Vodafone New Zealand has launched 4G LTE Network in 1800MHz frequency band. Vodafone’s LTE network is live now in parts of Auckland and the network will expand to more suburbs in coming weeks. LTE will be available in parts of Christchurch in May, and parts of Wellington in August/September 2013.
Month: February 2013
Alcatel-Lucent Signs LTE Agreements with Etisalat Group, Regional Telecom
Alcatel-Lucent has signed an agreement with Etisalat to extend its’s LTE coverage across its footprint including a new partnership in Sri Lanka. Company also announced that Alcatel-Lucent and Regional Telecom, a communications service provider in Northern Iraq, are to launch the 4G LTE network in Iraq.
Ericsson and China Mobile Make HD Voice over LTE Call between TD-LTE and LTE FDD
Ericsson and China Mobile has successfully demonstrated a dual mode HD voice over LTE (VoLTE) call between TD-LTE and LTE FDD based on ST-Ericsson’s multimode modem and Renesas Mobile’ quad-mode chipsets during the 2013 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona.
Orange and E-Plus select Nokia Siemens Networks for LTE Rollout
Germany’s E-Plus Group and Orange Communications in Switzerland have selected Nokia Siemens Networks for LTE network deployments. In addition to LTE rollout in 1800 MHz band, the company will also modernize and expand the E-Plus GSM and HSPA+ networks.
ZTE Deploys Telenor LTE Network in Hungary
ZTE has announced that it has successfully deployed an LTE network for telecoms operator Telenor in Hungary. The first phase of the network covers 76 towns in Hungary.
Ericsson Announces Solution for Broadcast Video over LTE Networks
Ericsson has introduced an end-to-end LTE broadcast solution for video delivery in mobile networks to address growing consumer demand for TV Anywhere services. Ericsson will showcase the complete solution at Mobile World Congress 2013 in collaboration with Verizon, Telstra and Qualcomm.
Alcatel-Lucent Introduces lightRadio Metro Radio for China Mobile TD-LTE Deployments
Alcatel-Lucent and China Mobile will unveil lightRadio Metro Radio on February 26th at the Global TD-LTE Initiative’s (GTI) “TDD Night” during Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona. Available now for large-scale commercial deployment in China Mobile’s trial TD-LTE network, which spans 13 cities in China,
Huawei Showcases 4-Carrier Aggregation for LTE TDD
Huawei has showcased 4-Carrier Aggregation (CA) solution for LTE TDD at the 2013 Mobile World Congress. According to company, solution utilizes 4×4 MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) technologies to provide 1 Gb/s data speeds with a single RRU.
Qualcomm Demonstrates LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation
Qualcomm in partnership with Sierra Wireless and Ericsson, has demonstrated LTE carrier aggregation and Category 4 data rates. The demonstration, powered by the third-generation Qualcomm Gobi 4G LTE MDM9225™ chipset, Sierra Wireless’ AirCard mobile hotspot and Ericsson network infrastructure
Movistar Picks Nokia Siemens Networks for LTE and 3G Expansion in Chile
Movistar Chile has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to implement its LTE network in 2.6 GHz frequency band. According to company, the contract covers the capital area, Greater Santiago, with close to six million inhabitants, as well as other cities such as Valparaíso and Viña del Mar.