Lithuanian mobile operator Omnitel has opened LTE network for smartphones in the city of Vilnius. LTE services are now available to customers with HTC, Nokia, Sony and Blackberry 4G smart phones.
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VivaCell-MTS LTE Network Now Covers 33% of the Populated Areas of Armenia
Armenian operator VivaCell-MTS has commercially launched LTE service in most part of Yerevan, as well as in Gyumri, Vanadzor, Dilijan and Tsakhkadzor. Introduced in December 2010, the 4G/LTE network till recently was only covering the business center of Yerevan.
Vodafone New Zealand Reports 177% Increase in 4G Customers in Last Six Months
Vodafone New Zealand has signed more than 300,000 Kiwis onto its 4G-enabled plans since launching LTE service one year ago today. Operator reports 177% increase in 4G customers over the last six months and significant growth in 4G prepay base, over 30,000 since plans launched about 8 weeks back.
NSN, Optus Achieve 1.7 Gbps Downlink in a Live Network
Australia’s Optus and Nokia Solutions and Networks have attained an aggregate downlink of 1.7 gigabits per second (Gbps) from a single site on the operator’s live network using commercially available NSN equipment.
Real Future Launches LTE with Ericsson in Thailand
Thailand’s Real Future, a subsidiary of True Mobile, has completed the rollout of 4G/LTE in Central, Western, Northern and Southern Thailand. The expansion will allow the True Mobile Group to offer its 22.4 million subscribers improved mobile broadband experiences based on HSPA and LTE technologies.
Broadcom, Datang Mobile to Develop LTE Small Cell Solution
Datang Mobile (DTM) has selected Broadcom’s dual-mode TD-SCDMA/TD-LTE system-on-chip (SoC) to develop a new family of enterprise and residential small cell solutions.
ZTE, CSL Expand LTE Network on Hong Kong MTR Rail Lines
ZTE is supporting CSL Limited in expanding 4G LTE network coverage of Hong Kong’s MTR rail and subway system to provide an enhanced high-speed mobile experience for subscribers. CSL users will now have enhanced 4G experience on the MTR East Rail Line, West Rail Line, and Ma On Shan Line.
NSN Announces Enhanced Flexi Zone Controller, Flexi Zone Small Cells
Nokia Solutions and Networks is extending its Flexi Zone architecture to cover all deployment scenarios. Software-based hot zone controller runs on macro sites to support nearby small cells.
China Mobile and Alcatel-Lucent Demonstrate VoLTE via Virtualized Network at Mobile World Congress
China Mobile and Alcatel-Lucent are showing their progress in the development of network functions virtualization (NFV) for mobile operators at Mobile World Congress.
Chunghwa Selects Ericsson for Real-time Charging and Policy control
Taiwan’s telecom service provider Chunghwa Telecom has selected Ericsson as the consulting and systems integrator of an online charging system (OCS) and policy and charging rules function (PCRF).