While some carriers are busy getting their HSPA+ groove on, pretty much everyone is getting ready for the 4G jump. One of the world’s biggest service providers, Telefónica, has begun their LTE testing in the UK and Germany (through O2), Czech Republic (Czech Telecom), Brazil (Vivo), Spain and Argentina (Movistar). Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Huawei, NEC, Nokia-Siemens…
Clearwire Open to Switching Away from WiMAX
Clearwire has pretty much been synonymous with U.S. WiMAX since they got to work on the XOHM network, but CEO Bill Morrow has decided to clear up that misconception by saying they could change to LTE at the flip of a switch. “We’re the only carrier that can do this. We’ll do what’s right for…
Samsung to Make First MetroPCS LTE Handset, Due 2010
MetroPCS has just announced who they’ll be working with to bring 4G to the masses: Ericsson in the back end, Samsung in the front. The dual-mode LTE/CDMA device should be landing in the second half of 2010 along with the proper network support in metropolitain areas, so there’s still a ways to go, but it’s…
Samsung announces first LTE mobile chipset ‘Kalmia’
The Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology and its blazing fast 4G data speeds have been getting more attention as of late. Verizon is gearing up to go live with LTE by early next year, much to the chagrin of Sprint. But, what good is a super-fast LTE network if you don’t have LTE support in…
Verizon Wireless lights up 4G LTE test network!
The future of mobile broadband lies in next-generation data network technologies like the 4G LTE wireless standard. Earlier this year, we didn’t expect any commercially viable LTE networks popping up until halfway through the 2010 calendar year. At the time, wireless carriers like Verizon Wireless and MetroPCS were in the running to launch the first…
VF Germany and Huawei sign MoU on LTE
… or in slightly easier-to-understand terms, Vodafone in Germany and Huawei have agreed on LTE testing (in Germany, you won’t be surprised to hear!). Vodafone Germany and Huawei today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conduct a joint test gauging the performance of LTE (Long Term Evolution) in the Digital Dividend…
Verizon Wireless tucks another 1.1 million subscribers under its belt
The nation’s largest wireless carrier has gotten a good deal bigger in Q2 2009. Verizon Wireless has announced that its second quarter of this year netted the US wireless carrier a cool 1.1 million subscribers. Big Red’s net subscriber adds fall short of AT&T’s just announced count of 1.4 million additional subs for the second…
Verizon hurrying 4G LTE network deployment for Q1 2010?
Verizon Wireless is already working on their next-generation 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) wireless network, with plans to light up part of the network in 2010. That much we already knew. Today, we’re hearing new reports that have Big Red allegedly putting some serious resources into deploying their LTE network sooner than expected.. According to…
LTE-Ready LG Device Passes FCC
An FCC report for the mysteriously-named M13 have gone public, bearing signs of LTE support. Of course, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen LG waving around 4G-capable handsets, but it is a step towards commercial availability. Verizon’s burning the midnight oil trying to get LTE ready for a 2010 launch, and no doubt manufacturers…
T-Mobile Austria testing LTE
What’s with all the LTE News?! First it was TeliaSonera, and now it’s T-Mobile Austria who are getting on the LTE bandwagon… TeleGeography is reporting that T-Mobile Austria has installed a test LTE network in its Vienna Renweg store. As with some other Operators, it’s Huawei that is on infrastructure duties. They managed to get…