TeliaSonera has renewed and expanded its contract with Ericsson, that was initially signed back in 2010. Ericsson will now perform field operation services for the operator's fixed and mobile networks.

Nokia Siemens Networks has announced that China Mobile has selected the company for the deployment of TD-LTE in three cities by the end of 2012. The deployment is part of China Mobile’s large-scale pre-commercial trial of its TD-LTE network.  

Canadian operator TELUS has launched its LTE wireless network in several communities over the course of the past couple of weeks. Operator opened LTE network in Manitoba for the first time with initial launch in downtown Winnipeg.

Irish telecom regulator ComReg has announced the results of its multi-band spectrum auction. This auction awarded spectrum rights in the former GSM-only bands (900 MHz and 1800 MHz) and in the 800 MHz band (‘Digital Dividend’). The licenses enable the operators to start 4G LTE services beginning 2013.

South Africa's telecommunications provider Telkom plans to begin the roll-out of its LTE Advanced (LTE-A) connectivity, in more than 50 suburbs across South Africa, by the end of this year.

Russian operator Rostelecom has commissioned a 4G LTE network in Sochi, in locations where the 2014 Winter Olympics take place. Operator has currently installed 40 LTE base stations. 

Claro has selected Ericsson as the supplier of the operator's LTE network in Costa Rica. Ericsson's LTE solution will include several core and radio access infrastructure products such as Mobility Management Entity, Home Subscriber Server, the RBS 6000 family, and microwave transmission