Verizon Wireless may not offer unlimited data plans for LTE services, instead it can switch to tiered pricing, according to chief financial officer of Verizon Communications Inc., John Killian.

Hungarian carrier Magyar Telekom has started an extended network test of the LTE technology in the areas of Budapest.

With 3G spectrum auction over, steps are on to introduce 4G services next year according to Mr Chandra Prakash, Member, Technology, Telecom Commission, India.

UK's communications  company EE will switch LTE network in 27 additional towns across the country by June 2013, expanding  4G coverage to more than 65 UK towns and cities in total.

Huawei has announced that by December 2013, it had signed a total of 241 LTE contracts worldwide. The company further adds that it has been engaged in 110 of the 244 commercial LTE networks already deployed worldwide.

South Korea's SK Telecom has begun offering LTE service using wider bandwidth in the 1.8 GHz spectrum today and plans to rapidly expand the service to the entire Seoul area by the end of October 2013.

U.S. operator AT&T has launched LTE network in Ruston, La.; New Bern, N.C.; State College, Pa.; Georgetown, S.C. and Jayuya, P.R. AT&T 4G LTE service also expanded today in Atlanta, Ga.; Baton Rouge, Lafayette and Shreveport, La.; Oxford, Miss.; Albany, N.Y.; San Juan and Guayama, P.R.