Project Loon uses balloons to provide LTE Internet access; Indonesian trials set for 2016
Google Project Loon, in partnership with service providers Indosat, Telkomsel and XL Axiata, plans to begin testing delivery of LTE Internet access via balloons floating over Indonesia in 2016.
Project Loon VP...
CellSpot 4G LTE device provides on-demand coverage for T-Mobile US customers
In the latest of its Un-carrier amped marketing events, T-Mobile US today announced the 4G LTE CellSpot, which the company describes as a "first-ever 4G LTE mini-tower" designed for indoor use.
The CellSpot provides LTE coverage...
That growth comes between January and September; the telco ended September with 194 million subscribers
China Telecom ended the third quarter with 43.7 million subscribers in the 4G LTE segment, after a net addition of 36.6 million subscribers during the first three quarters of the...
CMA doesn't think BT/EE deal will hurt competition in mobile sector
The U.K.'s competition and consumer authority, CMA, has provisionally cleared BT’s anticipated acquisition of mobile operator EE.
After looking in detail at different markets – including the supply of retail mobile, wholesale mobile, mobile backhaul,...
In 2010, in partnership with its subsidiary Clearwire and the nonprofit organizations Mobile Citizen and Mobile Beacon, Sprint began providing affordable broadband service to 429 schools, 61 libraries and 1,820 nonprofit organizations ultimately providing Internet access to 300,000 Americans. Sprint plans to upgrade the entire...
The telco reached 334 towns and cities with its 4G service by the end of September
Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel said it served 235.2 million mobile phone subscribers in India at the end of the fiscal second quarter of 2015, up 11.1% compared to...
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 Ericsson have successfully demonstrated "5G" network slicing technology.
Through the demonstration held at SK Telecom’s...
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 1.7 million net additions for the quarter. Over the past year, the carrier said it...
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 2016-2017, which starts April 1.
According to local press reports, the telco initially expected to start...
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 continue expanding in both advanced and emerging markets, telecom equipment vendors and mobile operators in...
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 fixed network director confirmed that the 4G service will be commercially available starting July 1....
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 the work approaches a planned 2017 completion, Sprint is touting its lead role in...
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 key players in the 4G market in the Middle East, having deployed 4G across five...
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 network and upgrade of existing 2G and 3G networks in Jakarta and Central Java.
The agreement...
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 1,800 MHz band in October. The telco already offers 4G in Thailand using 5 MHz...
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 Lonnie Schilling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRGihAC9Qzo
In a world where customer retention is the driving goal for carriers, Schilling...
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 Times reported.
Anupam Shrivastava , the operator’s managing director, said the telco will launch LTE services...
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 by the end of this year, according to reports.
The telco acquired 2×5 megahertz of paired...
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 to support those efforts with its new LTE software suite.
Called Ericsson Networks Software 16A, the...
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 a year earlier, according to Swedish vendor Ericsson. During Q2, the number of LTE subscribers...
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 devices by customers with unlimited data plans. And T-Mobile US CEO John Legere said of...
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, Iraq, Sudan, South Sudan, Jordan and Bahrain. By the end of the second quarter, Zain...
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 in the 4G segment, according to the operator’s latest financial results.
The telco recorded a net...
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 maximize LTE-TDD uplink resources, increasing the number of uplink users and achieve compression efficiency for...
