KazakhTelecom has launched LTE network in Astana and Almaty in Kazakhstan. 4G LTE services are being offered by ALTEL, KazakhTelecom JSC affiliated company and national operator.

TeliaSonera's 4G LTE services are now available in 161 cities around Sweden. Last week, Telia opened 4G network in eight new locations.

April 27, 2010 - Sony Corporation of America and IPWireless today announced that the two companies have signed an agreement to jointly research and develop wireless technologies for 4G and beyond.

UK operators Vodafone and O2 have launched their commercial LTE services in country today. Vodafone's LTE network is currently available in London where as O2's LTE network is available in London, Leeds and Bradford. 

Ericsson, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, and SK Telecom plan to conduct interoperability testing and over-the-air field trials based on 5G New Radio (NR) standards being developed based on specifications in 3GPP.

Telefonica Germany plans to kick off its new generation of mobile Internet with LTE mobile on 3rd July. O2 LTE will initially be available in the high-speed areas Nuremberg and Dresden, closely followed by Munich and Leipzig.