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  • PARIS, France, February 13, 2012 — 6WIND, the gold standard for software defined networks, today announced that it has become the #1 supplier of high performance networking software for LTE infrastructure.

  • 2 February 2012: Tekron International, a leading developer of precision timing products, today announced that it has developed a GPS clock for use in Long Term Evolution (LTE) cellular network base stations.

  • SAN DIEGO and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 10, 2012 - Novatel Wireless, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVTL), a provider of wireless broadband access solutions, and TELUS, a leading telecommunications company in Canada, today announced the launch of the Ovation™ MC679 4G LTE Mobile Internet Key on TELUS' new, blazing fast 4G LTE network.

  • Calabasas, CA, February 09, 2012 – Ixia (NASDAQ: XXIA), the leading global provider of converged IP and wireless network test solutions, today announced that it will demonstrate a new industry-leading VoLTE test solution at Mobile World Congress 2012 from February 27 – March 1, in Barcelona. The live demonstration will take place in Ixia’s booth 1E47, Hall 1.

  • Milpitas, Calif., February 9, 2012 — JDSU announced today that its IP video, LTE and Ethernet test solutions were recognized with industry excellence awards.

  • TELUS LTE wireless service will be available to Torontonians and GTA residents on Friday, February 10. TELUS plans to continue rolling out its 4G LTE coverage to more regions across Canada to reach more than 25 million Canadians by the end of 2012.

  • Huawei has signed agreements with Canada's service providers TELUS and Bell Mobility to provide LTE RAN equipments. Bell Mobility will use RAN equipments to continue expansion of the recently launched Bell LTE wireless network across Canada.

  • French service provider has selected Bouygues Telecom for upgrade of its 2G/3G radio networks and rollout of 4G LTE equipments. Operator plans to transform its existing 2G and 3G radio networks in order to improve network performance as data traffic increases and more people move into French cities.

  • Hutchison Telephone Company has won bid for a block of 30MHz spectrum for a utilisation fee of HK$150 million in the auction of radio spectrum in the 2.3GHz band held by the Office of the Telecommunications Authority in Hong Kong. Hutchison Telephone is a subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited. 

  • RESTON, Va., February 7, 2012 – Today, LightSquared asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to develop receiver reliability standards for unlicensed GPS devices to ensure they perform reliably and take into account licensed users in nearby bands.

  • Rogers plans to launch two new LTE devices to offer the faster speeds to its customers. In addition operator will offer more LTE plan options.  Operator will launch the Sierra Wireless AirCard 330U model of the LTE Rocket stick as well as the Sierra Wireless AirCard 763S LTE Rocket mobile hotspot soon. 

  • Tokyo, February 7, 2012 - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) announced today the sales launch of the MB4300, a compact all-in-one LTE base station system.

  • Seventeen manufacturers have so far adopted the Femto Forum APIs for their upcoming LTE products including Airvana, AirWalk Communications, Broadcom, Cisco, Freescale, ip.access, mimoOn , Mindspeed, Picochip, Radisys, Tata Elxsi, Texas Instruments and Ubiquisys amongst others.

  • BEDFORD, MA, FEBRUARY, 6, 2012 – Acme Packet® (NASDAQ:APKT), the leader in session delivery network solutions, today announced that its eighth annual worldwide user conference, Interconnect 2012, will be held May 16-18 in Miami, Florida at the Eden Roc Hotel and Resort.

  • Moldova's operator Moldtelecom has announced LTE readiness in collaboration with Huawei and ZTE. Operator marked the introduction of next generation communication solutions, presenting live, the exhibition of local products.