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Mobile operators expand small cells deployments into outdoor public spaces

in press-release, Small Cell, Small Cell Forum, Femtocell, LTE

June 26th, 2012 – Informa Telecoms & Media today issued its latest quarterly small cell market status report which highlights growing operator interest in public access small cells as well as progress in the femtocell market.

Tata Elxsi Selects Ixia to Validate LTE Small Cell Software Suite

in press-release, Ixia, Small Cell, Tata Elxsi, LTE

Calabasas, CA, June 26, 2012 – Ixia (NASDAQ: XXIA), the leading global provider of converged IP and wireless network test solutions, announced today that Tata Elxsi has selected Ixia to validate their new LTE Small Cell software suite used in low-cost LTE home eNodeBs and enterprise femtocells and picocells.

Major Mobile & Cable Companies Join the Wireless Broadband Alliance

in press-release, WiFi, Wireless Broadband Alliance

June 26, 2012 - Singapore - The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the industry association focused on driving the next generation Wi-Fi experience, today welcomed 12 new members that have joined its efforts to drive a simplified global Wi-Fi experience.

Quantance Delivers Third-Generation 4G/LTE Envelope Tracking Power Supply to Baseband/Transceiver Chipset Providers and Handset OEMs

in press-release, Quantance, 4G, LTE

SAN MATEO, Calif., June 26, 2012 - Quantance Inc., manufacturer of ultra-fast, 4G envelope tracking (ET) power supplies, today announced it has delivered product samples of its third-generation chip, the Q845 ET power supply, to several major players in the LTE supply chain, including baseband/transceiver chipset providers and handset OEMs.

Ubiquisys in First Demonstration of Smart Cells based on Intel® Architecture on Live Mobile Network

in press-release, Small Cell, Ubiquisys, LTE

London, UK – Ubiquisys, the developer of 3G and LTE small cells, will demonstrate smart cells running on a live mobile network at Small Cells World Summit in London on 26-28 June. The smart cell is a new class of device: a small cell base station with a fully integrated cloud computing platform.

7Layers Adds Anritsu ME7873L LTE Conformance Test System For Additional LTE Certification Capacity

in press-release, 7 layers, Anritsu, LTE

Irvine, Calif. – 21 June, 2012 - 7Layers, an international group of engineering and test centers, recently purchased an ME7873L LTE RF Conformance Test (RFCT) system from Anritsu, a global provider of innovative communications test and measurement solutions, in an effort to expand its certification test capabilities.

Enea launches Linux Base Station Platform for Freescale multi-standard SoC targeting Next Generation Radio Access Networks

in press-release, Enea, LTE

STOCKHOLM, Sweden and SAN ANTONIO, US, June 20, 2012 – Enea® (NASDAQ OMX Nordic:ENEA), the world’s leading operating system solution vendor for 3G and 4G infrastructure equipment, is today announcing the Enea® Linux Base Station Platform targeting multi-standard Radio Access Networks.

ZTE Launches Industry’s First LTE BeamHop AAS Solution

in press-release, ZTE, LTE

Mobile Asia Expo, SHANGHAI - June 20, 2012 - Today at Mobile Asia Expo, ZTE Corporation launched the industry’s first LTE BeamHop Solution and demonstrated the LTE A8808 Active Antenna System (AAS) product based on this technology. The product is a major breakthrough particularly for the high-end European and U.S.

Altair Semi and Rohde & Schwarz Demonstrate Live LTE Handover Between TD and FDD

in press-release, Altair Semiconductor, Rohde & Schwarz, LTE

June 19, 2012 – Hod Hasharon, Israel – Altair Semiconductor (http://www.altair-semi.com), a leading developer of ultra-low power, small footprint and high performance 4G LTE chipsets, today announced that its FourGee-3100/6200 chipset successfully completed TD/FDD LTE live handover testing with Rohde & Schwarz, the leading global manufacturer of wireless communi