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 [...]

The signing of a contract with Telenor Denmark for the rollout of a mobile backhaul commercial network was announced by Chinese telecoms vendor Huawei Technologies.
Huawei and Telenor Denmark have already begun deployment with hopes of completion later in 2010. Deployment of the IEEE 1588v2 standard should allow for Telenor to modernize the network to LTE [...]

AT&T  enlisted Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson to provide equipment suppliers for AT&T’s planned LTE deployment.
The commercial network will be set to launch in 2011 after field trials of LTE technology later this year. Its schedule aligns with industry expectations for the development of LTE technology and availability of LTE devices.
AT&T will continue their relationship with Alcatel-Lucent [...]

Novatel WIreless recently announced the successful completion of a data transmission call using LTE technology.
Though specifications weren’t revealed, Novatel noted that they are working with operators planning to launch LTE commercial data devices later this year. LTE provides high data rates of up to 100 Mbps on the uplink and 50 Mbps on the downlink.

“We [...]

Fourteen LTE patent owners from eight countries met in San Francisco last week to create the framework for a patent pool to endorse the adoption of the LTE standard worldwide.

“With LTE deployment now an operator reality, the economic logic of moving development cycles ahead to commercialization through patent pools is stronger than ever before,” said [...]

LG just announced that the Japanese government has certified its first LTE modem. This will be the first step in the country’s launch of an LTE network.
The modem builds on current 3G cell technology that improves data transmission up to 100Mbps. NTT DoCoMo plans to use the modem to test LTE, hoping to launch data [...]

ZDNet.com.au recently reported that New Zealand’s Commerce Commission (ComCom) just announced that it is open to proposals for the rollout of a single, open access LTE (Long Term Evolution) network to fulfill the country’s 4G needs.

Chairman of the Telecommunications Industry Group, Rob Spray, first brought up the idea of a shared network in December 2009 [...]