LTE
Seybold’s Take - Building LTE Networks
September 25, 2010 6:39 pm | by Andrew Seybold | Articles | CommentsVerizon Wireless is about to launch the first part of its 700-MHz LTE broadband network, Metro PCS is doing the same, and AT&T is not far behind. In the rest of the world, there are many LTE networks being built and readied for launch on different portions of the spectrum.
Why WiMAX Is Wobbling
September 17, 2010 6:55 am | by Dan Warren, GSMA | Articles | CommentsSo, why hasn't mobile WiMAX gained more traction? On paper, it has considerable promise – it uses many of the same advanced technologies as LTE, including OFDM and MIMO on the radio interface. But in practice...
Motorola, Ericsson Partner on Public Safety LTE
September 7, 2010 8:35 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsMotorola and Ericsson are collaborating on mobile broadband technology for the public safety sector, the companies announced today.
China Mobile Posts 31M Net Adds
August 19, 2010 8:20 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsChina Mobile added 31.76 million customers over the first half of the year but faced intensifying competition and an increasingly saturated market.
Qualcomm Taps India LTE Partners
July 30, 2010 8:05 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsQualcomm is selling about a quarter of its stake for its India LTE venture to two Indian telecommunications companies...
Analysis - Network Migration Commotions at Sprint
July 17, 2010 8:51 pm | by Keith Mallinson | Articles | CommentsAnalyst Keith Mallinson examines Sprint Nextel’s network migration path and the choices the carrier needs to make.
Seybold's Take - More Competition for LTE Providers?
July 17, 2010 8:41 pm | by Andrew Seybold | Articles | CommentsContributor Andrew Seybold argues that the FCC’s concerns about wireless competition – specifically when it comes to LTE – aren’t based on reality.
TD-LTE: A Threat to WiMAX?
July 15, 2010 11:33 am | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | CommentsTo paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of WiMAX' death have been greatly exaggerated.
Q & A: Why Alvarion Added TD-LTE to 4G Lineup
July 13, 2010 1:50 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | CommentsAlvarion President and CEO Eran Gorev and Ashish Sharma, the company's vice president of marketing, recently spoke about the company's decision to support TD-LTE, the implications of the standard on the WiMAX industry and why operators are interested in making the switch.
WiMAX Vendor Alvarion Adds TD-LTE
July 13, 2010 8:18 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsOne week after the head of Alvarion's operations in India said at a conference that the company was adding support for TD-LTE...
What's Next for the Mobile Internet?
June 22, 2010 2:47 pm | by Merav Bahat, Flash Networks | Articles | CommentsMore than a third of consumers in Western Europe will access the Internet from their mobile phones by 2014, according to a Forrester Research report released earlier this year.
All-Outdoor Microwave: The Greener Choice in Backhaul
June 4, 2010 10:00 am | by Amir Zoufonoun | Articles | CommentsStating the obvious, networks are evolving rapidly and so too, are the configurations of microwave backhaul systems. Today network operators can choose among three distinct configurations: all-indoor, all-outdoor and split-mount systems.
India 4G Spectrum Auction Hits $670M on Day Two
May 25, 2010 7:48 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsBids for India's 4G spectrum auction reached almost 32 billion rupees, or $670 million...
Agilent Releases Upgrades for Signal Studio
May 3, 2010 11:11 am | by GoingLTE.com | News | CommentsAgilent Technologies released important upgrades to its Signal Studio for 3GPP LTE and 89600 Vector Signal Analysis software.
Booming Business for Backhaul
May 3, 2010 8:34 am | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | CommentsRelentless demand for mobile data has been a boon to backhaul providers that are doing a brisk business helping carriers solve the capacity crunch.
JDSU Closes Agilent LTE Testing Purchase
May 3, 2010 7:57 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsJDSU says it has completed its acquisition of Agilent's network testing business...
LTE vs WiMAX: A Little 4G Sibling Rivalry
May 2, 2010 8:11 am | by GoingLTE.com | News | CommentsThe recent increase of mobile data usage and emergence of new applications such as MMOG (Multimedia Online Gaming), mobile TV, Web 2.0, streaming contents motivated the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) to work on the Long-Term Evolution (LTE).
Sensational LTE Dell Leak Pushes back WiMAX
April 29, 2010 5:11 am | by GoingLTE.com | News | CommentsThis week, the mobile world rippled with aftershocks, following an earth-shattering leak from Dell, reported first on Engadget. The giant IT company let slip word on their newest addition to the smart phone series, the Lightning.
Network Speeds: Different Strokes
April 23, 2010 12:07 pm | Articles | CommentsThe next few years are going to be a wild ride for networks
Verizon Breaks Ground on LTE Center
April 15, 2010 8:08 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless broke ground today on its new Technology Innovation Center in Waltham, Mass.
Highway Congestion: The Case for Optimization
April 13, 2010 10:47 am | by Joel Brand, Bytemobile | Articles | CommentsThe United States has the most advanced highway system in the world — today's equivalent of 4G/LTE networks of the wireless world — yet my commute on a terribly congested six-lane highway is still a miserable experience.
MetroPCS to Launch 4G Handset
March 26, 2010 8:10 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsPrepaid carrier MetroPCS will launch Samsung's slick new 4G handset in the second half of this year.
Qualcomm Aims at TD-LTE with India Spectrum Bid
March 17, 2010 8:26 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe U.S.-based chip giant has filed an application with the Indian government to bid in India's upcoming auction for 2.3 GHz wireless broadband spectrum.
Verizon Boasts Trial LTE Speeds
March 9, 2010 7:07 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless says real-world tests of its LTE network in Boston and Seattle report LTE average data rates of 5 to 12 Mbps on the downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink.
Tech Insights - The Future of Voice
March 7, 2010 4:49 pm | by Elliott Drucker | Articles | CommentsWith market penetration for voice services at essentially saturation levels, network operators are pinning their hopes for continued revenue growth on the still comparatively untapped data segment.
