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  • Specifications for next-generation mobile technologies – IMT-Advanced – have been agreed at the ITU Radiocommunication Assembly currently meeting in Geneva.

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  • Integrated telecom services provider, Omantel has announced the commercial launch of its 4G LTE network in the Sultanate of Oman. The LTE network launch comes after a series of trials which successfully delivered speeds of up to 100 Mbps. Company has awarded its LTE network contracts to Huawei and Ericsson end of last May.

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  • Swisscom is turning on commercial 4G LTE services for its customers in Switzerland starting tomorrow. At the time of the launch, this new network will be available in 26 locations. Swisscom aims to work as quickly as possible during the next year to continue LTE expansion and plans to cover 70 percent of the population by the end of 2013.

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  • Apple has announced much awaited iPhone 5 that supports LTE technology. According to company, the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever is completely redesigned and has stunning new 4-inch Retina display, an Apple-designed A6 chip for fast performance and mobile operating system iOS 6 with over 200 new features.

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  • Claro Peru has launched commercial LTE network in the country. Operator is using its existing 1,900 MHz band spectrum for the 4G service. Claro  did not acquire spectrum in the earlier 4G auction.

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  • Nokia Siemens Networks has integrated its microwave backhaul system with cell site and aggregation routers from Cisco to boost mobile backhaul capacity.

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  • The top 25 LTE (committed) operators will reach a 3G/UMTS subscriber base of 1,087 million, of which 226.7 million will be served with dual mode 3G/LTE devices in 2015.

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  • Huawei has successfully completed a circuit switched (CS) fallback voice call with a third-party handset provider.

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  • 3 Hong Kong, a mobile service provider in Hong Kong, has announced a collaborative agreement with Skype to offer its customers Skype’s Unlimited World calling product to make calls to mobile and landline phones for a monthly fee of HK$69.

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  • Leap Wireless, parent company of the Cricket brand, plans to deploy LTE across approximately two-thirds of its current network footprint over the next two to three year

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  • UK’s EE plans to offer customers access to 4G LTE in France and Spain. The deals are the first of a series of outbound roaming agreements that will allow EE customers to get 4G speeds outside of UK. EE's 4G coverage currently reaches over 70% of the UK population.

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  • ZTE has announced that it has launched the industry’s first commercial TD-LTE base stations: BBU- B8300 and RRU- R8962. 

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  • Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) has announced the commercial launch of LTE service, named as "Broadband on Mobile Prestige 75".

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  • Swiss telecom operator Orange has launched its 4G LTE network in Switzerland, earlier than originally planned. Operator is offering 4G services to all its customers, PrePay as well as PostPay, at no extra cost.

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  • South Africa's Mobile service provider Vodacom has started to offer LTE services to all its customers.  Operator launched commercial LTE services in South Africa in October 2012.

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