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Zain Bahrain Chairman announces investment in state-of-art LTE technology network upgrade

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AUGUST 11, 2009 | AMEinfo - Announcing the awarding of a Network Upgrade contract to Nokia Siemens Networks, Zain Bahrain Chairman Shaikh Ahmed Bin Ali Abdulla Al Khalifa said the upgrade would enable Zain Bahrain to serve more customers, improve its nation-wide coverage and deliver better products and services to its growing customer base.

Vodafone Tests LTE With Huawei

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AUGUST 10, 2009 | Unstrung - Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.

Sprint (WiMAX) vs. Verizon (LTE)

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August 10, 2009 | TMCnet - The deployment of WiMAX (News - Alert) has been something of a melodrama, first we all wondered whether Sprint would do it at all, given their loss of customers and financial situation in 2008, then came various on-again-off again deliberations with Clearwire (News - Alert).

Anite Expands 3GPP Portfolio With The Launch Of SAS-Lite

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August 10, 2009 – FLEET, Hampshire, U.K – Anite, a global leader in testing technology for the wireless industry, today launches its “SAS-Lite” network simulation solution.

RIM: Keep Nortel's LTE assets in Canadian hands

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August 9, 2009 | FierceBroadbandWireless - The Canadian House of Commons Industry Committee held an  emergency meeting scheduled on Friday to discuss the auction process that ended with Ericsson successfully walking off with Nortel's CDMA and LTE assets for $1.13 billion.

Motorola - Opportunity and impact of video on LTE Networks

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This paper provides an overview of current wireless technologies and notable consumer trends that are relevant to video. Some background is given on the demands that transport of video content places on a network.

The paper also discusses a number of key technology factors that are advancing to allow LTE wireless networks to meet the needs of those consumer trends.

Simplicity of LTE and its differences with UMTS RRC

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August 7, 2009 | 3g4g.blogspot.com - LTE is gaining pace as the days pass by and everyday we hear some sort of milestone achieved by some company towards the ultimate aim of LTE product. RRC is one of the main components of Layer in the LTE protocol stack just as it was in UMTS. Certainly LTE RRC looks simpler in terms of the no of states and off course the length of the RRC document.

Nortel Counters Arguments Against Ericsson Deal

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August 7, 2009 | Wall Street Journal - TORONTO (Dow Jones)--Nortel Networks Corp. (NRTLQ) Friday defended its plan to sell its wireless network gear operations to L.M. Ecrisson Telephone Co. (ERIC), countering arguments Nortel is giving away assets funded by Canadian taxpayers and is undermining Canada's national security.

LTE RF Transceiver Availability Announced By 4G Chip Maker Altair Semiconductor

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August 7, 2009 – FourGee™-6150 RF chip complements Altair’s baseband processors to create comprehensive LTE solution

Motorola Accelerates TD-LTE Commercialization with Success in Trials

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August 06, 2009 | Press Release - Motorola’s extensive expertise in LTE commercialization, TDD technologies experience and strong global R&D networks bringing TD-LTE trials closer to market reality in China