If the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) receives the broadband stimulus dollars that they are hoping for, a LTE network will be deployed across 15,120 square miles of desert in the American Southwest.   The NTUA asked for a $46 million grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and is hoping to soon find out [...]

ANADIGICS just unveiled a new set of multi-mode, high-performance power amplifiers designed for wireless datacards and handsets for the rapidly growing 4G LTE and advanced HSPA+ technologies.  Built with fourth generation ANADIGICS’ patented HELP (High-Efficiency-At-Low-Power) technology, these amplifiers offer top-notch performance for customers who are making USB modules and new generation handsets based on the LTE [...]

After testing and preparing its 4G network in recent months, Verizon finally offered some concrete numbers based on its latest testing. The LTE network speeds peak at around 40-50 Mbps for downloads and 20-25 Mbps for uploads, not reaching the 100 Mbps that 4G is expected to offer. On an average day, Verizon has been quoted [...]

China Mobile’s TD-LTE test network reached a record-high download speed of 80 Mbps. Deployed to support the Expo 2010 to be opened in Shanghai in May, the TD-LTE test network uses Alcatel-Lucent’s end-to-end LTE solutions. “Visitors to the Expo will be able to enjoy ultra-speed Internet access and HD multimedia presentations. The test network will help popularize [...]

Verizon announced that its LTE testing is on track. The company, using GSM technology for the first time in the companies’ history, will launch LTE in 25-30 U.S. cities by the end of 2010 according to CTO Dick Lynch. Lynch also stated that after 60 days of trial work in Boston and Seattle, the company will [...]