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Carriers Upgrading 3G Networks Ahead of LTE Arrival

According to a recently published report from ABI Research, mobile-phone carriers around the world are looking into 3G network enhancements ahead of LTE's arrival. Since Long Term Evolution deployments aren't yet something to expect in the near future, carriers are improving existing infrastructure to the H...

23 November 2009
11:02 GMT

Alcatel-Lucent Makes LTE Data Calls on 800Mhz Spectrum

Alcatel-Lucent announced recently that it managed to successfully complete the first LTE data call in the world on the 800 MHz "European Digital Dividend" (EDD) spectrum band. Moreover, the call has been made on a live network and was completed during the last month on the company's LTE end-to-end solutions cent...

20 November 2009
08:36 GMT

Verizon Wireless Talks LTE Collaboration

Verizon Wireless, the largest mobile phone operator in the United States, has recently unveiled a few more details on its approach towards Long Time Evolution, the standard that it will use for the deployment of its 4G network. According to the company, it will roll out the first LTE network in the US, and it is als...

6 November 2009
15:01 GMT

Telecom Companies Team on Voice and SMS Services Over LTE

A series of leading companies from the telecommunications industry have recently announced that they managed to define a preferred manner in which voice and SMS services on Long Time Evolution (LTE) should be easily introduced on upcoming networks all around the world. Industry leaders developed a technical profile ...

5 November 2009
15:01 GMT

Nokia Siemens Networks Announces LTE Interoperability Testing

Infrastructure telecommunications provider Nokia Siemens Networks has announced today that it is conducting end-to-end LTE interoperability testing with four of the world’s leading mobile phone vendors. The frequency bands the company is testing include AWS, 700 MHz and 2100 MHz, based on the fact that differen...

30 October 2009
16:51 GMT

ZTE's USA LTE Testing Lab Goes Live

Leading telecommunications solutions provider ZTE announced on Monday that it opened the gates of its LTE (Long Time Evolution) testing laboratory at its United States headquarters in Richardson, Texas. According to the company, the new lab is aimed at enabling it to demonstrate and test its own CDMA/LTE platform, wh...

20 October 2009
15:01 GMT

Rumor Mill: Verizon's LTE iPhone in Testing Stage

Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless has been rumored for quite some time now to be getting ready to add Apple's iPhone to its offering, and now the same suppositions have emerged once again, with a series of new pieces of information. For starters, we should mention that Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam is reportedly...

20 October 2009
02:30 GMT

Verizon on LTE Launch: All at Once

Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless unveiled recently a few more details on its plans for deploying the upcoming 4G network based on the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard. According to the company, the rollout will be made on a wide range of markets at once, and not on one market at a time during a long period of ...

26 September 2009
04:48 GMT

Verizon Wireless Unveils More on Its 4G LTE Plans

Mobile phone operator Verizon Wireless already announced plans to roll out a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network next year, that is no mystery to anyone, yet now the company's senior vice president and chief technology officer, Tony Melone, has unveiled a few more details on the carrier's plans and strategy f...

23 September 2009
10:58 GMT

WiMAX Sees Great 2Q Growth Rate

When it comes to the future of wireless networks, there are two technologies that pop up, namely WiMAX and LTE. The latter seems to have been adopted by a wide range of telecommunications companies around the world, and will start being deployed next year, yet the former sees only few fans at the moment, although the...

9 September 2009
10:56 GMT

Nokia Intros Its First LTE Modem

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced today the launch of its first Internet modem based on the next-generation Long Time Evolution (LTE) technology, dubbed Nokia Internet Modem RD-3. According to the company, the new modem uses its own LTE modem technology development. The new Nokia Internet Modem RD-3, the co...

7 September 2009
16:31 GMT

Verizon Ends 4G Testing in Boston and Seattle

Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless announced on Friday that it had successfully completed the first Long Term Evolution (LTE) fourth generation (4G) data call in Boston. The test was based on the 3GPP Release 8 standard, the same as the successful one the carrier performed in Seattle. According to the company, the...

15 August 2009
05:00 GMT

Ericsson CTO: LTE Is 4G, WiMAX Isn't

Long Time Evolution, also known as LTE, is the 4G standard expected to see the highest traction on the market as soon as the first networks based on it begin to roll out commercially. It won't be too long before the technology reaches consumers, as the first 4G networks based on LTE are expected to be deployed a...

14 August 2009
08:18 GMT

Verizon's LTE in Early 2010 for an Apple Device

It seems that Verizon Wireless is speeding up the deployment of its next-generation LTE network so as to get it ready for a commercial launch sometime during the first quarter of next year. The reason for this is reportedly the arrival of a new Apple iPod touch device on the market, which should get released on the c...

25 July 2009
04:01 GMT

WiMAX Gets Adopted by 3.5 Million People

The next-generation technology in the telecommunications area, also known as 4G, seems to already attract users on its side, with the currently available WiMAX solution. According to a recently published quarterly report from Maravedis, a number of around 400,000 BWA/WiMAX subscribers were added in the first quarter ...

13 July 2009
09:11 GMT

Carriers to Spend Billions on LTE by 2014

According to a recently published report coming from ABI Research, mobile phone carriers around the world will spend around $3.3 billion for the deployment of LTE (Long Term Evolution) base stations in 2011. While the amount is expected to be spent for the purchase of around 142,000 base stations worldwide, the study...

9 July 2009
03:11 GMT

Ericsson Licenses Its First LTE Technology

Ericsson announced on Wednesday the signing of its first Long Term Evolution (LTE) agreement. The new deal shows that the licensing of the company's technology will play an important role in its strategy for moving forward at a time when the adoption of LTE is increasing all around the world. A wide range of com...

25 June 2009
04:43 GMT

Nokia Siemens Networks Purchases Nortel LTE and CDMA Divisions

Nokia Siemens Networks recently announced the acquisition of key assets from Nortel. With the new purchase, the company is moving forth in the strengthening of its leading position in Long Term Evolution, or LTE, next generation wireless technology, and is also expanding its presence on the market in North America.Th...

22 June 2009
06:37 GMT

The World's First LTE Modem Comes from LG

The first steps towards the deployment of the next-generation Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology have been already made, and while a lot of carriers already announced plans to roll out networks based on the 4G standard, other companies also stated that they would support the technology in their own way. A wide rang...

19 June 2009
08:46 GMT

12 Carriers to Launch LTE Next Year, ABI Research Says

According to a recent report published by ABI Research, a number of at least 12 mobile phone operators all around the world are expected to deploy LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks and to start offering LTE-based services to their users next year. In addition, the study also points towards a number of around 34 mill...

17 June 2009
04:51 GMT

LTE Subscriptions to Grow Much Faster than Other Standards

A recently published report from Pyramid Research states that the number of Long Term Evolution (LTE) subscriptions all around the world is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 404 percent from 2010 to 2014, which will be a much faster rate than any other mobile standard has registered previous...

20 May 2009
10:44 GMT

Motorola Announces SON Solution for LTE

Motorola, Inc. has announced today the launch of its advanced self-organizing network (SON) solution for Long Term Evolution (LTE), meant to offer carriers the possibility to reduce the costs for the deployment of their LTE network. The company's solution is a 3GPP Release 8 standards-compliant one that includes...

18 May 2009
06:04 GMT

LTE in Around Thirty Markets by 2H10, Verizon Says

United States mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless has already announced its plans to deploy a next-generation 4G network based on the Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology, and we know that the company intends to release the network commercially in 2010, yet now we learn that only 20-30 markets will see LTE by the s...

15 May 2009
08:32 GMT

Verizon to Release Android Phone, Two Apple Devices

Verizon seems determined to go not only for a partnership with Microsoft for the release of a Windows Mobile-based handset next year, but for other popular mobile platforms as well, including the Google Android operating system and the iPhone OS. A job listing on the company's site hints at the fact that it plan...

29 April 2009
05:03 GMT

LTE Networks to Use the 2,600 MHz Band

It is widely known that mobile phone carriers around the world have already started to work on the deployment of next-generation LTE networks, a 4G technology, which come as an upgrade for the currently existing 3G ones. It seems that most of these deployments will use the 2,600 MHz band, at least this is what Strate...

28 April 2009
04:38 GMT

Verizon Rumored to Try Inking an iPhone Deal

We already reported before that Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg stated in an interview that the company planned to add an iPhone to its lineup, and not just any iPhone, but one that would work on its upcoming 4G networks, and now we learn that Verizon and Apple are indeed in talks for the launch of the handset with the c...

27 April 2009
13:31 GMT

AT&T Upgrades 3G Networks to 7.2 Mbps

According to the latest news on the Web, mobile phone carrier AT&T is working on the increase of the download speed of its 3G network to 7.2 Mbps. As many of you might already know, the operator's HSPA (high-speed packet access) network is currently providing a 3.6 Mbps download speed in ideal conditions, whic...

21 April 2009
11:03 GMT

Samsung and LG to Launch LTE Handsets Next Year

LTE (Long Term Evolution) is one of the 4G technologies that are expected to become quite popular this year and in the years to come. A lot of industry players have announced plans to support it – in the detriment of WiMAX, another 4G standard –, including wireless carriers around the globe, as well as mo...

14 April 2009
03:40 GMT

WiMAX Down, LTE Goes Up, Says Nokia

When it comes to the future of the wireless technologies most of the industry players would rather go for LTE (Long Term Evolution) rather than choose WiMAX, which is just another face of the future 4G networks that are expected to start rolling out during the ongoing year. However, both WiMAX and LTE have their ow...

3 April 2009
06:44 GMT

RIM to Surprise Us at WES 2009

According to the latest news on the Web, there are quite a few things that we might expect to see becoming reality as soon as WES (Wireless Enterprise Symposium) 2009 is here. Rumor has it that Canadian mobile phone maker Research in Motion is set to unveil some surprises for us at the show, among which a 8900 Curve ...

1 April 2009
09:50 GMT

120 Mbps Speeds Achieved in LTE Field Testing

Fujitsu and NTT DoCoMo have recently announced that they managed to conduct successful LTE trials and achieve transmission speeds of around 120Mbps. The two companies also stated that the field testing for Long-term Evolution (LTE) was conducted using 4x4 MIMO. The testing site for the LTE technology was the Specia...

17 March 2009
06:59 GMT

Sprint Rumored to Be Interested in LTE As Well

It seems that Sprint is not determined to remain stuck with WiMAX after all. The company is reported to be testing Long Term Evolution (LTE) equipment, the 4G technology that appears to attract more and more industry players these days, although the company owns 52 percent of the stakes in Clearwire, which is current...

10 March 2009
12:11 GMT

WiMAX in Over 80 Cities by 2010, Says ClearWire

It’s a common fact that ClearWire started to deploy WiMAX networks last year, and it seems that the company plans to extend its coverage over around 80 cities in the United States. Up until now, only Portland and Baltimore have seen WiMax wireless broadband connectivity, yet the services will come to more areas...

9 March 2009
02:10 GMT

Nokia Goes for LTE Handsets

It seems that we might be able to see some Nokia LTE mobile phones in the not so far future, at least this is what the latest news would suggest. In addition, the mobile phone maker is also expected to work on its partnership with Verizon, so that the LTE handsets would be launched with the cell phone carrier. A Nok...

6 March 2009
05:55 GMT

Motorola Reaffirms Its Commitment to LTE Development

Motorola, Inc. recently talked about the progress it managed to make on Time Division Duplex Long-Term Evolution (TD-LTE) commercialization. The company announced collaborations with operators on TD-LTE trials that would be conducted during the ongoing year. The trials are meant to demonstrate the company's comm...

25 February 2009
11:23 GMT

Rogers Will Also Deploy LTE Network in 2010

It seems that next year the North American continent will be covered up with LTE networks, since Rogers also plans to make this enhancement to its infrastructure, the same as Verizon does, as we've already learned. At a conference call previous to the announcement regarding its financial results, mobile phone ca...

20 February 2009
10:55 GMT

Samsung Joins the Development of LTE Networks

Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) announced today at the GSMA Mobile World Congress tradeshow and exhibition in Barcelona, Spain, that it plans to participate in the ng Connect Program. As many of you might already know, the ng Connect Program is a new multi-industry initiative meant to enhance the ...

16 February 2009
09:57 GMT

LG Uncovers LTE Chipset Phone

On Tuesday, in Anyang, South Korea, LG Electronics took a strong position in battling the top manufacturers in the mobile business by officially unveiling to the public its new LTE chipset for mobiles. These 4G connectivity mobiles are said to be the first such phones ever created, and are set to bring profitable net...

10 December 2008
04:41 GMT

20 Megapixel Cameras on Mobile Phones from Ericsson

Only four more years and mobile phone maniacs will accomplish their so much desired dreams, something that only few were able to think of - a 20 Megapixel full HD video camera for mobile devices. Of course, nothing is certain but many will surely be tormented by the news until the moment it becomes real.In a rec...

7 November 2008
10:15 GMT

Future 4G Standars, WiMAX and LTE, Will Coexist

According to panelists at Interop, WiMAX and LTE, the two main versions of the next-generation 4G networks will be able to co-exist in the same consumer electronics products – there will be no hand-joining, yet they will be living next to each other. The deployment of laptops and other consumer devices that fea...

19 September 2008
04:57 GMT

Ericsson's New LTE Mobile Platform: 50Mbps Upload Speeds

Ericsson recently unveiled a glimpse of what the future of mobile Internet will bring, announcing its new M700 mobile platform, capable of LTE (Long Term Evolution) data transfer speeds. Ericsson says this is "the world's first commercially available LTE-capable platform", and we have no choice than to believe i...

7 April 2008
17:06 GMT

Ericsson to Demonstrate HSPA Evolution Technology at CTIA Wireless 2008

Ericsson announced that it will conduct the world's first demonstration of HSPA Evolution technology at CTIA Wireless 2008 in Las Vegas from April 1 to 3. The technology provides data transfer speeds of up to 42 Mbps in the downlink and 12 Mbps in the uplink."Achieving speeds of up to 42 Mbps is a major industry...

27 March 2008
10:36 GMT

MWC 2008: LG Demonstrates 'Long Term Evolution' Technology, Faster Than HSDPA

LG Electronics just announced that it would demonstrate its almost market-ready Long Term Evolution (LTE) - a top contender to become the standard technology for 4G mobile networks - in cooperation with Alcatel-Lucent and Nortel at the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona, Spain.The wireless LTE technology LG...

12 February 2008
08:24 GMT

Trial for Higher Wireless Data Rates, Successful

The LTE/SAE (Long Term Evolution/System Architecture Evolution) Trial Initiative (LSTI) launched in May this year has reported the successful delivery of the first in a series of test results. This means that the technology can move to the next trial phase and eventually make it out on the market.The Third Generation...

7 November 2007
11:57 GMT


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