The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week gave the permission  for 21 states, cities and counties to build out public safety networks using 10 MHz of spectrum granted to the public

NTT DoCoMo Inc. is set to invest ¥300 billion to ¥400 billion ($3.06 billion to $4.07 billion) in its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network during the next five years, The Nikkei reports.

March 23, 2010 - At CTIA, Strategy Analytics hones in on the battle for position in 4G networks, devices and applications.

April 22, 2010 - Regional operator Cellcom is launching its first femtocell, but it has more planned for the box than just indoor coverage – including placing a femto with every customer

April 29, 2010 - The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) has announced its Silicon Series Luncheon focused on Next-Generation Networks: The Evolution of Mobile Connectivity offering views and persp

Having already surpassed its 2012 4G LTE deployment plan, AT&T continues to add new LTE markets. Operator today launched its LTE service in Salt Lake City, Utah; Albuquerque, NM; Reading, Penn. and Guayama, San German-Cabo Rojo, and Yauco, Puerto Rico. With these additions, AT&T LTE is now live in 109 markets.

MetroPCS will become the first U.S. operator to offer LTE service when it launches 4G  network next month, a Samsung executive said, reports Dow Jones.