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  • SAN DIEGO and PUERTO RICO, April 23, 2012 - Novatel Wireless, Inc.

  • Tokyo, April 23, 2012 - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) announced today the availability of its new trunk microwave communications systems, the 5000iP Series, featuring 1.6 times the transmission capacity of existing 5000S systems.

  • Russian telecom operator MegaFon launched LTE Network today in Novosibirsk, Russia. In the nearest future, the Company plans to deploy 4G networks in Moscow, Sochi, Krasnodar and other Russian cities. 

  • China Mobile's  Hong Kong unit CMHK is launching 4G LTE mobile data services on April 25. In addition operator has also announced a new Hong Kong- China cross-border data sharing plan to provide users the convenience and flexibility of a single number and data price plan in Hong Kong and when roaming in mainland China.

  • Hangzhou, China – April 19, 2012 - Nokia Siemens Networks is extending its TD-LTE (time division duplex long term evolution) technology to support the 1.9GHz frequency bands. The move allows operators to use existing 1.9GHz spectrum allocations to provide TD-LTE services.

  • [Stockholm, Sweden, April 19, 2012.] CellMax Technologies, a specialist provider of advanced ultra-high efficiency base station antennas, has been nominated for a prestigious LTE Award recognising “achievements made by companies in the LTE industry”.

  • Verizon Wireless is introducing its 4G LTE network in 27 new markets and expanding in 44 markets on April 19. Operator claims that with this expansion, Verizon's LTE network  will cover more than two-thirds of the U.S. population in 230 markets across the United States. By the end of 2012, the Verizon Wireless plans to offer LTE in more than 400 markets.

  • Ericsson announced today that SOFTBANK MOBILE has selected it to build an LTE RAN in Japan's major cities,. Ericsson is the second big vendor to report LTE network contract this week, yesterday Nokia Siemens Networks 
    announced the LTE win to supply, deploy and integrate operator's 4G, FDD LTE network.

  • Japan's SOFTBANK MOBILE has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to supply, deploy and integrate its 4G, FDD LTE network. SOFTBANK MOBILE expects to offer LTE services in autumn 2012. Nokia Siemens Networks will also expand SOFTBANK MOBILE’s HSPA+ network to enable new services using the recently allocated 900 MHz frequency band.

  • African operator Movicel has launched of commercial 1.8GHz FDD LTE network in the Cabinda province of Angola. Earlier during MWC 2012 in Barcelona, Movicel announced it would deploy the first commercial LTE network in Angola by the end of May 2012, however operator has rolled out network 45 days ahead of the original plan.

  • Prince George, B.C. 12/4/2012– TELUS will invest $103 million in Northern B.C. over the next three years to expand 4G LTE – the fastest wireless technology in the world – to Prince George, connect Northern communities to broadband Internet, and increase internet speed and capacity in several communities.
     

  • MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - April 11, 2012 - TVU Networks, the global technology leader in portable live electronic news gathering (ENG) broadcast solutions and JVC Professional Products Company, a leading manufacturer of television cameras for broadcast news, announced today that the companies will showcase an integrated 3G/4G/LTE mobile uplink solution in the JVC booth (n

  • Singapore's mobile operator StarHub has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as its LTE mobile broadband infrastructure and services vendor. StarHub plans to re-use 1800MHz GSM spectrum to offer nationwide LTE service.

  • Dubai Internet City, UAE / Kista, Sweden – April 11th, 2012 - DOVADO, the supplier of mobile broadband routers and software, today introduced Bridge Mode, a firmware upgrade that disables NAT routing, allowing existing network and security infrastructure to connect to a 4G/LTE or high speed 3G network.

  • Indian Telco Bharti Airtel has launched 4G  TD-LTE mobile services in Kolkata. Operator plans to roll out 4G services soon in the other three circles of Karnataka, Punjab and Maharashtra (excluding Mumbai). Airtel has selected ZTE to plan, design, supply and deploy its TD-LTE network in Kolkata.