Japan’s mobile operator NTT DOCOMO’s subscribers to its Xi LTE service surpassed five million on 19 August. Xi reached five million subscribers less than one month after surpassing the four million mark on July 22.
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Smart Launches Commercial LTE Service on August 25 in Philippines
Philippines’ wireless services provider Smart Communications is launching commercial LTE services on August 25. The announcement comes after a year of LTE test deployments conducted by PLDT’s wireless subsidiary in various parts of the country.
Verizon LTE Network Now Available In More Than 370 Markets
Verizon Wireless has introduced 4G LTE network in 34 new markets and announced expansion in 38 other markets today. With the new and expanded markets, the company’s LTE network is now available in a total of 371 markets covering more than 75 percent of the U.S. population.
TELUS Expands LTE Network Across Metro Vancouver
TELUS is now offering LTE services in Burnaby, New Westminster, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, South Delta and Vancouver after first announcing the new network earlier this year. Additional B.C.
MetroPCS Launches VoLTE-Capable LTE Smartphone
U.S. carrier MetroPCS has announced commercial launch of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services and availability of VoLTE-capable handsets. MetroPCS is selling the new VoLTE-capable LG Connect 4G Android smartphone at select U.S. stores and will continue to roll out VoLTE services and phones in the coming weeks.
SK Telecom Launches Voice over LTE Service
South Korean service provider SK Telecom has launched HD voice call service over LTE. According to the company, HD voice call connection time is less than 0.25 to 2.5 seconds, 2 to 20 times shorter than 3G voice calls that require an average of 5 seconds to connect a call.
Vodafone Greece Invests in Deployment of LTE Network
Vodafone plans to deploy mobile broadband 4G network in selected areas in Greece this year. Vodafone began in 2010 the deployment of 4G LTE network in Europe, and today its 4G networks are already deployed for commercial use in Germany and Portugal, whereas pilot testing continues in a series of countries.
Sprint to Deploy Alcatel-Lucent’s lightRadio Metro Cells to Augment LTE Coverage
U.S. operator Sprint plans to deploy Alcatel-Lucent’s lightRadio™ Metro Cells to augment LTE mobile broadband coverage in high-traffic areas, Alcatel-Lucent announced today. Metro cells are mini base stations that can easily be deployed indoors or outdoors to provide enhanced capacity.
O2 Selects Ruckus Wireless for Small Cell Deployment in UK
Ruckus Wireless has been selected by Telefonica UK (O2) to supply high-capacity small cell products for high-speed wireless services being deployed throughout London, the company announced today.
AT&T Expands LTE Coverage, Adds New LTE Markets
AT&T has launched 4G LTE service in four new markets – Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and West Palm Beach, Fla., and Worcester, Mass., and expanded LTE service in Baltimore, Boston and Washington, D.C.. Operator’s LTE network is now live in 51 markets. AT&T expects its LTE deployment to be largely complete by year-end 2013.