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.
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.
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.
- Critical Communications 2013
Paris Nord Villepinte, Paris, France — May 21, 2013 - Small Cells Asia Congress
Singapore — May 28, 2013 - WiFi Asia
Singapore — May 28, 2013

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.

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!









