Australian carrier Optus has completed acquisition of the Vividwireless Group from Seven Group Holdings (SGH). With up to 98MHz of spectrum in the 2.3GHz band across key population areas, Optus plans to offer high capacity 4G network.
Tag: LTE
ZTE Introduces Single-Chip LTE Grand X LTE Smartphone
ZTE has launched the company’s first single-chip LTE smartphone, the Grand X LTE (T82), at CommunicAsia2012. New ZTE Smartphone will be available in Asia Pacific and Europe in third quarter 2012.
T-Mobile to Start Release-10 LTE Trials This Summer
Since announcing its’ $4 billion 4G network evolution plan, T-Mobile has made substantial progress, operator has reported. T-Mobile LTE trials are underway and this summer it plans to begin using Release-10 equipment in these trials.
TD-LTE to Dominate 4G Until FDD Spectrum Freed up in India
The TD-LTE subscriber base in India will reach 67 million by the end of 2017, predicts Maravedis-Rethink. With overall stagnant 2011 broadband penetration at 13.35 million primarily DSL subscribers, the Indian market represents a significant growth opportunity for the broadband wireless sector, says the new report.
Du Launches LTE Service in UAE
UAE telecom operator Du has stepped up mobile broadband experience with the launch of its LTE network. Operator expects to provide internet service at speeds of up to 100 Mbps with the new LTE Internet Key. The cost for du’s LTE Internet Key is a one-off payment of AED799 for the device, plus AED55 for… Continue reading Du Launches LTE Service in UAE
80 Commercial LTE Systems in Service Now
A recent LTE report from GSA confirms that commercial networks quadrupled in 12 months and so far 80 LTE operators have launched commercial services. In 2012, 33 networks has been launched till June 4. This figure includes 7 commercial LTE TDD systems which are launched in Brazil, India, Japan, Poland, Saudi Arabia and Sweden.
Smile Telecom Launches LTE in 800 MHz Band in Tanzania
African operator Smile Telecom has launched 4G LTE service in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in the 800 MHz frequency band. Alcatel-Lucent is supplying LTE network to enable the delivery of fast mobile broadband services.
Zain KSA Picks Nokia Siemens Networks for LTE Network in Jeddah
The Saudi Arabian operator Zain KSA has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as its LTE network supplier and services vendor for Jeddah. The operator aims to address the growing demand for mobile broadband and smartphone data services by refarming its 1800 MHz GSM frequency band to offer 4G services.
Portugal Telecom Selects Huawei for LTE Network
Portugal Telecom has selected Huawei to launch commercial LTE services in Portugal using tit’s SingleRAN LTE solution. According to Huawei, with it’s SingleRAN LTE solution, operator will integrate existing GSM networks and new LTE networks on a single platform to provide end users with seamless mobile services.
Ericsson: LTE to cover half the world’s population by 2017
A new Traffic and Market Report from Ericsson says that 85 percent of the world’s population will have internet coverage via 3G by 2017 and there will be close to nine billion mobile subscriptions, compared to six billion by the end of 2011. Report expects mobile data traffic to grow by 15 times between 2011… Continue reading Ericsson: LTE to cover half the world’s population by 2017