LTE is expected to claim the major share of wireless infrastructure capital spending next year as mobile carriers migrate towards it. Global capital spending on LTE technology is projected to reach $24.3 billion in 2013, nearly triple the $8.7 billion of 2012, according to IHS iSuppli report.
Month: January 2012
Rogers to expand LTE to more than 25 Canadian cities this year
Canada’s wireless network operator, Rogers plans to expand to more than 25 additional cities this year.
DOCOMO Extends LTE Discount Offer
Japanese operator NTT DOCOMO has extended the discount for it’s LTE service Xi from May 1 to September 30, 2012.
Everything Everywhere and BT Wholesale extend LTE trial
UK’s Everything Everywhere and BT Wholesale have extended live multi-operator customer trial of LTE broadband.
Telstra launches first LTE smartphone in Australia
Telstra has launched Australia’s first 4G LTE smartphone HTC Velocity today.
KT signs LTE deployment deal with Nokia Siemens Networks
South Korean operator KT has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as one of its LTE mobile broadband infrastructure and services vendors.
Infonetics: Femtocell market set to double in 2012
Market research firm Infonetics Research expects global femtocell revenue nearly to double this year while unit shipments grow at nearly 140% compared to 2011.
IMT-Advanced Specifications Agreed at ITU Radio Assembly
Specifications for next-generation mobile technologies – IMT-Advanced – have been agreed at the ITU Radiocommunication Assembly currently meeting in Geneva.
China Mobile and Clearwire Agree on Joint IOT Plan for TD-LTE Devices
China Mobile and Clearwire has agreed on common test specifications and joint interoperability testing (IOT) for TD-LTE devices in the global band configurations, inclu
Omnitel expands LTE coverage in Lithuania
Omnitel, TeliaSonera’s subsidiary in Lithuania, has expanded its LTE network coverage to most of the territory of Kaunas and the capital of the northern and western dis