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Magyar Telekom, Ericsson Demonstrate LTE-Advanced in Hungary

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Hungary’s telecommunication service provider Magyar Telekom demonstrated LTE-Advanced technology, jointly with Ericsson, on its test network in Budapest. Operator tested today at Telekom’s headquarters in Budapest the bandwidth that can be implemented by the LTE-Advanced.

Virgin Mobile Launches LTE Service in France

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French mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile has launched LTE service over the SFR and Bouygues Telecom networks in France. Operator had signed agreements with mobile operator SFR and Bouygues Telecom last year and had announced intent to launch LTE service first half of 2014.

Indian telecom operators : FDD or TDD version of LTE technology?

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Here is a sneak preview of Berge Avyazian, 4G Industry Analyst, Conference Chair & Senior Editor, UBM Tech sharing his views on whether the Indian telecom operators embrace FDD or TDD version of the Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology?

Vodafone Australia Switches on LTE Network in Tasmania

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Vodafone Australia has launched 4G LTE network in Tasmania, following successful live trials in recent weeks in West Moonah, Cambridge, New Norfolk, Warrane and Hobart Airport. 

Anite to accelerate lab-based virtual drive testing for 4G and 5G technologies

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Fleet, Hampshire, UK – 20 March, 2014 – Anite, a global leader in wireless equipment testing technology, today announced its participation in a project initiated by Intel, a world leader in computing innovation, to develop “virtualised” testing environments in order to accelerate 4G and 5G technology development and testing.

How Operators Can Compensate For Falling Roaming Rates

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Competition is fierce as operators look to sign up consumers to their new superfast 4G networks and make a return on their spectrum auction investment. A reason for this is that operators aren’t offering consumers anything beyond commodity services, such as 4G roaming bundles.

EE Announces LTE Roaming in France and Spain

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UK’s EE plans to offer customers access to 4G LTE in France and Spain. The deals are the first of a series of outbound roaming agreements that will allow EE customers to get 4G speeds outside of UK. EE's 4G coverage currently reaches over 70% of the UK population.

Vodafone New Zealand Reports 177% Increase in 4G Customers in Last Six Months

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Vodafone New Zealand has signed more than 300,000 Kiwis onto its 4G-enabled plans since launching LTE service one year ago today. Operator reports 177% increase in 4G customers over the last six months and significant growth in 4G prepay base, over 30,000 since plans launched about 8 weeks back.

Pinyon Selects Sequans’ Technology to Design World Class 4G LTE Mobile Broadband Devices for Worldwide Markets

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Reno, Nev. USA and Paris, France, February 3, 2014 — Pinyon Technologies, a global supplier of next generation mobile wireless networking products with proprietary antenna solutions based on its patented AirWire® technology, and Sequans Communications S.A.

New Sierra Wireless 4G LTE gateway supports best-in-class business continuity for distributed enterprises

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Vancouver, Canada - January 29, 2014: Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) today announced the launch of the AirLink® ES440 enterprise 4G LTE gateway and terminal server.

Telrad Networks Selected by Hometown Cable for 4G Wireless Broadband Network

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Lod, Israel — January 28, 2014 — Telrad Networks, a global provider of innovative 4G wireless and telecommunications solutions, has announced that Hometown Cable, an Ohio-based voice, video and data services provider, selected Telrad 4G wireless broadband network equipment to deliver high-speed broadband services to thousands of resid

Spreadtrum Launches Next Generation Single-core Smartphone Platform

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SHANGHAI, CHINA – January 28, 2014 – Spreadtrum Communications, Inc.

Zamtel Launches 4G Service in Zambia

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Zambia's communication solutions provider Zamtel today launched its 4G LTE service in Kitwe. Zamtel has also set up a walk-in 4G Live Experiential Centre at its Kitwe offices, where customers can experience LTE in operation.

Ceragon Selected for Large-Scale 4G/LTE Backhaul Network Rollouts in North America and India

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Paramus, New Jersey, January 13 , 2014 - Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: CRNT), the #1 high-capacity wireless hauling specialist, today announced that it has received large orders from two leading national operators in North America and India.

Qualcomm Launches 64-bit Snapdragon Chipset with Integrated 4G LTE World Mode

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Qualcomm has introduced the Snapdragon 410 chipset with integrated 4G LTE World Mode. The new Snapdragon 410 chipsets are manufactured using 28nm process technology.