ZTE has completed commercial ground-air FDD-LTE-based broadband network test in cooperation with Hainan Airlines, company announced today. The test occurred in February 2013 on Hainan Airlines Flight HU7137 Beijing to Xi’an. Internet connectivity was available for 70 minutes of the two-hour flight.

UK's EE has launched LTE network in 10 more towns across the UK. With this expansion, LTE network now covers almost 60% of the UK population across 95 towns and cities. EE is aiming for 98% of the UK population to be covered by the end of 2014.

Verizon Wireless LTE network now covers 473 markets. Earlier this week, operator launched LTE network in Keen & Lebanon in New Hampshire.  Verizon Wireless also has further expanded its LTE network in some New Hampshire communities.

Alcatel-Lucent has supplied Claro Uruguay, a division of wireless service provider America Movil, with an end-to-end 4G LTE network that will be fully deployed and operational in Montevideo by February 2014.  Additional phases of network deployment in 2014 will increase the coverage in Montevideo and other cities.

U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless has opened LTE network in 29 new markets, including Selma, Ala., Clarksburg, W. Va., and Port Angeles, Wash., bringing the total of U.S. markets covered to 470.

GL Communications has announced the release of its latest product in the protocol analyzer series LTE (Long Term Evolution) Protocol Analyzer software. Addressing the press conference, Mr.

Kuwait's mobile operator Wataniya Telecom has signed an agreement with Ericsson to transform its network with an upgraded radio access network. This will allow higher network speeds and meet the growing demand for 3G services.