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Verizon Wireless Expands LTE Network, Plans LTE in Rural America

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Verizon Wireless has expanded the LTE network to cover more than 80 percent of the population in the metropolitan Detroit area.

The Recurrent Question: How is 4G Different and Enabling?

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The discussion about how 4G is different or enabling compared to 3G should start with a few guideposts:

O2 explains LTE Trial

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Telefónica O2 is currently trialing LTE in Slough, UK. O2 has deployed six 4G mobile cell towers  and are capable of handling the same volume of traffic as O2's entire UK 3G network.

3GPP LTE Presentations at Latin America and North America Conference

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GSMA recently hosted joint Latin America and North America Conference in Miami, USA. Key activities included a 3GPP Seminar aimed at the Latin American Operator community

LTE Footprint Growing Rapidly, North America Leads in Subscription

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LTE

Operators worldwide are embracing LTE at faster rate now. According to a recent GSA report 301 operators have committed to commercial LTE network deployments, more than 50% jump in a year.

WiMAX, 3G, HSPA+ Data Test Results are out

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As Sprint launches America's first 4G phone today (see my prvious blog What to expect from Sprint HTC Evo 4G?

FCC approves Samsung SCH-r900 4G LTE Phone

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Samsung SCH-r900 with LTE capabilities in 1700 / 1900 radio bands has been approved by FCC. The phone will be launched by MetroPCS.

LG Unveils Optimus G with Snapdragon Quad-Core Processor

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LG Optimus G

LG Electronics has announced a new LTE smartphone, Optimus G, with sleek design and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 Pro Quad-Core processor. NTT DOCOMO will be the first to unveil a Japanese edition of the Optimus G. The global version of the device will be launched in Korea in September, followed by other markets worldwide.

ABI: 61 million 4G handsets to Ship in 2012

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ABI Research

87 million 4G devices are expected to be sold in 2012, says ABI Research. With 294% year-on-year increase, 4G subscriptions are really going to take off in 2012. LTE will take major share of this market as WiMAX is running out of favor from vendors and operators.

MetroPCS to launch Android LTE phone in Q1 2011

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MetroPCS plans to release a Android-based LTE smartphone in the first quarter of 2011. Last month MetroPCS launched It's first Android smartphone LG Optimus M(TM).

Verizon Wireless: No Unlimited Data Plans For LTE

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At a Barclays Capital conference this week, Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam said, he hopes to move away from unlimited plans altogether for the company's LTE network, instead charging for "bucke

AT&T seeks more spectrum, protection from new neutrality regulations

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AT&T wants more spectrum for Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) to meet increasing data traffic demand  according to a blog by Joan Marsh, AT&T Vice President of Federal Regulatory