LTE News & Analysis
Samsung plans to offer 5G by 2020
Samsung Electronics has seen its quarterly net profit rise 42 per cent year on year

Korean manufacturer Samsung said that it has made headway in developing core technology for 5G networks with a view to bringing data services to market by 2020, according to local reports.

LTE core network embedded on Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi core network

The industry’s march toward commodity hardware continued apace this week, as system integrator and small cell specialist Quortus squeezed a core network with full GSM, 3G and LTE support onto a Raspberry Pi.

Australian regulator hits back at auction “failure” accusations

The head of the Australian telecoms regulator has hit back at allegations that the recent spectrum auction was “damaging to the economy” and dismissed claims that one of the country’s three operators was deterred from participating by high reserve prices. The criticisms were levelled at ACMA by the CEO of spectrum auction planning specialist Coleago Consulting on Wednesday.

Sprint blames equipment vendors for Network Vision delays

US operator Sprint Nextel has blamed delays caused by equipment vendors for stifling the rollout of its Network Vision project, in a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result, the operator said that it had been forced to revise its plans to bring 12,000 multi-mode base stations on-air by the end of 2012, pushing the deadline back to 1Q13.

Yoigo to launch LTE in Spain

Swedish operator group TeliaSonera has announced that its Spanish subsidiary Yoigo will launch LTE services in July. In doing so, it will become the first in Spain to offer 4G services.

upcoming events
Interviews
INTERVIEW: LTE in the City State
Mock Pak Lum

Telecoms.com talks to Mock Pak Lum, CTO of Singaporean operator StarHub, about the ongoing rollout of the firm’s LTE offering.

Changing the conversation
Peter Carson, Senior Director of Marketing, Qualcomm

Voice over LTE is one of the most complex technologies being deployed within the framework of the LTE roadmap, says Peter Carson, senior director for marketing at Qualcomm. And operators have a lot of work ahead of them if they are to retain their status as the natural providers of voice and maximise the benefits of the move to a single network technology.

Awards
BT: “We expect to take fibre to 95% of Cornwall, UK”
Ranulf Scarbrough, BT

We speak to Ranulph Scarbrough, director of the Superfast Cornwall broadband programme at BT, about winning last year’s Broadband InfoVision Award in the ‘Changing Lives’ category.

Broadband Forum: “We are very close to pushing out amendment 5 of TR-069″
Robin Mersh, CEO of Broadband Forum

We speak to Robin Mersh and Jason Walls of industry body the Broadband Forum, winner of last year’s Broadband InfoVision Award for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Broadband Success’ for its TR-069 CPE WAN Management Protocol.

LTE Backhaul Summit: 27-28 November 2012

2012 Sees the Launch of the Inaugural LTE Backhaul Summit - launched after HUGE demand from the industry!

With the worldwide boom of mobile data traffic, the need for mobile backhaul has become critical. As consumers use more smartphones, tablets and other devices over the coming years, the need for backhaul capacity will grow in step. The widespread adoption of LTE will only increase this demand and a recent report suggested operators will need nearly 10x fatter backhaul pipes by 2016...

LTE Backhaul Summit will build upon 2012’s special focus track that took place for the first time at the industry leading LTE World Summit. The event will be jam-packed with presentations and engaging panel discussions led by industry visionaries, enabling you to hear ALL the latest news and developments happening in this space. Pre-registration is now open!

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