UK’s communications company EE has announced 4G LTE roaming agreement in UK, with AT&T. EE will launch additional partnerships early next year.
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Alcatel-Lucent to Supply LTE, Small Cells Solution for China Telecom’s New LTE network
Alcatel-Lucent has announced that its LTE solution has been selected by China Telecom for the operator’s nationwide trial of LTE network. In addition, China Mobile is also deploying Alcatel-Lucent’s small cells solution in the TD-LTE network.
CWC Launches LTE Network in Cayman Islands
Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) has launched LTE mobile data services in the Cayman Islands. The new service from LIME, the company’s Caribbean business, is capable of download speeds of over 100 megabits per second (mbps).
Movistar and Tigo Launch LTE Networks in Colombia
Colombia’s mobile operators Telefonica subsidiary Movistar and Tigo have launched services. Tigo has launched LTE network in cities of Bogota, Medellin, Barranquilla and Bucaramanga. whereas Movistar has also launched LTE network in same cities as well as in Cali.
SK Telecom to Provide 225 Mbps LTE-Advanced Service
South Korea’s SK Telecom has demonstrated the LTE-Advanced service that offers up to 225Mbps of speed by aggregating 20MHz bandwidth in 1.8GHz band and 10MHz bandwidth in 800MHz band.
Huawei, China Mobile Demonstrate International TDD/FDD VoLTE Call
Huawei and China Mobile held a successful demonstration of international HD voice and video calls between China Mobile’s VoLTE trial networks in Chengdu and Hangzhou and South Korea Operator’s VoLTE networks recently.
ABI Research: Multimode Femtocell Shipments to Increase by 350% in 2014
In 2014, standalone 4G LTE femtocells will have greater presence in the market following the general development of the LTE market, but the key player is expected to be 3G/LTE multimode.
Qualcomm Introduces 3G/LTE Multimode Modem and RF Transceiver Chip
Qualcomm has announced its fourth-generation 3G/LTE multimode solutions with the newest modem chipset, the Qualcomm® Gobi™ 9×35, and RF transceiver chip, the Qualcomm WTR3925, designed for 4G LTE Advanced mobile broadband connectivity.
Telefónica and Samsung Launch Commercial LTE Network in Chile
Telefónica Chile (Movistar) has launched commercial LTE services in Chile. Operator is deploying the LTE network in 2.6GHz band. Samsung is the supplier of the LTE network solutions.
Alcatel-Lucent to Build TDD LTE Network for YooMee in West and Central Africa
Alcatel-Lucent has announced that company will enable YooMee Africa to expand into new African market by offering TDD LTE wireless access. YooMee Africa, previously known as 4G Africa, is a wireless broadband operator in Cameroon and owns licenses in several countries on the African continent.