LTE

With multiple wireless operators pursuing voice over Wi-Fi as well as the ongoing, often-heated debate over using LTE in unlicensed spectrum, 2016 will see the relationship between Wi-Fi and LTE continue to tighten. For LTE-U in particular, the year holds …

As RCR Wireless News prepared for its 2016 Analyst Predictions Day, the editorial team met with analyst Roger Entner of Recon Analytics and Chris Pearson of 4G Americas to hear their forecasts for the year ahead. The conversation was part …

LTE networks to reach 75% of the population in 2021 Mobile subscriptions in Southeast Asia and Oceania will exceed 1 billion by the end of this year, representing approximately 14% of global mobile subscriptions, according to a recent report published …

China Mobile plans to deploy 300,000 base stations next year, expand VoLTE, carrier aggregation The world’s largest mobile operator China Mobile aims to reach 500 million LTE subscribers by the end of 2016, according to Chinese press reports. China Mobile …

Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA – December 14, 2015 – Altiostar announces the general availability of its game-changing Virtualized RAN solution for the LTE and LTE-A market based on commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and open source software. A year ago, Altiostar announced its …

Orange, Ericsson, Sequans, LoRa and publicly traded Silver Spring Networks launch of Starfish makes waves in the “Internet of Things” space this week on IoT Innovation, sponsored by Anritsu and Telecomcareers. IoT Security – Do we really understand how vulnerable IoT is …

If there is one technology that could be considered a wild card in 2016, it’s voice over LTE, with an undercard from voice over Wi-Fi. Mobile carriers and vendors have been working on these technologies now for several years, with …

The First Responders Network Authority board unanimously approved the request for proposal giving broad outlines and direction for a nationwide, public-private LTE network for first responders. The FirstNet RFP is set to be released in early January. The RFP approval marks the next stage …

Complementary coexistence or incongruous competitor? The making of mobile standards can be a convoluted business. There’s the pure technology aspect, but that’s often just the tip of the iceberg. Underneath lies a pile of patent issues, lobbying efforts, regional requirements …

The transaction is expected to be completed in Q1 2016 Shareholders of Finnish telecom equipment manufacturer Nokia approved the proposed $16.5 billion acquisition of French-based supplier Alcatel-Lucent. Nokia has obtained all the regulatory approvals required to proceed with the proposed transaction. …

As the “Internet of Things” continues to develop, with industrial applications leading the way, new chipsets are set to allow IoT devices to connect to the Verizon LTE network. The chipsets developed to support IoT connections to the Verizon Wireless …

Are LTE-Unlicensed and Wi-Fi really pitted against one another from a technological perspective, or has the debate been hijacked by parties protecting business interests? Depending on who you ask, LTE-U is either a new system leveraging unlicensed spectrum that will …

WASHINGTON – Next-generation “5G” mobile networks remain years away from standardization, but the lack of formal definitions and speculation hasn’t deterred major international interest and investment.   In the U.S., the four major carriers – Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile …

The 5G R&D agreement will focus on radio and core technologies Swedish vendor Ericsson signed a memorandum of understanding with Japanese telecom operator KDDI to collaborate on “5G” research and development with an eye on potential uses and deployment strategies.  …

Deployment of small cells is seen as a key avenue of boosting cellular capacity and adding network density, but commissioning have fallen short of projections, despite 2015 being viewed as a key year for small cells adoption. As the heterogeneous …

LTE in China is projected to reach 1.2 billion subscribers by 2021 Almost two years after the launch, China Mobile said it has approximately 267.3 million LTE subscribers and aims to reach 300 million customers by the end of this year. …

LTE continues to evolve and present new challenges and opportunities, even as the industry begins to chase “5G” dreams. At last week’s LTE North America event, both the current state of LTE features as well as new evolutions within mobile …

Acquisition to bolster 4G network rollout In an effort to boost high-speed data rates, India’s third-largest telco, Idea Cellular, agreed to buy nearly $500 million in spectrum from smaller rival Videocon Telecommunications. The agreement gives Idea the rights to two …

The deal stipulates deployment of LTE infrastructure in 12 Chinese provinces China Telecom awarded a contract to Alcatel-Lucent to expand the deployment of LTE infrastructure across 12 provinces of China. The Chinese telco aims to expand its LTE network and …

LTENA 2015: LTE still reaching for global ubiquity DALLAS – For as much as the wireless industry is abuzz over “5G,” a few things stood out in presentations at LTE North America: LTE is still a relatively young technology with a long …

The Indonesian telco aims to reach 35 additional cities with LTE by year-end Indonesian mobile operator XL Axiata commercially launched LTE services in the country’s capital city of Jakarta, The Jakarta Post reported. XL Axiata said it expects to reach …

Dueling test results for LTE-Unlicensed/Wi-Fi coexistence continue with a newly released data set from Qualcomm developed with input from CableLabs, which Qualcomm says confirm fair coexistence between LTE-U and Wi-Fi. However, CableLabs described the interaction as merely a “brief technical engagement” and …

Ericsson LTE small cells attached to lighting from Philips; builds on Philips smart lighting project in LA In what stakeholders are calling a first-of-its-kind deployment, the city of Los Angeles is planning to install 100 Philips SmartPoles, which integrate smart …

LTE operating in unlicensed spectrum interferes with Wi-Fi performance WASHINGTON – In a recent blog post, nonprofit research consortium CableLabs said it has found a variety of issues that may impact Wi-Fi and LTE-U coexistence. From the post: “If our …

A recent Wi-Fi Alliance workshop on the relationship of Wi-Fi and LTE over unlicensed spectrum continued the industry dialog on how the two technologies can co-exist with one another, and meanwhile, a new round of skeptical testing by CableLabs and an update …