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China Mobile Selects Alcatel-Lucent’s lightRadio TD-LTE RAN for 4G Deployments

Posted on 03. Oct, 2013 by Pankaj in News, Alcatel-Lucent, lightRadio, TD-LTE, LTE

China Mobile has selected Alcatel-Lucent’s lightRadio™ 4G TD-LTE overlay - for the nationwide rollout of high-speed mobile broadband network. After the successful completion of China Mobile's 4G trial, this additional award to Alcatel-Lucent is 11% of CMCC’s strategic plan of Phase I 4G network.

T-Mobile Czech Republic Launches Commercial LTE Services

Posted on 01. Oct, 2013 by Pankaj in News, T-Mobile, LTE

T-Mobile Czech Republic has launched commercial LTE network in Prague and Mlada Boleslav. The operator has also extended LTE coverage of the Czech Republic’s capital – 26% of its territory (mainly in the Prague 4 district) and 33% of its population is now covered with this network.

BASE Company Launches LTE Network in Belgium

Posted on 01. Oct, 2013 by Pankaj in News, BASE, 4G, LTE

Belgium's mobile operator BASE Company has launched 4G LTE network in country. BASE customers can now use 4G in 15 cities. According to operator, more cities will be added soon. BASE customers with an unlimited tariff plan as of B-39 are automatically offered 4G in their existing package.

SK Telecom Begins Offering LTE Service in 1.8GHz Spectrum

Posted on 30. Sep, 2013 by sujitg in News, LTE-Advanced, SK TELECOM, LTE

South Korea's SK Telecom has begun offering LTE service using wider bandwidth in the 1.8 GHz spectrum today and plans to rapidly expand the service to the entire Seoul area by the end of October 2013.

NSN Demonstrates Authorized Shared Access in TD-LTE Network

Posted on 26. Sep, 2013 by sujitg in News, Authorized Shared Access, NSN, TD_LTE, LTE

Nokia Solutions and Networks has announced that company demonstrated Authorized Shared Access (ASA) technology in a live TD-LTE 4G network trial with a commercial operator and a spectrum-owning local agency.

Batelco Awards Ericsson LTE Expansion Contract

Posted on 25. Sep, 2013 by sujitg in News, Batelco, Ericsson, LTE

Mobile operator Batelco has selected Ericsson for its LTE and WCDMA expansion plans in Bahrain. The network will be expanded to cover new areas in the country, and upgraded to provide faster mobile broadband connections for subscribers.

Celcom Selects NSN for LTE Services in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Posted on 25. Sep, 2013 by sujitg in News, Celcom, NSN, SON, LTE

Malaysia’s mobile service provider Celcom Axiata Berhad (Celcom) has picked Nokia Solutions and Networks for its LTE solutions and services in Klang Valley, which comprises Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding suburbs.

Alcatel-Lucent to Deploy Mobile Backhaul Network for SK Telecom’s LTE-Advanced Service

Posted on 24. Sep, 2013 by sujitg in News, Alcatel-Lucent, LTE-Advanced, MPLS, SK TELECOM, WiBro, LTE, WiMAX

Alcatel-Lucent has announced that it will deploy an IP-based mobile backhaul network to support LTE-Advanced services for Korea’s mobile operator SK Telecom. The Internet Protocol/Multiprotocol Label Switching-based (IP/MPLS) mobile backhaul solution, to be deployed in October, will link SK Telecom cell sites.

Telstra, GSMA and GSA Promote APT700 Spectrum Band for 4G Networks

Posted on 23. Sep, 2013 by sujitg in News, GSA, GSMA, Telstra, 4G, LTE

Australia's Telstra, GSMA and GSA have launched a major promotion of the APT700 spectrum band for 4G networks. The band is already identified for use in markets covering more than two billion people. The new campaign will highlight further the many socio-economic benefits of greater global alignment around this band.

SFR Launches Commercial LTE Services in Paris

Posted on 20. Sep, 2013 by Pankaj in News, NSN, SFR, LTE

French operator SFR has introduced commercial LTE services in Paris. Nokia Solutions and Networks has provided network infrastructure for 4G LTE network on the 800 MHz and 2600 MHz frequency bands.

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