Alcatel-Lucent has announced expansion of its mobile backhaul portfolio to address the challenges associated with delivering mobile broadband services in crowded, urban environments. According to company, mobile backhaul enhancements support the growing variety of wireless cell types and locations. 

ng Connect Program has announced joining of 11 new members, bringing membership to 47 companies since the start of the program.

2010 winners of the FierceWireless Fierce 15 awards has been anounced.

U.S. carrier T-Mobile is offering tablet owners up to 200 MB of free 4G LTE data every month for as long as they own their tablet. Customers wanting more data can choose from a range of flexible options with no annual service contracts. 

With LTE launch already scheduled next month, U.S. Cellular announced the next markets today that will have 4G LTE services by year end. In the second half of 2012, more than 3,600 additional cities and towns in urban and rural areas will LTE access, said the operator.

AT&T has launched 4G LTE services in in 11 more markets. This addition makes AT&T LTE available in a total of 26 markets to 74 million consumers. 

Canadian operator TELUS has started offering 4G LTE service on in Saint John and Woodstock. According to operator, its LTE service now covers nearly 70 per cent of the Canadian population. Recently, TELUS launched its LTE service in other Southwestern Ontario regions including Windsor, Leamington and Brantford.