Telekom Austria Group has picked Ericsson for its multi-standard radio network upgarde and to supply LTE infrastructure. Ericsson will upgrade the 2G and 3G mobile networks and also provide the LTE technology for Telekom Austria Group’s subsidiaries A1 in Austria and Vipnet in Croatia. Rollout has already started.
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Rogers Launches LTE Network in Moncton
Canada’s Rogers Communications has launched LTE networki in Moncton, New Brunswick. Rogers has invested $20M in its wireless network in New Brunswick over the past two years. Operator also has expanded its LTE network in Atlantic Canada, adding to cities including Halifax and St. John’s earlier.
Alcatel-Lucent Launches First Responder Video Solution for Emergency Personnel
Alcatel-Lucent has introduced a new ‘First Responder Video’ solution to provide mission-critical information on handheld devices to fire, police and ambulance services to strengthen responsiveness, safety, teamwork and cost efficiency.
Ofcom Allows Everything Everywhere to Use 1800 MHz Spectrum for 4G
UK regulator Ofcom has today approved an application by the mobile phone operator Everything Everywhere to use its existing 1800 MHz spectrum to deliver 4G LTE services.
NTT DoCoMo LTE Service Hits 5 Million Subscribers
Japan’s mobile operator NTT DOCOMO’s subscribers to its Xi LTE service surpassed five million on 19 August. Xi reached five million subscribers less than one month after surpassing the four million mark on July 22.
Smart Launches Commercial LTE Service on August 25 in Philippines
Philippines’ wireless services provider Smart Communications is launching commercial LTE services on August 25. The announcement comes after a year of LTE test deployments conducted by PLDT’s wireless subsidiary in various parts of the country.
Verizon LTE Network Now Available In More Than 370 Markets
Verizon Wireless has introduced 4G LTE network in 34 new markets and announced expansion in 38 other markets today. With the new and expanded markets, the company’s LTE network is now available in a total of 371 markets covering more than 75 percent of the U.S. population.
ZTE Introduces New Multi-Mode TDD, FDD LTE Devices
ZTE has unveiled MF820S2 and MF91S, the new multi-standard USB modem and uFi that supports LTE FDD/LTE TDD/TD-SCDMA / EDGE. According to the company, its multi-mode wireless devices represent the next chapter in LTE terminal product development, breaking down regional standard barriers and constraints at user end points.
Ubiquisys Gets $19M Funding to Meet Demand for Public Small Cell Hotspots
3G and LTE small cells maker Ubiquisys has raised $19m in an oversubscribed round. The company will use the capital to generate further profitable growth and accelerate delivery of innovative tri-mode 3G/LTE/WiFi small cell hotspots.
LG Sells 5 Million LTE Smartphones to Date
LG Electronics (LG) has sold five million LTE smartphones globaly to date, company announced today. After reaching sales of four million LTE smartphones last month, an additional one million smartphones were sold in the month of July, company revealed.