The Chinese company expects the solution to be commercially available in 2016
SHANGHAI – Huawei has launched its new TDD+ solution in collaboration with its industry partners China Mobile and Japanese telecom operator SoftBank. The telecom equipment manufacturer announced the new tech at Mobile World...
Critical communications are moving with the times. Having been largely based on systems that support ultra-reliable voice, such as Tetra, they are now shifting to IP and broadband. The choice of platform is not a simple one when a lost connection could mean a...
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On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney, managing editor for RCR Wireless News takes a look at how CPRI--common public radio interface--can be applied to digital DAS (distributed antenna system) deployments.
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Kinney looks at an interview with...
The new offering will enable the telco to improve quality of mobile service in the two markets
U.K.-based mobile operator Vodafone announced plans to deploy voice-over-LTE technology in Italy and Spain this month. The company said the technology will improve the quality of its mobile...
Unlike Apple or Microsoft, Ericsson is a company that is not in the consciousness of many mobile consumers. You won’t see adds for Ericsson on TV promoting its latest technology, but if you have a cell phone, there is a good chance it is...
The next generation of "5G" mobile connectivity promises virtually no latency based on dynamic use of technology like LTE-Advanced, Wi-Fi and small cells comprising ultra-dense networks. And with limited commercialization slated for as early as 2018, research and development is going on in earnest.
Technology...
China Telecom expects its FDD-LTE technology to cover 95% of China’s population by year end
Chinese mobile telephony operator China Telecom aims to provide LTE coverage to 95% of the country's population by the end of the year, according to local press reports. To achieve...
FirstNet envisions a nationwide public safety network built on same LTE standards used by commercial carriers
As Minnesota officials consider how to proceed with a statewide upgrade to the public safety broadband infrastructure, the state Department of Public Safety has requested information from potential partners...
New report from Juniper Research predicts 55% increase in adult video consumption by 2020
Adult video content is set to explode across the mobile space, with a new report suggesting each smartphone user that accesses such content will watch nearly one adult video each day...
The Taiwanese operator targets market share of 40% in the local LTE market; new emphasis on small cells
Ericsson has signed a contract with Taiwan's largest mobile operator, Chunghwa Telecom, to deploy additional LTE infrastructure designed to enable the operator to expand its current LTE...
Latin American mobile network operators spending big on 4G LTE rollouts
In support of the expansion of 4G LTE in Latin America, U.S.-based Ceragon Networks is working with a tier one operator to upgrade 3G backhaul networks to support 4G LTE.
Ceragon did not name the...
The Indian telco currently offers 3G in almost 10,000 towns and cities; 4G LTE also expanding
Indian telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel plans to invest $1 billion during fiscal year 2015, ending March 2016, to expand its 3G network infrastructure and coverage across the country, according...
Thai provider AIS aims to reach 3,000 small cells by end of 2015 with Alcatel-Lucent deal
French telecommunications infrastructure provider Alcatel-Lucent is currently working with Thailand’s largest mobile telephony operator, Advanced Indo Service, to improve cell service through the deployment of small cells technology.
AIS is the...
LTE in unlicensed spectrum has been getting a lot of attention this month, most notably from the Federal Communications Commission. It is clear that some Wi-Fi equipmentmakers will not welcome cellular networks in the 5 GHz band. An alternative may be LTE Wi-Fi link...
By 2020, networks will need to support 1000 times more capacity, driving the need for ultra-dense networks (UDN). These will be critical to support over seven billion people connecting using multiple GBs per user per day. 


What’s stopping the industry from deploying ultra-dense networks...
Small cells and monopoles planned for Miami, potentially giving peek of larger Sprint network densification push
Sprint is looking to up its network and retail game in the Miami area, according to reports on a closed-door meeting between the carrier’s CEO and Miami Mayor Carlos...
New service is offered through 1800 MHz and 800 MHz bands
The United Arab Emirates' second-largest operator Du launched its LTE-A network through a partnership with Nokia Networks. The telco used Nokia Networks' advanced radio platform Flexi Multiradio 10 Base Station, carrier aggregation software,and professional services,...
Broadband spectrum auction rules to be posted on July 17
Mexico is getting ready to auction 700 MHz spectrum bands. Local media outlet El Financiero reported that the Ministry of Communications and Transport plans to publish the preliminary bidding conditions for the country's 700 MHz spectrum auction...
The operator aims to invest $400M in the next two to three years
South East Asia Telecom has partnered with Chinese infrastructure provider ZTE to deploy a FDD-LTE network in Cambodia.
Under the terms of the agreement, ZTE will be the exclusive provider of end-to-end 4G solutions and products, including...
Remaining three CDMA markets served by MetroPCS were decommissioned on June 21
T-Mobile US on Sunday shut down the legacy CDMA network that supported subsidiary MetroPCS; 190,000 MetroPCS customers were still using the network in three major metro markets, according to reports.
The remaining MetroPCS customers...
With over 260 live LTE networks today and another 87 expected to go live this year (GSM Association, 2014), LTE will soon become the dominant technology in many countries. As operators focus on building networks that can handle rich content, where does that leave...
Promise of increased spectral efficiency with LTE-U small cell deployments is balanced with potential for Wi-Fi interference
WASHINGTON – Earlier this week federal regulators solicited input from telecom stakeholders regarding feedback on LTE-Unlicensed, particularly as the emerging technology relates to Wi-Fi networks.
LTE-U, which was developed...
IDC estimates 5.8M 4G LTE subscribers in India by year-end 2015
Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm expects to launch commercial 4G LTE services across India by December, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani said during the company's annual shareholders meeting.
Ambani said that the company expects to...
Ericsson Mobility Report: As the decade ends, 90% of the globe will have access to mobile broadband networks
In the mobile technology landscape, 2020 is poised to be a big year. The latest Ericsson Mobility Report projects that by the end of the decade, 70%...
