4G LTE

Includes unlimited talk and text, plus 1 GB of free data, in Canada, Mexico and a dozen Latin American countries An official reveal of the plan is expected on Aug. …

The operator paid almost $25M for spectrum in both 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands Mobile operator Ooredoo has acquired additional 4G LTE spectrum in Oman in a move to …

Telefónica Spanish business showing signs of recovery Spanish telecom giant Telefónica reported revenue of 11.87 billion euro ($13.14 billion) in the second quarter of 2015, climbing 12.4% vs. the year-ago …

The telco’s LTE trial currently reaches 28% of local population Telekom Austria’s Bulgarian subsidiary Mobiltel has acquired fixed-line operator Blizoo Bulgaria. Blizoo Bulgaria is the second-largest fixed-line operator in the …

NTT DoCoMo Premium 4G service reaches 292 cities across Japan Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo’s Premium 4G service is currently available in 292 cities and 41 prefectures across Japan, according …

The telco aims for LTE coverage to reach 90% of European population by end of fiscal 2015 U.K.-based telecom operator Vodafone has modernized 80,000 mobile sites and added a further …

The APAC region currently has half of the world’s mobile connections SHANGHAI – The Asia-Pacific mobile industry contributes more than $1 trillion per year to the area economy, mainly due …

Japanese mobile operator plans to use equipment from multiple vendors SHANGHAI – Japanese mobile operator SoftBank expects to carry out a technical trial of “TDD+” in Tokyo by the end …

Vodafone has deployed Radio Dot system at its offices in London Vodafone is trialing the Ericsson Radio Dot small cell system inside its London offices representing a first-of-its-kind trial in …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

Telco aims to launch LTE services in the Democratic Republic of Congo in late 2015 African telecommunications operator Smile Communications has signed an agreement with Swedish infrastructure provider Ericsson that …

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 …

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 …

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 …

América Móvil plans include expansion of fiber optic network in Mexico América Móvil, Latin America’s largest communication service provider, is about to conclude its investment plan totaling $50 billion. The amount …

Japanese operator currently counts 400,000 Wi-Fi sites throughout the country Japanese mobile telephony operator Softbank Mobile has made available its nationwide Wi-Fi network for visitors to Japan. The operator plans …

Operator will continue 4G rollout through a combination of LTE-TDD and LTE-FDD Indian mobile telephony operator Bharti Airtel has launched 4G LTE-FDD trials for its existing customers in Chennai and …

Operator plans LTE-A deployment, $600M investment in Philippines Philippine operator Globe Telecom expects to more than double its current base of 4G LTE subscribers by the end of the year, Joel …

SK Telecom reports 17.44 million LTE subscribers; up 18% since last year South Korea’s largest mobile telephony operator SK Telecom reached 17.44 million subscribers in the LTE segment by the end …

Site acquisition, jurisdictional approval, backhaul access key small cell challenges. Chris Stark, Nokia’s chief business development officer for North America, envisions a future of smart mega cities where traffic, resource …

LTE-A, VoLTE likely to hit Taiwan in 2016 Taiwan’s main mobile telephony operators launched LTE services in May 2014, and by the end of the first quarter of 2015, nearly …

 China Telecom gained 9.67 million LTE subscribers in Q1 of 2015 Chinese mobile telephony giant China Telecom announced that its 4G base reached 16.75 million subscribers by the end of …