U.S. operator Sprint has launched 4G LTE network in Altoona, Pa., Asheville, N.C., Columbus, Ind., Elkhart/Goshen, Ind., Hammond, La., La Crosse, Wis., San Juan, Puerto Rico, Statesville, N.C., and Temple, Texas. Operator has also expanded LTE service in San Germán, Yauco, Salinas and Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico.
LG Electronics (LG) has announced that it has sold more than 10 million LTE smartphones globally. Company is aiming to double its LTE smartphone penetration this year, expanding its presence in both established and emerging markets with a variety of devices.
Huawei today announced the launch of FusionNet, a new generation of network architecture for LTE-B, and next-generation SingleEPC solution at the 2013 Mobile World Congress (MWC). According to company, LTE-B architecture improves Cell Edge User (CEU) throughput by at least 500% with a series of multi-RAT
Vodafone New Zealand has launched 4G LTE Network in 1800MHz frequency band. Vodafone's LTE network is live now in parts of Auckland and the network will expand to more suburbs in coming weeks. LTE will be available in parts of Christchurch in May, and parts of Wellington in August/September 2013.
Alcatel-Lucent has signed an agreement with Etisalat to extend its’s LTE coverage across its footprint including a new partnership in Sri Lanka. Company also announced that Alcatel-Lucent and Regional Telecom, a communications service provider in Northern Iraq, are to launch the 4G LTE network in Iraq.
Ericsson and China Mobile has successfully demonstrated a dual mode HD voice over LTE (VoLTE) call between TD-LTE and LTE FDD based on ST-Ericsson's multimode modem and Renesas Mobile' quad-mode chipsets during the 2013 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona.
Germany’s E-Plus Group and Orange Communications in Switzerland have selected Nokia Siemens Networks for LTE network deployments. In addition to LTE rollout in 1800 MHz band, the company will also modernize and expand the E-Plus GSM and HSPA+ networks.
ZTE has announced that it has successfully deployed an LTE network for telecoms operator Telenor in Hungary. The first phase of the network covers 76 towns in Hungary.
Ericsson has introduced an end-to-end LTE broadcast solution for video delivery in mobile networks to address growing consumer demand for TV Anywhere services. Ericsson will showcase the complete solution at Mobile World Congress 2013 in collaboration with Verizon, Telstra and Qualcomm.
Alcatel-Lucent and China Mobile will unveil lightRadio Metro Radio on February 26th at the Global TD-LTE Initiative’s (GTI) “TDD Night” during Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona. Available now for large-scale commercial deployment in China Mobile’s trial TD-LTE network, which spans 13 cities in China,