LTE-A

This week we look at an alternative to LTE-U: It’s called LTE/Wi-Fi Link Aggregation or LWA. Qualcomm’s Gerardo Giaretta explains how LWA brings Wi-Fi and LTE together into a single …

Demo reached data rates of up to 375 Mbps Nokia Networks and Nordic mobile operator TeliaSonera conducted a live demonstration of LTE-Advanced three-band carrier aggregation using Category 9 devices in …

The South Korean telco has so far deployed 30,000 units of 2.1 GHz base stations South Korean mobile operator SK Telecom is looking to deploy 5,000 additional base stations by …

Sprint LTE-A launch still part of investment plan now targeted at $150M Sprint’s infatuation with Chicago has increased as the carrier announced plans to expand its workforce and investment in …

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, …

The telco ended Q2 with 6.57M mobile subscribers in Switzerland Swiss mobile telephony operator Swisscom has launched a new mobile service combining the FDD and TDD LTE standards. The technology, …

The new technology set to be available in Sydney by early 2016 Australian telecom operator Optus launched LTE services using “advanced” carrier aggregation technology using FDD and TDD technology. The …

Regional wireless provider to support parent company, target enterprises and local governments Regional wireless telecom provider SouthernLINC is set to offer what it’s calling “mission critical” LTE services to parent …

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 …

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 …

Trial was carried out in association with Ericsson and Qualcomm Vodafone Portugal said it reached speeds of 600 megabits per second on its mobile network, using the new functions offered …

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 …

The LTE-A service will initially be available in Copenhagen with peak data speeds of 300 Mbps Danish telecoms operator TDC has started to deploy LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation technology across its …

The United Arab Emirates’ second-largest operator Du has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese ICT solutions provider Huawei to develop an advanced mobile broadband network. Under the terms of …

IMT-2020 adopted as official name and date for global 5G process, but rumors of 20 Gbps baseline speeds are exaggerated The International Telecommunications Union always brings a dose of sobriety …

Operator demos LTE-A at 600 Mbps using 4X4 MIMO technology Singapore’s second-largest mobile operator, StarHub, expects its 4G-Advanced network coverage to reach 100% of the country’s territory in the third …

A new report from ABI Research concludes that the adoption of LTE is driving the market for network monitoring and optimization, and the market’s size will reach more than $40 billion …

Qualcomm is helping two of China’s biggest companies meet the demand for LTE. Huawei, China Mobile and Qualcomm said they have completed a commercial verification of LTE-TDD inter-band three-component carrier …

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 …

Assessment of LAA-LTE market prospects, role of LAA-LTE in mobile networks, coexistence/competition with Wi-Fi, impact on small cells, traffic management across licensed/unlicensed channels (data and control plane; coordination of macro- …

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 …

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 …

  Current state of 5G trends What is “5G?” Many organizations and entities with a stake in the outcome are attempting to answer that question. A useful example is the …

Sprint LTE-A deployment part of $45 million investment Sprint is set to add LTE-Advanced technology and more than 300 jobs by the end of next year as part of a …

SK Telecom and Nokia Networks claim first commercialization of EICIC SK Telecom announced Wednesday that it, along with Nokia Networks, has commercialized “enhanced inter-cell interference coordination,” as part of the LTE-Advanced …