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 [...]

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 [...]