U.S. carrier T-Mobile has announced that HD Voice is now available on its network nationwide. To experience HD Voice, both parties on the call must use capable T-Mobile 4G smartphones such as the HTC One S, Nokia Astound and Samsung Galaxy S III on T-Mobile’s HD Voice-enabled nationwide network.
Tag: 4G
MTN Plans to Deploy LTE in Uganda
MTN Uganda plans to deploy 4G LTE network in Uganda during the coming months. MTN Uganda has announced the Network Infrastructure upgrade plan to provide its customers with world class data access and speed of up to 100Mbps.
KPN to Roll out LTE in February 2013
Dutch mobile service provider KPN is testing LTE network with newly acquired spectrum and plans a large scale launch of LTE services as soon as February 2013. Operator expects to have covered approximately 50% of the Dutch population by mid-2013 and nationwide coverage in the second half of 2014.
Maxis Launches 4G LTE Services in Malaysia
Malaysia’s integrated communications service provider Maxis has launched 4G LTE services on first day of year. Maxis LTE Network is now available in selected parts of the Klang Valley including Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Damansara Utama, Desa Sri Hartamas, Bandar Puchong Jaya, Bandar Sunway and Cyberjaya following its midnight launch on 1 January 2013.
Dialog Launches Commercial LTE Service in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s telecom service provider, Dialog Broadband Networks (DBN) has launched Commercial 4G Services with TD-LTE technology in the city of Colombo. DBN is the fixed telecommunication Services arm of the Dialog Axiata Group.
MTS Builds 2000 LTE Base Stations in 2012
Russian mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) announced that it has built more than 2,000 LTE base stations in 2012. Operator’s 4G LTE network now covers about 90% of the capital and more than fifty settlements near Moscow.
Kazakhtelecom Launches Commercial LTE Services
KazakhTelecom has launched LTE network in Astana and Almaty in Kazakhstan. 4G LTE services are being offered by ALTEL, KazakhTelecom JSC affiliated company and national operator.
Menatelecom, Huawei Sign MOU for LTE Network Roll Out
Internet service provider Menatelecom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Huawei to deploy its LTE network in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Earlier this month company has approved the investment into the LTE wireless network to be deployed in the country.
Dutch Multiband Frequency Auction Completed
Dutch Radiocommunications Agency has awarded mobile spectrum rights to four operators in the Dutch auction which completed on December 14, 2012. They are Vodafone, KPN, T-Mobile and Tele2. The total revenue generated by the auction is € 3.804 billion.
AT&T Expands LTE Network to New Markets
AT&T has launched its LTE service in Boulder, Colo.; Hartford and New Haven, Conn.; Boise, Idaho; Bowling Green and Lexington, Ky.; Harrisburg and Lancaster, Pa.; Providence, R.I.; and Ogden-Clearfield, Utah. With this expansion, AT&T 4G LTE is now live in 135 markets.