Sprint turned on Long Term Evolution service in 34 markets today, mostly in the South and Midwest. The markets included Oklahoma City; Amarillo, Tex.; Greenville, Miss.; Montgomery, Ala.; and Salem, Ore. A full list is available here.
The carrier now has 185 LTE markets around the country as it continues to expand its LTE market in leaps and bounds. Sprint’s previous round of market launches included 41 markets with LTE service turned on at the end of July.
Aruba Networks is partnering with Stoneware, which manufactures cloud computing and classroom management software, for a new Wi-Fi product aimed at educational settings. Aruba also announced that it helped Goddard public schools in Kansas to deploy a network that includes a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) initiative for the distict’s 765 faculty and staff, plus 5,500 students.
Radisys Corp. said that Z-Com has chosen its small cell software solution for enabling TDD-LTE deployments in China. Z-Com is going to be rolling out trial deployments of TDD-LTE in the first half of next year for Chinese mobile operator CMCC, with an initial focus on the enterprise small cell market. Small cells will be used to support 32-64 users.
For perspective on Wi-Fi and other types of wireless coverage for handling capacity at stadiums during football season, check out this video interview with Shahid Ahmed, Accenture‘s North American network practice lead.
