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EE Reaches 1 Million LTE Subscribers Mark

Posted on 09. Sep, 2013 by Pankaj in News, EE, Everything Everywhere, LTE

UK’s operator EE has one million LTE customers now. EE has achieved its goal of signing up one million 4G customers by the end of the year, four months sooner than expected.

Spectranet Launches LTE Wireless Internet Services in Nigeria

Posted on 06. Sep, 2013 by sujitg in News, Spectranet, 4G, LTE

Nigeria’s National Internet Services Provider, Spectranet Limited has launched 4G LTE Internet Wireless Broadband Network in the country. Operator's LTE Wireless Broadband Network is initially available across Lagos.

Telefonica to Launch LTE Network in Spain

Posted on 06. Sep, 2013 by sujitg in News, Ericsson, Telefonica, LTE

Spanish operator Telefonica plans to roll out a nationwide LTE network in Spain and has selected Ericsson as a technology partner for this network. Ericsson is selected as vendor for the cities of Madrid and Barcelona, among others.

Telefonica Spain Selects Alcatel-Lucent to Deliver LTE Network Overlay

Posted on 05. Sep, 2013 by Pankaj in News, Alcatel-Lucent, Telefonica, 4G, LTE

Alcatel-Lucent has signed a contract with Telefónica, to become a reference supplier for its 4G LTE network in Spain, company announced today. Under the agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will deploy some 8,000 4G LTE base stations and the 5620 Service Aware Manager (5620 SAM).

Broadcom to Acquire LTE-Related Assets from Renesas

Posted on 04. Sep, 2013 by Pankaj in News, Broadcom, Renesas Electronics, LTE

Broadcom Corporation has entered in to a definitive agreement to acquire LTE-related assets from affiliates of Renesas Electronics Corporation in $164 million. Company expects to accelerate availability of Broadcom's first multimode, carrier-validated LTE SoC platform into early 2014 with this acquisition.

Orange Launches LTE Network in Liechtenstein

Posted on 02. Sep, 2013 by Pankaj in News, Orange, LTE

Orange has announced the launch of LTE network in the Principality of Liechtenstein. According to operator, its 4G network currently provides coverage to 91% of the population of the country.

Vodafone and O2 Launch LTE Networks in UK

Posted on 29. Aug, 2013 by sujitg in News, O2, Vodafone, 4G, LTE

UK operators Vodafone and O2 have launched their commercial LTE services in country today. Vodafone's LTE network is currently available in London where as O2's LTE network is available in London, Leeds and Bradford.

Smart Trials LTE-Advanced in Philippines

Posted on 28. Aug, 2013 by Pankaj in News, Huawei, LTE-Advanced, Smart Communications, LTE

Philippines’ wireless services provider Smart Communications has recently conducted LTE-Advanced trials in Metro Manila and Davao City. According to operator, Smart's test facilities achieved speeds of up to 209.66 mbps at trials held first in Makati City in cooperation with network equipment provider Huawei Philippines.

Scartel to Launch VoLTE in Russia

Posted on 27. Aug, 2013 by sujitg in News, Huawei, Scartel, SRVCC, VoLTE, LTE

Russian mobile service provider Scartel has implemented VoLTE (voice over LTE) with SRVCC (Single Radio Voice Call Continuity) using Huawei's solution. Following implementation of the solution, Scartel is now technologically capable of supporting voice calls on its LTE network.

GSA Confirms 1,064 LTE User Devices

Posted on 26. Aug, 2013 by Pankaj in News, GSA, LTE

GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association) confirms that 111 manufacturers have announced 1,064 LTE-enabled user devices world-wide, including frequency and carrier variants. Since July 2012, 647 new LTE user devices have been announced. During same period, number of manufacturers is increased by 66%.

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