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Sprint, Clearwire, Bring WiMAX to Orlando

Sprint & Clearwire have officially announced the launch of 4G WiMAX services in Orlando today. Orlando is the third city in Florida to receive 4G service.

Aircel to launch 3G services in Q1 2011

Indian operator Aircel plans to invest $500 million for the initial roll out of 3G mobile services.

T-Mobile Sticks with 4G HSPA+

T-Mobile says that it's HSPA+-Enabled 4G Network Now Reaches Over 75 Metropolitan Markets throughout the United States.

ABI Research: 103M LTE Mobile Devices, 2M Femtocell Units Shipped in 2012

ABI Research

According to a new ABI Research finding, an estimated 103 Million 4G LTE mobile devices were shipped in 2012. Apple’s iPhone 5 and Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones provided LTE-enabled handset shipments a substantial lift in 2012. LTE-enabled handset contribution was put to 91 million in 2012 and the balance came from other mobile devices.

LTE user devices tripled in 12 months, 83 LTE smartphones announced so far

GSA

The number of LTE user devices announced in the market has more than tripled over the past year and 67 manufacturers have so far announced 417 LTE-enabled user devices, confirmed GSA. The figures include 83 LTE smartphones and 31 tablets. 68 out of 417 devices can operate in the TDD mode.

French Telecom Regulator awards 800 MHz licenses

French Telecom Regulator ARCEP will award licenses to use the 800 MHz frequency band to SFR, Bouygues Telecom and France Telecom.

Small Cell Forum Announces 2013 Award Winners

Small Cell Forum

The Small Cell Forum has announced the winners of the Small Cell Forum Industry Awards 2013. The awards recognize outstanding achievement within, and contributions to, the small cell industry. SK Telecom and Vodafone Group bagged awards in multiple categories.

GSA: 1800 MHz Prime Band for LTE Deployments Worldwide

LTE 1800 Deployment - April 2014

There are 120 commercially launched LTE1800 networks in 63 countries, according to a recent GSA (the Global mobile Suppliers Association) report. So far 279 LTE networks have been commercially launched in 101 countries.

US Big 4 Not Necessarily the Big 4G Players

What is the definition of 4G?

The Digital Dividend Situation in Sweden in Contrast with the Rest of Europe

The Swedish telecoms regulator, PTS (Swedish Post and Telecom Agency) held a new auction on February 28th to assign licenses in the 800 MHz spectrum band.

Huawei, ZTE win Indian contracts following security concerns

India's Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) has signed a contract with Huawei to rollout TTSL’s 3G network in India earler this week.

3G spectrum auction ends in India

The DoT said that the 3G auctions ended on Wednesday but the names of the winners have not been announced yet.