South Korea’s SK Telecom SK Telecom has announced that its LTE subscribers surpassed 10 million as of April 19, 2012. Operator reached to 10M mark after 21 months of commercial LTE launch. SK Telecom started LTE service in July 2011.
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Zain Bahrain Starts Commercial LTE Service
The telecommunications service provider Zain Bahrain has launched commercial LTE network in the country. Operator has started 4G services in collaboration with Ericsson.
Sprint Launches LTE Network in 21 New Markets
U.S. Carrier Sprint has opened 4G LTE network in 21 more markets. With this expansion, Sprint now offers LTE service in 88 markets nationwide. The 21 new Sprint 4G LTE markets are: Albemarle, N.C., Bloomington, Ind., Charlotte, N.C., Contra Costa County, Calif., Denison, Texas, Greeneville,
TELUS Launches LTE in Bowmanville and Cornwall
Canada’s service provider TELUS has started offering LTE service in Bowmanville and Cornwall. With this expansion, TELUS’ 4G LTE service now covers more than 70 per cent of the Canadian population across approximately 170 markets.
Ericsson to Transform Orange 2G/3G Networks and Deploy LTE
Ericsson has announced that It is installing RBS 6000 multi-standard 2G/3G/4G radio base stations to enhance the user experience in terms of quality and capacity for Orange subscribers along with LTE deployment program.
Wind Signs LTE Agreement with Huawei and Sirti
Wind Italy, a subsidiary of Russia’s VimpelCom, has signed a contract with Huawei and Sirti to build the LTE network. Operator plans to invest Plan to invest € 1 billion for its LTE deployment in next five years.
Three Ireland Selects Samsung For Commercial LTE Deployment
Ireland’s mobile operator Three has selected Samsung Electronics as its sole provider of LTE Radio Access Network (RAN) and LTE core infrastructure equipment.
Huawei Completes Advanced Active Antenna System Trial with Deutsche Telekom
Huawei has announced today the successful completion of advanced LTE Active Antenna System (AAS) on a LTE trial network for Deutsche Telekom in Germany. AAS LTE trial was based on Huawei’s AAS solution and integrates active transceiver array with the passive antenna array to reduce cable loss and simplify site engineering.
EE Doubling LTE Network Speed, Targets 1M LTE Subscribers by 2013 End
UK’s communications service provider EE is doubling the speed and capacity of its 4G LTE network. According to company, this step enables lab speeds of 130Mbps and will boost peak 4G speeds to 80Mbps plus while doubling current average speeds to 20Mbps.
Vodafone Australia Outlines 4G LTE Plans
Vodafone Australia has announced its plan of 4G LTE network launch across 5 capital cities in country. Operator will invite its customers to join the company’s 4G network from June.