4G5GWorld has a new home now. Visit TelecomGrid for new stories and blogs!

497 Million LTE Subscriptions Globally by 31 December 2014

in Blog, GSA, LTE
LTE Subscriptions Growth - March 2015

GSA, the Global mobile Suppliers Association, has confirmed that LTE subscriptions are growing faster than any other mobile communications system technology.

iWireless Selects Nokia Networks to Provide LTE Network in U.S.

in News, iWireless, Nokia Networks, LTE
4G LTE

iWireless, a regional wireless provider in Iowa, eastern Nebraska and western Illinois, has selected Nokia Networks to modernize it’s existing 2G and 3G network and build an end-to-end LTE infrastructure. 

ZTE, China Mobile and Qualcomm Demonstrate TD-LTE Commercial Three Carrier Aggregation

in News, China Mobile, LTE-Advanced, Qualcomm, ZTE, LTE
ZTE's TD-LTE Commercial Three Carrier Aggregation

ZTE has announced successful demonstration of time-division long term evolution (TD-LTE) downlink three-carrier aggregation (3x CA) in collaboration with China Mobile and Qualcomm Technologies. 

Singtel to Trial LTE broadcast and Wi-Fi calling with Ericsson

in News, Ericsson, Singtel, VoWiFi, LTE
SingTel

Singapore's operator Singtel has partnered Ericsson to trial LTE Broadcast and voice over Wi-Fi calling. The first trial of video delivery with LTE Broadcast will be at the 28th South East Asian (SEA) Games which will be held in Singapore from 5-16 June 2015. 

NTT DOCOMO, Nokia Networks Demonstrate High-speed Data Transmission in 5G

in News, 5G, Mobile World Congress, Nokia Networks, NTT DOCOMO, LTE
NTT DOCOMO

NTT DOCOMO has partnered with Nokia Networks to explore the potential of Nokia Networks mmWave technology in the 70 GHz spectrum band. In a joint indoor 5G trial, the two companies achieved downlink speeds of more than 2 Gbps using higher frequencies in the 70 GHz band. 

Bharti Airtel Deploys Sequans-powered LTE devices in India

in News, Bharti, Sequans, LTE
Sequans

Indian operator Bharti Airtel is deploying Sequans Communications' LTE chipset technology, powering the single mode LTE CPEs, for its subscribers in India.  The CPE complies with 3GPP Release 9 specifications and provides category 4 throughput with data rates up to 150 Mbps in the downlink.  

T-Mobile USA, Nokia Networks Plan to Accelerate Licensed Assisted Access Deployment

in News, 3GPP, LAA, Nokia Networks, T-Mobile, LTE
4G LTE

T-Mobile and Nokia Networks are developing a pre-standards LAA (also referred to as LTE-U) solution for more LTE capacity and increased network performance. At Mobile World Congress, Nokia Networks will demonstrate the capabilities of LAA, using its Nokia Flexi Zone small cells technology, currently deployed by T-Mobile.

Sierra Wireless Introduces Embedded Modules for LTE-Advanced Networks Globally

in News, LTE-Advanced, Sierra Wireless, LTE
Sierra Wireless AirPrime EM Series

Sierra Wireless today introduced four new AirPrime embedded modules, to support LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) networks worldwide. The new AirPrime modules are based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon X7 LTE Modem. 

Nokia Networks, China Mobile Deploy Small Cells at Xiamen International Marathon 2015

in News, China Mobile, Nokia Networks, Small Cell, LTE
Nokia

China Mobile selected Nokia Networks to implement its Flexi Zone TD-LTE small cell solution for the 2015 Xiamen Marathon, an international sports event in China.

Unitel and Ericsson Demonstrate 450 Mbps Downlink Speed in Commercial LTE Network

in News, Carrier Aggregation, Ericsson, LTE-Advanced, Unitel, LTE
LTE-Advanced

Ericsson and Unitel today announced the successful demonstration of the end-to-end LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) Carrier Aggregation (CA) solution capable of supporting data speeds up to 450 Mbps in Africa.

ZTE Completes China Mobile’s VoLTE Large-Capacity Site Tests

in News, VoLTE, ZTE, LTE
ZTE

ZTE has successfully completed China Mobile’s large-capacity VoLTE (Voice over LTE) tests, company announced today. According to company, ZTE’s IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) solutions deployed in the China Mobile test delivered robust and stable network performance

Bouygues Demonstrates Tri-Band LTE-Advanced with Carrier Aggregation

in News, Bouygues Telecom, LTE-Advanced, LTE
Bouygues Telecom

French operator Bouygues Telecom, Qualcomm, and Ericsson have conducted  LTE-Advanced test with the aggregation of three carriers in January. Operator used three frequency bands 800MHz, 1800MHz and 2600MHz for the demonstration.

Globe Telecom Upgrades Network Capacity, Expands LTE TDD/FDD Footprint

in News, FDD, Globe Telecom, TDD, LTE
Globe Telecom

Philippines operator Globe Telecom is continuously upgrading its network and expanding its LTE TDD and LTE-FDD footprint to further strengthen mobile data infrastructure and deliver faster and more reliable wireless internet connectivity.

Qualcomm: 60+ Mobile Devices Based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Processor

in News, Qualcomm, LTE
Qualcomm Snapdragon

Qualcomm today announced that it has a growing customer design pipeline in excess of 60 mobile devices based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor. New devices based on Snapdragon 810 include the LG G Flex2 and the Xiaomi Mi Note Pro, with many more expected in the coming weeks and months.

SK Telecom and Nokia Networks Commercialize eICIC

in News, eICIC, LTE-Advanced, Nokia Networks, SK, LTE
LTE-Advanced

SK Telecom, Nokia Networks have commercialized a core LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) technology called ‘Enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (eICIC)’. eICIC is a technology that controls signal interference between macro and micro base stations to enhance the quality of the LTE-A network.