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SK Telecom and Ericsson Demonstrate Elastic Cell Technology

Posted on 21. Jul, 2014 by sujitg in News, 5G, Elastic Cell, Ericsson, SK TELECOM, LTE

SK Telecom and Ericsson have successfully demonstrated the Elastic Cell technology on July 21. According to SK Telecom, Elastic Cell is expected to become a key technology for 5G. Demonstrating data transfer rate improved by up to 50 percent at the cell-edge, SK Telecom aims to commercially launch the technology by 2016.

EE, BBC, Qualcomm and Huawei Collaborate on 4G Broadcast Trial

Posted on 18. Jul, 2014 by Pankaj in News, BBC, EE, eMBMS, Huawei, 4G, LTE

Huawei announced EE, the BBC, Qualcomm Technologies and Huawei are collaborating in to exploring the role that 4G can play in the future of broadcasting.

Vodafone Launches 4G Pay As You Go in Ireland

Posted on 17. Jul, 2014 by Pankaj in News, Vodafone, LTE

Vodafone Ireland has launched its first 4G PAYG Smartphone at a price of €99.99. Together with a Vodafone Red PAYG bundle, which can be bought with €30 credit, the Smart Turbo 4 will give access to Vodafone's 4G network, endless calls and texts and 1GB of data.

Aircel Launches LTE Services in Four Circles in India

Posted on 16. Jul, 2014 by Pankaj in News, Aircel, LTE

Indian mobile operator Aircel has launched LTE services in India. LTE services will be offered across four circles, namely, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar and Odisha.

MediaTek Unveils 64-bit LTE SoC with 2K Display Support

Posted on 15. Jul, 2014 by Pankaj in News, MediaTek, LTE

MediaTek has announced MT6795, the 64-bit Octa-core LTE smartphone System on Chip (SoC) with the 2K display support. The MT6795 is targeting the premium segment, with speed of up to 2.2GHz, to hit the market.

ZTE Helps China Telecom Complete Commercial IPv6 Test on 4G Network

Posted on 11. Jul, 2014 by sujitg in News, China Telecom, IPv6, ZTE, LTE

ZTE has helped China Telecom successfully complete commercial testing for IPv6 capabilities on its mobile network in Hunan province, a key milestone in China Telecom’s plans for future 4G LTE deployment.

America Movil Selects Alcatel-Lucent for LTE Overlay Network in Dominican Republic

Posted on 09. Jul, 2014 by sujitg in News, Alcatel-Lucent, America Movil, Claro, LTE

Wireless service provider America Movil has selected Alcatel-Lucent to rollout a 4G LTE network in the Dominican Republic. Alcatel-Lucent is supplying the America Movil subsidiary Claro Dominican Republic with its 4G LTE network overlay solution.

Ericsson, Qualcomm Demonstrate 63 Mbps Downlink with 3G HSDPA

Posted on 09. Jul, 2014 by Pankaj in News, Ericsson, Qualcomm, Turkcell, 3G, HSDPA

Turkcell, Ericsson and Qualcomm have successfully demoed the live 3-Carrier High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (3C-HSDPA) on a commercial network. The test utilized a feature that will be included in Ericsson's software release 15A and was conducted on a smartphone powered by a Qualcomm processor with its integrated Qualcommmodem.

Vodafone Group Selects Alcatel-Lucent As Reference Supplier for LTE Metro Cells

Posted on 08. Jul, 2014 by Pankaj in News, Alcatel-Lucent, Small Cell, Vodafone, LTE

Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by Vodafone Group as a Supplier of Reference for LTE metro cells with integrated Wi-Fi capability. The award is part of Vodafone’s investment program, Project Spring.

Orange Launches LTE Service in Slovakia

Posted on 07. Jul, 2014 by Pankaj in News, Orange, LTE

Orange Slovakia has launched LTE network in country. Operator's LTE service is currently available in Bratislava, Kosice and Banska Bystrica. Orange plans to cover 30 percent of the Slovak population with LTE by the end of year.

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