As Verizon celebrates the first anniversary of its 4G LTE network, it has purchased additional spectrum to continue its expansion of the wireless market.
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We previously reported that the HTC’s Droid Incredible HD was a good bet to be Verizon’s first LTE handset to move the new “4G” network beyond it’s USB Modem-only phase, but it seems Motorola might be pushing HTC for that honor. According to Boy Genius Report, Motorola is readying two LTE-enabled smartphones for separate carriers. [...]
Not much could be called rotten with the state of Denmark’s broadband networks. Many Danes will soon have “unmatched” high-speed Internet capabilities with a little help from their Swedish friends at Ericsson. TDC, Denmark’s leading mobile service provider, has tapped the telecom industry-leading equipment vendors to provide for and oversee the launch and operation of [...]
Mobile technology for the next generation The Mobile Broadband Forum 2010 Special streams about LTE and RCS. Alfredo Baptista, CTO of Portugal Telecom to deliver Keynote Address October from Oct 12-15 in Lisbon/Portugal, the Mobile Broadband Forum 2010 will take place, a unique conference that combines the LTE Forum and the RCS Forum [...]
Single RAN, Uni-BTS, Mutli-RAN, Multi-standard Radios, they’re all simple upgrades to base stations. It allows them to support multiple technologies on a single base station. ABI Research released a report about the evolution of base stations. 2G, 3G and 4G operations can all happen on one base station. The report also stated that 93 percent [...]
Samsung Electronics chose Skyworks Solutions power amplifier to power the first LTE commercial device. The GT-B3710 will be the first LTE-enabled USB modem available on the market. “Skyworks and Samsung are pleased to develop LTE technologies for today’s leading handset OEMs, infrastructure suppliers, and operators worldwide,” Dr. Gene A. Tkachenko, senior director of engineering at [...]
ABI Research’s latest report points to 2011 being the year of LTE. This claim is buoyed by the fact that Verizon (United States) and DoCoMo (Japan) will begin large roll-outs by the end of 2010. “132 networks have reported trials or plans to launch LTE commercially, 32 more than the end of 2009,” ABI Research [...]
MetroPCS will launch LTE networks later in 2010. They’ve collaborated with Samsung for the launch of the Samsung SCH-r900, a smart phone handset. It will be one of the first LTE CDMA phones available. “We are on track for our initial 4G LTE launch in selected metropolitan areas in the second half of this year,” [...]
LTE supports voice and efficient support of voice was one of the key considerations in designing LTE. The voice solution for LTE is IMS VoIP and it is fully specified. The 3GPP solution for voice over LTE is a combination of multiple efforts: The work in Rel 7 to optimize IMS signalling and VoIP encoding [...]
The ng Connect Program has announced the LTE (long term evolution) Connected Car, a new concept vehicle designed to show how high bandwidth connectivity can bring a wide range of new capabilities to automobiles. This “smart” device on wheels offers a wide range of navigation, personal security, entertainment, and infotainment services to both drivers and [...]
