Motorola demonstrated a tablet device running on a Verizon Wireless LTE test network that could debut in the fourth quarter, though its actual market release likely will depend on Verizon’s LTE deployment schedule. The demonstration, made at the Consumer Electronics Show, was one of several high-profile devices that have been shown off at the gadget [...]

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Source :Cellular news GCF, the Global Certification Forum, says that it is on schedule to release an LTE device certification scheme before the end of 2010 – in time for a wave of commercial LTE network launches expected towards the end of the year. GCF’s unified scheme will embrace both FDD and TDD versions of [...]

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The advanced SON solution enables operational expenses reduction over the lifetime of LTE networks October 27, Innsbruck Austria] Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today announced that it has successfully completed the world’ s first test for LTE self-organizing network (SON) with T-Mobile in Innsbruck, Austria. Through [...]

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Source: Omnitele press release Most of the first commercial LTE deployments are said to utilise 20MHz bandwidth and 2×2 MIMO antenna schemes. When breaking down the performance of LTE features in different channel conditions and simulating them in a realistic metropolitan network environment, Omnitele estimates the achievable average LTE user data rates to be in [...]

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LTE roadmap by Ericsson

On December 19, 2009 By BP Tiwari

Key Findings; 1. Mobile broadband in the next big global phenomena 2. IP and LTE technologies enables convergence 3. Ericsson is committed to drive ecosystem globally towards 50B Connections in 2020 Download presentation here… Thanks,BP

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DoCoMo starts LTE rollout

On December 19, 2009 By BP Tiwari

Source: Tele geography Japan’s largest mobile operator by subscribers NTT DoCoMo today announced that it has begun to deploy new W-CDMA base stations equipped with newly developed Remote Radio Equipment (RRE) units, in preparation for the launch of ultra-high speed Long Term Evolution (LTE) services. The cellco plans to launch the next generation 4G mobile [...]

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Huawei wins Swedish LTE deal

On December 19, 2009 By BP Tiwari

Source: Telecoms Chinese equipment vendor Huawei was making lots of noise on Friday, after it was awarded the contract to build an LTE network in Sweden, beating local rival Ericsson. Huawei will deploy kit for Net4Mobility, the joint venture owned by Tele2 and Telenor, through 2010. The goal is that 99 per cent of the [...]

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Source : NTT DOCOMO TOKYO, JAPAN, December 17, 2009 — NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that in preparation for the start of extra-high-speed LTE mobile service, it is deploying new W-CDMA base stations equipped with newly developed remote radio equipment (RRE) units to provide both existing W-CDMA and forthcoming LTE service. The RRE-equipped base stations will account for about half of [...]

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Source: Cellular News China’s ZTE says that it has successfully demonstrated its TD-LTE network technology and achieved a downlink speed of 130Mbps, the highest level in the industry. ZTE is the first company to reach the theoretical limit of TD-LTE throughput in downlink. Read full Article..

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Source: Nokia Siemens Networks press release Successful IMS-compliant voice calls and SMS messaging using standardized LTE equipment marks an important step towards commercial voice over LTE deployments. Nokia Siemens Networks has carried out the world’s first voice calls in LTE networks using commercial, 3GPP-standardized user and network equipment. The success of the voice calls and [...]

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