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5G mobile networks are off the starting blocks 26 Aug 2013 | 05:34 pm
Here in the UK, where LTE services are still in their infancy, it feels premature to be looking forward to the fifth generation of mobile networks. However, in recent months there has been a significa...
SK Telecom leads the way with LTE-Advanced 3 Jul 2013 | 07:46 pm
Since I wrote my previous post on the capabilities of HSPA+, LTE and LTE-Advanced, SK Telecom has announced the world’s first end-to-end commercial implementation of LTE-Advanced. Other network operat...
Facts and figures on HSPA+, LTE and LTE-Advanced 17 Jun 2013 | 03:25 pm
I am often asked for facts and figures on current wireless technologies such as Evolved High Speed Packet Access (HSPA+), Long Term Evolution (LTE) and LTE-Advanced, so I thought it would be worth cap...
3GPP Network Sharing Enhancements for LTE 30 May 2013 | 05:48 pm
Last week I was interviewed for a forthcoming report on mobile network sharing and it prompted me to catch up on the latest 3GPP developments in this area. As network sharing becomes widespread in the...
LTE Carrier Aggregation comes to fruition 24 Apr 2013 | 06:56 pm
In the first few months of 2013 there have been signs that LTE Carrier Aggregation (CA) is coming to fruition, with a series of announcements of demonstrations, trials and launch plans by network oper...
Voice over LTE (VoLTE) faces a technology and marketing battle 24 Mar 2013 | 04:30 pm
The latest “Evolution to LTE Report” from the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) includes, among other things, a (very short) list of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) launches around the world. Over two ...
Enhanced small cells are the key to traffic boom 21 Feb 2013 | 07:52 pm
One of the major themes of 3GPP Release 12 (due for completion in 2014) is enhanced support for small cells in LTE. With mobile network traffic expected to increase dramatically over the coming years,...
Mobile broadcasting comes of age in LTE eMBMS 30 Jan 2013 | 02:52 pm
At this month’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2013) in Las Vegas, Verizon Wireless announced plans to launch a video broadcast service based on eMBMS, the LTE variant of the 3GPP Multi...
NTT DoCoMo provides 3G/4G indoor coverage with dual-mode femtocells 27 Nov 2012 | 08:05 pm
NTT DoCoMo has announced that it will launch the world’s first combined HSDPA/LTE femtocells in December 2012, to enable improved indoor coverage for both 3G and 4G mobile handsets. Shops and offices ...
Yota launches world’s first “commercial” LTE-Advanced network 29 Oct 2012 | 02:43 pm
Earlier this month, Russian network operator Yota reported it had launched the world’s first commercial LTE-Advanced network, using equipment supplied by Huawei. The network comprises 13 base stations...
