Despite continuous rise in smartphone penetration and strong growth of LTE subscriber base, SK Telecom’s revenue decreased by 0.6% year-on-year due to the impact of diverse mobile tariff cut measures including lowering of the monthly basic rate, company announced today.
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Huawei Proposes LTE-Advanced Multi-Streaming Aggregation Technology
Huawei has announced a new proposal for the LTE-Advanced Multi-Stream Aggregation (MSA) technology standard for increase in data rates at the cell’s edge.
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Optus Opens TD-LTE Trial Network, Expands FDD-LTE Network
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Verizon Wireless Adds 33 New LTE Markets, To Cover More Than 400 Markets By End Of 2012
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China Mobile Hong Kong Selects Ericsson, ZTE to Build TD-LTE Network
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China Mobile and Clearwire Sign MOU for Roaming on TD-LTE
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Sprint Extends LTE to 15 Cities in Georgia, Kansas, Missouri and Texas
US wireless carrier Sprint has announced that its 4G LTE network is now available in 15 cities surrounding the Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City and San Antonio markets. Sprint will also launch a 4G LTE network for residents in and around Waco, Texas.