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More LTE spectrum rolls in for Vodafone Australia

VHA has agreed a deal with the state railway authorities to create to create contiguous blocks of 1800MHz spectrum for LTE

Vodafone Hutchison Australia has bolstered its 1800MHz spectrum holding with an eye on future LTE roll-outs, following a deal with state rail authorities. The operator has said that an agreement between itself and the Australasian Railway Association (ARA), which holds the licenses to the 1800MHZ spectrum, to create contiguous blocks of spectrum in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, had been approved by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

Mobitel bringing LTE to Slovenia

Mobitel in Slovenia will launch LTE at 800,1800 and 2600MHz

Eastern Europe is to gain another LTE player with the news that Mobitel, a Slovenian mobile network operator has deployed a test network based on the next generation mobile technology.

Telstra lights up first LTE base stations

Telstra is the first to roll out LTE in Australia using refarmed 1800MHz spectrum

Telstra, the Australian telecommunications company has announced that it has switched on the first base stations in Australia that use LTE technology. The stations are located in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane and the telco said 4G data had been sent over the network for the first time.

Ofcom opens up 2G spectrum for 3G services

The airwaves used by mobile operators for 2G services such as voice and text, will now be available to provide 3G services, such as mobile internet

UK communications regulator Ofcom on Thursday officially opened the doors for mobile operators to use their 2G spectrum for 3G services. Measures to allow refarming of 2G spectrum will see the UK follow other European countries including Finland, France and Portugal in the deployment of UMTS in the spectrum bands formerly reserved for GSM.