A Verizon spokesman recently told the Wall Street Journal that there will be  LTE enabled phone by the middle of 2011. The executive also stated that LTE will be launched in some U.S. markets by the end of 2010. T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon chose LTE deployments over WIMAX, which came first. Verizon leads the way in [...]

Huawei unveiled the world’s first triple-mode LTE modem. The E398 works with all three standards, LTE, UMTS and GSM. The modem, supporting multiple mainstream frequencies, allows users to browse the internet using high speeds with LTE technology and can switch to the 3G technologies GSM and UMTS. “The E398 is designed to address increasing requirements for operators to [...]

A technical profile for Voice over LTE (VoLTE) standards has been developed by the One Voice Initiative and adopted by the GSMA. One Voice is an international collaboration between more than 40 operators and vendors including AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Nokia, and Alcatel-Lucent. The One Voice Initiative was formed to support a single, IMS-based voice solution for [...]

Samsung showcased its first LTE netbook at the MWC in Barcelona. Samsung uses it own LTE Kalmia chipset to power the N150. The 10.1-inch computer comes with a Livecam, internal microphone and headphone-out connection for video-conferencing, live messaging and VoIP.  The netbook has 8.5 hours of battery life through processing performance and enhanced battery life [...]

Sequans Communications and Alcatel-Lucent are collaborating on LTE solutions for networks in Asia and Europe for service providers that will offer services at 2.6GHz. The first result of this partnership will be a USB dongle to be used in operator trials in 1020. “Through this partnership, we are exhibiting our commitment to creating a vibrant LTE [...]