Qualcomm has introduced the Qualcomm FSM90xx system-on-chip (SoC) for neighborhood and small and medium business (SMB) small cells. The FSM90xx has been designed and optimized to meet the cost targets and performance requirements of neighborhood and SMB segments.
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Winners for the 2014 Small Cell Forum Small Cell Industry Awards Announced
Real-world deployments, applications and advanced planning and analytics took centre stage at last night’s Small Cell Forum Awards 2014. The Small Cell Forum awards, which take place annually as part of the Small Cell World Summit, recognize outstanding achievement within, and contributions to, the small cell industry.
Nokia and SK Telecom Demonstrate 3.78 Gbps Using TDD-FDD Carrier Aggregation
Nokia and SK Telecom have reached a throughput speed of 3.78 Gbps by aggregating 10 spectrum frequencies allocated for both LTE variants for a 200 MHz of bandwidth. Earlier Nokia has demonstrated 2.6 Gbps TD-LTE throughput in February 2014 with US operator Sprint.
Swisscom Adds LTE Roaming in 10 More Markets
Swisscom is now offering 4G LTE roaming in further ten countries. Nine of those countries are in Europe including Italy, Spain and Greece. In addition operator has also started LTE roaming in Brazil.
Radisys, AirHop and Broadcom Integrate SON-Ready LTE Small Cell Solution
Wireless infrastructure solution provider Radisys and AirHop Communications, a developer of advanced RAN intelligence software, have integrated AirHop’s eSON software with Radisys’ Trillium LTE TOTALeNodeB solution and Broadcom Corporation’s BCM617xx Series small cell silicon.
LG Uplus and Huawei Complete Commercial Trial of 3 Different Band Carrier Aggregation
Huawei and South Korea’s mobile operator LG Uplus have jointly completed a commercial network field trail of 3 different band Carrier Aggregation (3CC CA). LG Uplus currently has 7.5 million LTE subscribers across three commercial LTE network bandwidths of 800 MHz, 2100 MHz and 2600 MHz.
LTE Hits 30% Share of Cellular Market in North America
4G Americas reports that LTE connections in North America grew to 115 million subscriptions, representing 30 percent of the 387 million total mobile subscriptions in the region at the end of the first quarter of 2014.
Syniverse to Enable LTE Roaming for NewCore Wireless
Syniverse has signed an agreement with NewCore Wireless for solutions that will facilitate the launch of a new LTE network to serve NewCore Wireless’ operator customers. NewCore Wireless is a provider of managed network communication solutions and provides network infrastructure to Tier 3 operators around the globe.
Ericsson to Provide Policy and Charging Solution to Taiwan Mobile
Ericsson has won a deal providing an integrated Policy and Charging solution to Taiwan Mobile. Taiwan Mobile is one of the largest operators in Taiwan, offering mobile, fixed line, cable TV and broadband services.
Chunghwa Telecom Starts Commercial LTE Service
Taiwan’s telecom service provider Chunghwa Telecom has launched commercial 4G LTE network in the country. Operator is currently offering over 30 LTE-compatible devices and plans to increase it to over 50 in the third quarter.