Deutsche Telekom's first LTE base station is fully operational in Kyritz/Brandenburg, Germany. In Kyritz, 800 MHz spectrum is used to provide efficient broadband coverage of rural areas.

Telefonica O2 is testing LTE in the region of Banska Bystrica, Slovakia. The exercise will run until 31 August 2010. O2 is using 2.66 GHz frequency spectrum for tests. 

Intel has announced its plan to acquire Infineon Technologies AG’s Wireless Solutions business in a cash deal  valued at about USD 1.4 billion.

Intel, which is a supporter of WiMAX, has said it will embrace competing platform LTE when it is widely available globally, according to PTI.

South Korea’s mobile service provider, SK Telecom  has selected Alcatel-Lucent's packet optical transport solution to upgrade the operator’s nationwide wireless data network.

MetroPCS will become the first U.S. operator to offer LTE service when it launches 4G  network next month, a Samsung executive said, reports Dow Jones. 

The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) says that 101 firm LTE network deployments are planned or in progress in 41 countries, including 3 systems which have commercially launched (in Sweden,

According to Research and Markets forecast, the worldwide LTE subscriber base is expected to grow at a phenomenal CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 187.7 percent between 2010 and 2015.

To resolve the indoor coverage related problems, Sprint is apparently  offering an EV-DO femtocell to selected customers about two weeks ago after a case by case evaluation of each situation,

TeliaSonera’s Swedish subsidiary, Telia has commercially launched LTE services in Gothenburg, Sweden’s second largest city.

UK regulator Ofcom has launched a new consultation proposal to reserve the LTE 2.6GHz spectrum(2500-2690MHz band) for use by wireless camera applications during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Telecom Italia is trialing LTE in collaboration with Nokia Siemens Networks, in Turin, Italy, company said in a statement.

India’s mobile operator Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL)  has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to support the launch of 3G. The network would based on WCDMA 3G and including HSPA+.

Telenor Hungary has awarded a Hungarian GSM/UMTS/ LTE network construction contract to ZTE. A 200 million euro ($254 million) contract was announced today.