverage, Adds New LTE Markets

Posted on 30. Jul, 2012 by Pankaj in News, AT&T, HSPA+, LTE

AT&T has launched 4G LTE service in four new markets - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and West Palm Beach, Fla., and Worcester, Mass., and expanded LTE service in Baltimore, Boston and Washington, D.C..

Operator's LTE network is now live in 51 markets. AT&T expects its LTE deployment to be largely complete by year-end 2013.

SmarTone To Start Commercial LTE Services Next Month

Posted on 26. Jul, 2012 by Pankaj in News, SmarTone, 4G, LTE

Hong Kong’s SmarTone will launch a territory-wide 4G LTE network in the 1800MHz spectrum on 28 August 2012. At launch, all current SmarTone price plans will apply, announced the operator.

Fido to Launch LTE Service in Canada This Summer

Posted on 26. Jul, 2012 by Pankaj in News, Fido, LTE

Canadia's Fido plans to launch LTE service this summer across major markets in Canada, including in the cities and surrounding areas of Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal and St. Johns with more cities to launch throughout 2012.

Sprint to Offer LTE in Four More Markets

Posted on 26. Jul, 2012 by Pankaj in News, Sprint, 4G, LTE

Sprint is adding four more cities that will soon have 4G LTE network. Operator will launch LTE in cities - Baltimore, MD; Gainesville, GA; Manhattan/Junction City, KS; Sherman-Denison, TX - before Labor Day.

Telefonica Germany Deploys Acme Packet's SIP and Diameter Routing Solution

Posted on 25. Jul, 2012 by Pankaj in News, Acme Packet, IMS, Telefonica, LTE

Telefónica Germany is deploying Acme Packet’s Net-Net Session Router and Net-Net Diameter Director, to support its fixed-line VoIP, 3G mobile network, and future LTE services, company announced. Core SIP and Diameter routing solution reduces complexity and accelerates time-to-market for LTE and IMS.

NTT DOCOMO LTE Subscribers Surpass 4 Million

Posted on 24. Jul, 2012 by Pankaj in News, NTT DOCOMO, LTE

Japan’s mobile service provider NTT DOCOMO has announced that subscribers to Xi™, the company’s extra-high-speed LTE mobile service surpassed four million on July 22.

Ofcom Unveils 4G Spectrum Auction Plan

Posted on 24. Jul, 2012 by Pankaj in News, Ofcom, 4G, LTE

UK's 4G spectrum auction is set to get under way by the end of 2012, announced regulator Ofcom today. The auction will offer the equivalent of three quarters of the mobile spectrum in use today – some 80% more than released in the 3G auction which took place in 2000.

Huawei Completes LTE to GSM ANR Interoperability Test

Posted on 23. Jul, 2012 by Pankaj in News, ANR, Huawei, SON, LTE

Huawei has announced the completion of a multi-mode, LTE to GSM ANR (Automatic Neighbor Relations) IOT (Interoperability Test). Based on 3GPP R9 standards, Huawei’s completed LTE-to-GSM ANR IOT: reduces manual configuration for neighbor relations by 90%, improve handover success rate, and reduces network management and optimization costs for operators.

Verizon Wireless Adds 33 New LTE Markets, To Cover More Than 400 Markets By End Of 2012

Posted on 19. Jul, 2012 by sujitg in News, Verizon Wireless, LTE

Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network is now available in 33 new markets and expanded in 32 other markets. According to the company, it is on track to meet its goal of covering more than 400 U.S. markets by the end of 2012.

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