LTE subscriptions set to top 1 billion by the end of the year
The global mobile suppliers association (GSA) has announced that the total of global LTE subscriptions has exceeded three quarters of a billion and is forecast to top a billion by the end of 2015....
View ArticleQualcomm announces Cat 12 LTE support in latest Snapdragon chip
The new Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, which will start to appear in devices in the first half of 2016, will support Cat 12 LTE (up to 600 Mbps download speeds) thanks to the inclusion of the X12...
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Telstra launches first Cat 11 LTE device and VoLTE
The Telstra WiFi 4GX Advanced III Mobile Broadband Hotspot uses 3-band carrier aggregation to deliver download speeds up to 600Mbps, and the Australian telco has also announced launched VoLTE on its...
View ArticleQualcomm reveals major Microsoft modem deal
Qualcomm has announced it will be providing a new suite of LTE-A modems for a range of Windows 10 devices. New notebooks, tablets and 2-in-1 devices running Windows 10 will be capable of connecting to...
View ArticleNokia Networks clinches billion dollar infrastructure deal with China Mobile
Nokia Networks is to provide China Mobile with its TD-LTE-Advanced technology and 2G, 3G and 4G core networks, including Voice over LTE (VoLTE), a deal worth €930 million (or 1 billion dollars). The...
View ArticleNokia, DT and Cosmote demonstrate 3.5 GHz LTE FDD/TDD carrier aggregation
Nokia Networks and Deutsche Telekom have demonstrated a new technique to increase the capacity of LTE by harnessing two previously incompatible areas of the radio spectrum. At an event in Athens Nokia...
View ArticleLTE-Advanced reaches 100 network milestone
Mobile industry trade association 4G Americas says the LTE-Advanced market has reached its centenary, with the announcement that there are now 100 commercially deployed networks in 49 countries...
View ArticleEricsson and Cosmote achieve 500 Mbps in live LTE network demo
Equipment maker Ericsson and Greek mobile operator Cosmote have claimed a European first by hitting speeds of 500mbps in a live demonstration of an LTE Advanced network. The key ingredient in the speed...
View ArticleTIM launches VoLTE, LTE-A and free data offer across Italy
TIM, the new name for Telecom Italia, has announced its launch of voice over LTE and LTE-A services across the county. The operator has clarified that it is early days for the HD voice service, and...
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UK LTE speed and coverage lags global markets – report
Comprehensive analysis of global LTE networks has revealed mobile broadband speed and coverage performance around the world, with the UK trailing far behind in both. The research, conducted by mobile...
View ArticleGlobal LTE subscriptions pass 1 billion for the first time – GSA
Quarterly figures released by the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) have confirmed LTE subscriptions have passed 1 billion worldwide for the first time. Growing at a rate of roughly 1.7 million...
View ArticleThree Ireland launching 225Mbps 4G Plus with unlimited data next month
Three Ireland will be launching a 4G Plus service next month, becoming the second operator in the country to do so. Three’s claims its 4G Plus service will offer users theoretical download speeds of up...
View ArticleNokia and Hi3G combine to launch TD-LTE-A in Sweden
Kit vendor Nokia has announced the imminent deployment of TD-LTE-Advanced over the Hi3G Access (3 Sweden) network in Sweden. The two companies are claiming this is a solution to the scarcity of...
View ArticleSwisscom breaks 1Gbps barrier with LTE-A Pro
European telco Swisscom says it has broken the 1Gbps barrier for mobile data transmission, claiming a first for any operator on the continent. According to Swisscom, the trial was conducted over the...
View Article28% of operators already have commercial LTE-A offering
New research from the Global mobile Suppliers Association, GSA, has stated 521 operators have commercially launched LTE, LTE-Advanced or LTE-Advanced Pro networks around the world. According to the...
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Verizon boosts peak 4G speeds 50% with LTE-A upgrade
After deciding to go it alone with 5G, Verizon has sought to boost its LTE network in the short term by launching what appears to be America’s first LTE-A service using three carrier aggregation. The...
View ArticleEE launches UK’s first LTE-A with three carrier aggregation
EE has announced a major upgrade to its 4G service, following the introduction of Cat 9-based three carrier aggregation to boost its LTE capacity and speeds. The move, EE claims, sees it launch the...
View ArticleKorean operators jostle for position in the 5G era
It’s been a busy week as SK Telecom has claimed to have commercialized five-band Carrier Aggregation (CA) and 4X4 MIMO, while Vodafone and LG UPlus have announced a collaboration. Starting with SK...
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Ericsson doubles cellular IoT forecast
In its latest Mobility Report, Ericsson has doubled its forecast for cellular IoT connections since its last guess in November 2017. The networking vendor now reckons there will be 3.5 billion IoT...
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Turns out AT&T’s 5G E is just LTE-A after all
Network measurer OpenSignal has had a look at the performance subscribers are getting from AT&T’s whizzy new 5G Evolution service and it’s nothing special. “Analyzing Opensignal’s data shows that...
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