AT&T and Audi of America have announced data plans for the new 2015 A3 sedan to provide in-vehicle 4G LTE data connectivity. The data plans start at $99 for a 6-month plan with 5 Gigabytes of data and $499 for a 30-month plan with 30 GB.
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4G Americas: North America LTE Subscription Grew 151 Percent in 2013
4G Americas has announced that LTE subscriptions passed 200 million mark worldwide in December 2013. North America accounts around 50% of this. In North America and Latin America, LTE & HSPA subscriptions grew to 417 million connections in one year ending December 2013.
Omnitel Opens LTE Network for Smartphones
Lithuanian mobile operator Omnitel has opened LTE network for smartphones in the city of Vilnius. LTE services are now available to customers with HTC, Nokia, Sony and Blackberry 4G smart phones.
VivaCell-MTS LTE Network Now Covers 33% of the Populated Areas of Armenia
Armenian operator VivaCell-MTS has commercially launched LTE service in most part of Yerevan, as well as in Gyumri, Vanadzor, Dilijan and Tsakhkadzor. Introduced in December 2010, the 4G/LTE network till recently was only covering the business center of Yerevan.
Verizon Wireless Selects Alcatel-Lucent SDM to Support LTE Expansion
U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless has selected Alcatel-Lucent’s Subscriber Data Manager (SDM) to help manage data traffic as the 4G LTE network continues to grow.
Etisalat UAE Selects Alcatel-Lucent for LTE Network Expansion
Middle East’s telecommunications operator Etisalat has selected Alcatel-Lucent to extend its LTE coverage in the United Arab Emirates. The new network will address the challenge of increasing demand for high-speed mobile broadband fueled by video, gaming and other high-bandwidth applications.
Vodafone New Zealand Reports 177% Increase in 4G Customers in Last Six Months
Vodafone New Zealand has signed more than 300,000 Kiwis onto its 4G-enabled plans since launching LTE service one year ago today. Operator reports 177% increase in 4G customers over the last six months and significant growth in 4G prepay base, over 30,000 since plans launched about 8 weeks back.
NSN, Optus Achieve 1.7 Gbps Downlink in a Live Network
Australia’s Optus and Nokia Solutions and Networks have attained an aggregate downlink of 1.7 gigabits per second (Gbps) from a single site on the operator’s live network using commercially available NSN equipment.
Real Future Launches LTE with Ericsson in Thailand
Thailand’s Real Future, a subsidiary of True Mobile, has completed the rollout of 4G/LTE in Central, Western, Northern and Southern Thailand. The expansion will allow the True Mobile Group to offer its 22.4 million subscribers improved mobile broadband experiences based on HSPA and LTE technologies.
Broadcom, Datang Mobile to Develop LTE Small Cell Solution
Datang Mobile (DTM) has selected Broadcom’s dual-mode TD-SCDMA/TD-LTE system-on-chip (SoC) to develop a new family of enterprise and residential small cell solutions.