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TCCA advises timescales for critical communications services over LTE

in press-release, TCCA, LTE

London UK Monday 11 March 2013 – Despite the ongoing roll-out of consumer LTE networks, LTE-based data services for mission critical communications will not be available until 2018 at the earliest, and acceptable quality voice services over LTE for mission critical users are not expected until at least 2020.

Epson Launches VCXOs for Mobile Base Stations and Optical Communications Equipment

in press-release, Epson, LTE

TOKYO, Japan, March 11, 2013 - Seiko Epson Corporation ("Epson," TSE: 6724) the world leader of quartz crystal technology has begun shipping samples of the VG-4513CB series of voltage controlled crystal oscillators (VCXO).

TELUS selects Gemalto SIM to enable secure NFC mobile payments

in press-release, Gemalto, TELUS, LTE

Amsterdam, March 7, 2013 – Gemalto, (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that Canadian telecommunications carrier TELUS will use Gemalto’s UpTeq NFC SIM cards to enable consumers to securely store a variety of credentials on their SIM for use with their mobile phones.

Dovado Announces Dovado GO portable 4G/LTE router

in press-release, Dovado, 4G, LTE

Dubai Internet City, UAE / Kista, Sweden - March 4, 2013 - Dovado's, the supplier of mobile broadband routers and software to 4G/LTE and 3G operators and distributors, today announced that it has launched the Dovado GO, a fully portable 4G/LTE capable USB router.

ON selected Airspan for its small cell 4G network deployments in Brazil

in press-release, Airspan, ON, Small Cell, LTE

MWC 2013, Barcelona, Spain, February 28, 2013 – Airspan Networks Inc., a leading provider of 4G LTE-Advanced broadband wireless access networks, announced today that it has started the deployment of a 2.6 GHz TD-LTE network with Brazilian Telco ON in Sao Paulo state using its Air4G high power compact small cell.

D2 Technologies and BroadSoft Successfully Complete VoLTE Interoperability Testing

in press-release, BroadSoft, D2 Technologies, VoLTE, LTE

Santa Barbara, CA – February 27, 2013 – D2 Technologies, the market leader in embedded IP communications software platforms, and BroadSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSFT) today announced the successful completion of interoperability testing for comprehensive Voice over LTE (VoLTE) and IMS MMTEL services over a single platform.

Altair Introduces Single-Mode LTE NVIDIA Tegra 3 Tablet Reference Platform

in press-release, Altair Semiconductor, LTE

HOD HASHARON, Israel and BARCELONA, Spain, February 26, 2013 — Altair Semiconductor (www.altair-semi.com), the world’s leading developer of high-performance, single-mode LTE chipsets, today announced that its chipset has been pre-integrated on the NVIDIA Tegra 3 tablet reference platform.

RACO Wireless Announces Service Agreement with Sprint

in press-release, RACO Wireless, Sprint, LTE

BARCELONA-Mobile World Congress-Feb. 26, 2013-RACO Wireless, the leading provider of wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions, announced today that it has reached an agreement with Sprint that will allow RACO's customers access to Sprint's nationwide CDMA and LTE networks.

Industry leaders collaborate to combat new ‘borderless’ threats to mobile ecosystem as LTE and RCS witness greater adoption

in press-release, AdaptiveMobile, RCS, LTE

Barcelona, 26th February 2013 – Industry leaders including AdaptiveMobile, the world leaders in mobile security, Verizon, PCCW, Syniverse and PhonepayPlus, the UK regulator for premium rate services, yesterday called for greater collaboration across the industry to tackle the rising numbers of mobile threats crossing international and

AIRCOM International surpasses 150 LTE customer milestone

in press-release, AIRCOM, LTE

Barcelona, Spain – 26th February, 2013 AIRCOM International, the leading independent software and solutions provider for improved network performance, has surpassed 150 LTE customers globally.