Sequans Communications has licensed unique LTE IP from Dorfour Ltd. The IP enables performance at four times the efficiency in size and power consumption of competing solutions.  Sequans, supplier of WiMax semiconductor solutions, recently announced the launch of its LTE development program. It has been working on it for more than 2 years. “Our cooperation with [...]

According to Trading Markets, in June 2010 China Mobile Ltd.  is set to launch the terminals compatible with its 4G TD-LTE services. The first products being data cards, according to Wang Jianzhou, president of  China Mobile. Qualcomm Inc. also plans to offer TD-LTE chips and other companies are expected to take similar actions earlier, according to [...]

It seems that LTE is going to be the wireless broadband standard of choice for the U.S. and most developed markets.  Companies building silicon for wireless consumer devices are pushing out chips for the standard. According to Eran Eshed, vice president of marketing and business development of Altair Semiconductor Ltd., they began sampling its  LTE, chips [...]

Verizon Wireless today announced it will host a webcast on Jan. 20, 2010, to review updated specifications for wireless devices that will run on the nationwide 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network it is building on the Upper 700 MHz C-Block spectrum. The updated specifications address: network access SMS requirements and data retry test plans new [...]

O2 mobile broadband users in Slough, England have been given LTE dongles to test out the new high-speed mobile network. “We are pleased to collaborate with Huawei [which made the dongle] on this LTE trial,” said Derek McManus, chief technology officer at O2. “It will allow us to better understand this emerging technology and prepare [...]