US carrier Verizon Wireless has started offering HD Voice and Video Calling across its nationwide network on select smartphones. Operator has launched service as Advanced Calling 1.0.
Month: September 2014
Smart Introduces LTE Advanced in Cebu, Philippines
Philippines’ wireless services provider Smart Communications has switched on the LTE-Advanced in Cebu after launching the service in Metro Manila last month. Smart launched LTE service in the Philippines two years ago, and has close to 2,000 LTE b
Qualcomm Extends LTE and Carrier Aggregation Benefits to Entry-Level Smartphones and Tablets
Qualcomm has announced that its Qualcomm® Snapdragon 200 tier, the Snapdragon 210 processor, will offer integrated multimode 3G/4G LTE and LTE Dual SIM for entry-level smartphones.
Ericsson Launches Indoor Picocell to Deliver 300 Mbps with Carrier Aggregation
Ericsson has announced launch of the RBS 6402, the indoor picocell to deliver 300 Mbps LTE speeds with carrier aggregation. It is a multi-carrier, concurrent multi-standard (LTE, WCDMA and Wi-Fi), and mixed-mode small cell to support 10 different bands
Nokia Networks Announces Double-Capacity LTE/Wi-Fi Picocell
Nokia Networks small cell has introduced a double-capacity small cell base station Flexi Zone G2 Pico, and an indoor planning service enhanced by 3-D geolocation. The first Flexi Zone G2 Pico base station to be available will be a 3.5 GHz TD-LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation Pico with 4×4 MIMO for advanced LTE markets.
Beeline Uzbekistan Launches Commercial LTE Services
Mobile service provider Beeline Uzbekistan has started commercial LTE services in the country. Operator’s 4G network currently covers the central areas of Tashkent, and the company plans to further expand the LTE coverage in the capital in 2015.
nTelos Wireless Picks Alcatel-Lucent LTE Services
Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by NTELOS Holdings Corp. to provide 4G LTE network services for the nTelos Wireless network build-out in West Virginia and parts of western Virginia. The network will serve an additional 2.1 million people.
olleh Rwanda Networks Selects Nokia Networks for LTE network
olleh Rwanda Networks, (oRn), a joint venture between KT Corporation and the Government of Rwanda, has chosen Nokia Networks to provide the radio and core network as well as managed services to build the commercial LTE network.
Nokia Networks, China Telecom Achieve FDD-TDD Carrier Aggregation
Nokia Networks and China Telecom today announced FDD-TDD carrier aggregation including a user device chipset. In the demonstration by China Telecom, Nokia’s LTE base station achieved interoperability with a commercial user chipset developed by Marvell.
Vodafone Spain to Launch Commercial LTE Advanced in October
Vodafone Spain plans to roll out commercial deployment of LTE Advanced to enable speeds up to 300 Mbps in download in October. Furthermore, the operator is testing Voice over LTE technology to facilitate High Definition voice calls (HD Voice) with setup time less than one second.