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Regulators said the three carrier candidates failed to meet minimum requirements The Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning decided not to award a fourth mobile telephony license after …

India surpassed the US smartphone user base Smartphone shipments in India totaled more than 100 million units during 2015, representing an increase of 23% compared to the previous year, according …

The mobile carrier plans more LTE base stations by end of March Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo said its “Premium” LTE service is currently available in 825 cities across Japan, …

Infrastructure investment to cost approximately $1.5 billion Thai mobile operator True Move is looking to invest 56 billion baht ($1.56 billion) to launch the country’s first LTE-Advanced network this year, …

KT uses Nokia Flexi Multiradio 10 in its LTE network South Korean operator KT and equipment provider Nokia recently conducted what the companies say is the industry’s first enhanced machine …

Regulators evaluating three potential carrier candidates The mobile telephony market in South Korea may have a new player soon as the government confirmed it plans to decide this week whether …

New solutions to be based on SK Telecom ThingPlug platform SK Telecom inked an agreement with networking giant Cisco Systems to develop new solutions for “Internet of Things” technology, The …

LTE represents almost 38% of China Mobile overall base China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator, ended 2015 with 312.2 million LTE subscribers, according to the operator’s latest available figures. …

The Chinese company expects 23.8% year-over-year revenue growth Chinese telecom equipment provider ZTE announced 2015 net profits will reach RMB 3.78 billion ($574 million), an increase compared to RMB 2.63 billion …

The social network inked a bandwidth deal with BSNL Facebook plans to start offering Internet services in rural areas across India after signing an agreement with Indian state-run telecom service …

M1 used equipment from Huawei; reached claimed speed through combining carrier aggregation, MIMO Singaporean telecommunications operator M1 and Chinese vendor Huawei claimed to have successfully LTE peak download speeds of …

Nokia Networks set to deploy LTE infrastructure for Vodafone in three circles Finnish telecom equipment provider Nokia Networks reportedly was awarded a three-year contract to provide LTE network infrastructure for …

Carrier aims to start offering service in Q3 2016 through CAT’s 850 MHz spectrum Thai mobile operator True Move plans to launch LTE services through spectrum in the 850 MHz …

The telcos tested VoLTE roaming between Japan to Hong Kong Mobile operator 3 Hong Kong has completed a bilateral international voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) roaming trial with Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo. …

The Taiwanese telco targets 6.4 million ‘4G’ users by the end of 2016 Taiwanese mobile operator Chunghwa Telecom said it will end 2015 with 4.4 million LTE subscribers, local press reported. The …

Each carrier will operate 10 megahertz in the 900 MHz band for provisioning 4G LTE services Thai mobile operators True Move and Jasmine both won licenses to operate spectrum in the …

Apple stock peaked back in April at a per share value of $134.54, which has now fallen to $106.03 per share as of Friday representing a collective loss of $160 …

Researcher says the entire ecosystem is preparing for this shift to LTE networks With more than 1 billion potential consumer, India represents a lucrative, yet largely untapped and still maturing, …

LTE networks to reach 75% of the population in 2021 Mobile subscriptions in Southeast Asia and Oceania will exceed 1 billion by the end of this year, representing approximately 14% …

China Mobile plans to deploy 300,000 base stations next year, expand VoLTE, carrier aggregation The world’s largest mobile operator China Mobile aims to reach 500 million LTE subscribers by the …

French telecoms vendor Alcatel-Lucent announced the deployment of its 7950 XRS IP core router in the China Mobile national IP backbone network and metro networks. The equipment provider affirmed that …

The Indian telco will transfer the assets to two US investment groups Indian telecom operator Reliance Communications has reached an agreement to sell its stake in telecom tower company Reliance …

Close your eyes and imagine: You’ve booked a trip to exotic Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh, in India. Now, you need to book a hotel and choose between an authentic modern Indian-style …

Pakistani government wanted BlackBerry to share data generated by enterprise clients Canadian company BlackBerry plans on leaving the Pakistan market following a disagreement with the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority regarding access …

The telco aims to deploy 160,000 base stations in three years Indian telecommunications provider Bharti Airtel plans to invest 600 billion rupees ($9 billion) over the next three years to expand …