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Huawei ‘4.5G’ technology supports advanced services, opens up new verticals BARCELONA, Spain – As mobile operators continue to look for new revenue streams, attendees at Huawei’s 4.G Summit agreed ultrareliable …

Huawei hosts first ever 4.5G Summit ahead of Mobile World Congress BARCELONA, Spain – While much of the discourse in the telecom industry is currently focused on “5G,” Chinese vendor …

Altiostar to showcase its vRAN solution at Mobile World Congress, 2016 in Barcelona Tewksbury, Massachusetts, US – February 18, 2015 – Altiostar announces its participation and demonstration of its industry …

LTE-A Pro technology will ‘explode’ this year, Huawei says Chinese ICT solutions provider Huawei expects to reach 60 commercial networks with its LTE-Advanced Pro-based “4.5G” technology by the end of …

The UK telco’s LTE infrastructure reaches 95% of overall population U.K. operator EE ended the fourth quarter of 2015 with more than 14 million LTE subscribers, following a net addition …

With mobile subscriptions now surpassing the number of people on Earth, it’s safe to say the global mobile market is starting to saturate. Mobile operator revenues are under pressure as …

Evolution toward 5G, small cell deployments and dark fiber all impact backhaul outlook Network densification, currently being driven by deployment of small cells, will be a pillar of next-generation “5G” …

On this episode of HetNet Happenings, Sean Kinney shares highlights of a recent trip to Qualcomm headquarters in La Jolla, California. Qualcomm engineers demonstrated solutions that will be unveiled during …

Channeling his inner Jack Kerouac, Sprint boss goes on the road for listening tour Sprint is struggling right now. Last year the carrier slipped behind T-Mobile to the No. 4 …

FirstNet’s LTE network for public safety is getting some early use at major sporting events, with small-scale temporary deployments that are giving first responders a taste of what it’s like …

About 90% of mobile service providers globally have already moved to 4G LTE, to support the exploding mobile data demands of today. But each month, consumer mobile broadband traffic continues …

On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney, managing editor at RCR Wireless News, learns about antenna concealment solutions from Jon Fitzhugh, CEO of Colorado-based ConcealFab. Fitzhugh highlights how …

There is no way around Voice over LTE (VoLTE). It is the future of voice communications via wireless networks. A recent study on how it compares to its contender, namely OTT …

LTE to account for 40.5% of overall mobile connections by 2020 Mobile users are expected to reach 5.5 billion by 2020, representing 70% of the global population, according to the …

IWCE’s Network Infrastructure Forum is a new event co-located with International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) that brings together the industry’s wired and wireless players to examine the communications technology infrastructure. …

Worldwide, carriers are looking for solutions to cope up with the ever growing demand of mobile data. While Wi-Fi accounts for more than half of the traffic on mobile devices, …

DAS, temporary sites and beefed up towers part of T-Mobile US upgrades in the Bay Area With Super Bowl 50 set for Feb. 7, carriers are making numerous network upgrades …

The mobile carrier plans more LTE base stations by end of March Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo said its “Premium” LTE service is currently available in 825 cities across Japan, …

The Federal Communications Commission granted Qualcomm permission for a small-scale LTE Unlicensed trial at two Verizon Wireless locations. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler extended Special Temporary Authority to Qualcomm today, responding to …

Shared LTE network set to launch later this year Mobile operators VimpelCom and MegaFon announced a joint project to develop base stations and share LTE network infrastructure and operations across 10 regions …

Infrastructure investment to cost approximately $1.5 billion Thai mobile operator True Move is looking to invest 56 billion baht ($1.56 billion) to launch the country’s first LTE-Advanced network this year, …

Carriers upgrades DAS, small cells, cells on wheels and more ahead of big game More than 75,000 football fans are expected to descend on the San Francisco metropolitan area for …

Third generation (3G) mobile telephony included built-in security from the handset through the service provider’s core network. Fourth generation (4G) long-term evolution (LTE) is an IP-based system and, as such, …

LTE represents almost 38% of China Mobile overall base China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator, ended 2015 with 312.2 million LTE subscribers, according to the operator’s latest available figures. …

The Internet of Things is bringing new players into the wireless ecosystem and creating new opportunities for carriers. While mobile operators see opportunities in asset tracking, mobile health monitoring and …