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Almost 80 LTE networks launched in 12 months

LTE is now available from 113 operators across 51 countries
November 5, 2012 Written by Benny Har-Even

There are now 45 per cent more operators investing in LTE than a year ago, according to the latest report from the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). The GSA report highlights the continued growth in the technology and the surrounding eco-system since its inception in late 2009. A total of 113 operators have now launched LTE across 51 countries, 77 of which were launched in the past 12 months. Some 195 further networks are in the development stages and 209 networks are forecast to have launched by the end of 2013.

Tags; GSA, TDD, Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, LTE, LTE Evolution, Middle East, Networks, News & Analysis, Operator

LTE TDD winning wide acceptance

Time division 4G: LTE-TDD, has gained wide ecosystem acceptance and backing
June 25, 2012 Written by James Middleton

The time division flavour of LTE, LTE-TDD, has gained wide ecosystem acceptance and backing from leading infrastructure and device vendors, leading analyst house Ovum to predict that 25 per cent of all LTE connections will be on LTE TDD by 2016.

Tags; LTE-TDD, TDD, LTE, Networks, News & Analysis, Test & Measurement

UK Broadband CTO, “We’re moving from a voice world into a world of data”

Philip Marnick, CTO of UK Broadband is speaking at the LTE World Summit, taking place on the 23-24 May 2012 CCIB, Barcelona, Spain.
April 26, 2012 Written by Benny Har-Even

Philip Marnick, CTO of UK Broadband is speaking at the LTE World Summit, taking place on the 23-24 May 2012 CCIB, Barcelona, Spain. UKB will be the first operator to launch a commercial LTE service in the UK. Ahead of the conference Telecoms.com speaks to him about why UK Broadband’s extensive spectrum holdings and wholesale model will make it significant player in the UK LTE market.

Tags; LTE, spectrum, TD-LTE, TDD, uk broadband, UKB, Europe, Interviews, LTE, Networks, Operator

TD-LTE and the Lai of the land

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July 6, 2011 Written by Benny Har-Even

LTE has been hailed by the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) as the fastest growing mobile network technology ever, outstripping all previous standards in terms of the pace of deployment. But while LTE is a global standard, there are variations in how it is being deployed around the world. Chief among these variations is the choice, depending on spectrum allocations, between Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) and Time Division Duplexing (TDD).

Tags; LTE, P1, Packet One, TD-LTE, TDD, WiMAX, ZTE, Asia Pacific, Interviews, LTE, Networks, Operator

LTE TDD: network plans, commitments, trials, deployments

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The Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI) was launched at MWC 2011. Founding members were China Mobile, Bharti Airtel, Softbank Mobile, Vodafone, Clearwire, Aero2 and E-Plus.

Tags; TDD, LTE, Networks, Operator

Altair TD-LTE chipset hits 50Mbps in China Mobile demo

Altair has demoed its TDD chipset to China Mobile delivering 50Mbps down, and 18Mbps up
June 16, 2011 Written by Benny Har-Even

Altair Semiconductor, a developer of LTE chipsets, has shown off its TD-LTE chipset running at up to 50Mbps on the downlink, and 18Mbps on the uplink. The demonstration was made to China Mobile executives at a Next Generation Mobile Network (NGMN) Alliance board meeting using an AsiaTelco manufactured USB dongle.

Tags; Altair Semiconductor, AsiaTelco, China Mobile, chipset, LTE, TDD, Handsets & Devices, LTE, Networks, News & Analysis, Operator, Test & Measurement, Vendor

The need for a migration path to LTE sounds like surrender for WiMAX

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June 24, 2010 Written by Julian Bright

A number of high-profile setbacks in recent weeks have further dented the already weakened business case for WiMAX.

In a widely anticipated move, Russian operator Yota revealed plans in May to switch tack and start rolling out LTE. The company, which has always preferred to describe itself as a mobile broadband provider rather than a WiMAX operator, had been rumored for some time to be contemplating the change. It will start to deploy LTE networks in five cities later this year.

Tags; TDD, LTE, Networks, Opinion, WiMAX

European carriers explore mobile TV in TDD

O2, Vodafone, Orange to trial TDD-based mobile TV in UK
June 22, 2010 Written by James Middleton

The wireless operator community is taking another crack at mobile TV, with a technology that also holds promise for the little used TDD spectrum, which most operators have left gathering spectral dust.

Tags; Mobile TV, O2, Orange, TDD, UK, vodafone, Content & Applications, Europe, Networks, News & Analysis, TV

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