4G LTE

The companies work to launch a joint 5G testbed; test virtual slices optimized for IoT, virtual/augmented reality and other next-gen services South Korean mobile operator SK Telecom and Swedish vendor …

UK telco targets 14 million LTE subs by the end of 2015 U.K. mobile operator EE said it ended the third quarter of 2015 with 12.6 million LTE subscribers, posting …

The Indian telco has completed its LTE network rollout across the country Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm said it plans to launch commercial 4G LTE services in fiscal year …

South Korea, Japan and North America to lead future deployments of 5G While the telecommunications industry still needs to fully define standards for “5G” development, and 4G LTE has room to …

The operator aims to offer access speeds of up to 375 Mbps Turkish mobile operator Turkcell expects to launch LTE-A services in the country in 2016. Atac Tansug, the company’s …

The massive network deployment under way to bring LTE to New York City’s 279 subway stations has turned into a bit of a showpiece project for the carriers involved. As …

LTE represents almost 40% of Ooredoo Qatar mobile subs; the Arab telco has deployed over 1,030 4G LTE sites across the country Qatar-based telecom group Ooredoo is one of the …

The deal stipulates network upgrades in Jakarta and Central Java Indonesian telecom operator XL Axiata signed a three-year contract with Swedish vendor Ericsson for design and implementation of a LTE …

Thai operator aims to reach 5,000 4G LTE base stations by end of 2016 Thai mobile operator Dtac plans to launch 4G LTE through 10 MHz of spectrum in the …

On this episode of HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Sean Kinney discusses how the telecom industry is working to blur the line between cellular and Wi-Fi with Birdstep Technology CEO …

The state-run telco will offer the services through the 2.5 GHz band Indian state-owned operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited expects to launch 4G LTE services by March 2016, The Economic …

The UK operator also plans to launch VoLTE in the short term U.K. telecom operator EE plans to start offering 4G LTE services through spectrum in the 800 MHz band …

New software suite optimized for indoor deployments; features enhanced downlink, uplink speeds As venue owners work with carrier partners to provide robust indoor connectivity, telecom equipment vendor Ericsson is looking …

3G mobile subscriptions grew by 50M during the second quarter of 2015 Global LTE subscriptions reached 740 million connections at the end of the second quarter, surging from 280 million …

CEO John Legere says some customers with unlimited data plans are abusing policy related to tethering devices Apparently some users are actively subverting T-Mobile US’ policy regarding use of tethering …

The telco created new business units to launch services Kuwait-based telecom operator Zain ended June with 46.3 million customers in its global operation, which includes networks in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, …

LTE technology represents more than 23% of the operator’s overall mobile subscribers The world’s largest mobile telephony operator China Mobile ended the first half of 2015 with 189.6 million subscribers …

China Mobile, Huawei and Qualcomm Technologies said they completed the commercial verification of TDD+ uplink data compression technology on a commercial LTE-TDD network. UDC is claimed to enable operators to …

African telco expects to invest nearly $100M this year African telecommunications operator Smile Communications expects to launch commercial LTE services in the Democratic Republic of Congo in January, the company’s …

The carrier targeted customers with unlimited data plans, ended practice in June Much was made of Verizon Wireless’ plan (which wasn’t put into practice) to throttle data speeds for 4G …

LTE stations accounted for over 50% of deployments Russian mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems said it has deployed more than 9,160 base stations across the country, compared to 5,730 base stations …

The telco aims to expand the new technology to other cities in Denmark this year Danish mobile telephony operator TeliaSonera kicked off a test of LTE-Advanced technology in the country’s …

India will end 2015 with 5.8M LTE subscribers Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has launched its 4G LTE services in 296 towns and cities across India. Bharti Airtel had initially launched …

China Mobile LTE expansion set to cover 60% of China’s population and 100M 4G LTE subscribers As China Mobile, the largest mobile carrier in the world, continues to expand its network, …

Orange and SFR encouraged to cede part of the spectrum to rival operator Free Mobile France’s telecom regulator Arcep authorized mobile operators Orange and SFR to reuse their 1800 MHz …