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2012-10-23

ZTE uses laptops to optimize LTE performance

ZTE has launched the first PC-based capacity planning tool for LTE, which will make it easier for operators to optimize the performance of their networks and offer users better performance. The small format makes it a good fit for testing indoor coverage and testing performance where a lot of users are accessing the network, including train stations, sports arenas and shopping malls. Good indoor coverage can be a challenge when LTE is used in combination with higher frequencies, including the 2.6GHz spectrum band.

EE reveals 4G pricing: UK LTE from £36/mo

EE’s consumer plans are based on a 24-month contract; if you’d rather go for a 12-month contract, it will cost an extra £10 per month. All subscribers get access to BT WiFi hotspots in addition to their mobile data allowance; if you run out of mobile data, you can add on more directly from the phone, priced at 50MB for £3, 500MB for £6, 2GB for £15, and 4GB for £20. Users will get an alert on their phone when they’ve used up 80-percent of their monthly allowance, and both tethering and VoIP use are permitted.

//slashgear.com

Entner: LTE and the U.S. - Consumers are king

Other countries have assigned three to eight times as much spectrum per person to satisfy the demand for data. Consider the impact on service prices if the FCC really opened up the spectrum spigot. When spectrum was still plentiful in the United States, the wireless operators competed prices to the lowest in the industrialized world.

Read more: fiercewireless.com

Reviews: LG Intuition 4G LTE Smartphone review

I will be blunt and say that I would not buy the LG Intuition for myself. There are some things I like about it such as the screen capture button, USB cover, rubber back, NFC, and large display. But the form factor isn’t for me. It isn’t pocket friendly or one-handed phone call friendly. The battery life is the worst I’ve experienced in awhile. I was lucky to get a full day of very limited use from the device before it was complaining that it needed to be charged. I also found the performance to be a little sluggish. Although I do like large screened devices – I am using an SGS3 right now, this one just doesn’t do it for me. Sorry LG. Maybe next time…

2012-10-21

Quanta and Gemtek exhibited multi-mode multi-band mobile hot-spot prototypes

The 5th GTI Workshop jointly hosted by China Mobile and Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI) took place in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates from October 15th to 16th, 2012.

In particular, the world's first global roaming enabled Multi-Mode Multi-Band mobile hotspot prototypes supporting five modes (LTE TDD/LTE FDD/TD-SCDMA/WCDMA/GSM) and eleven bands (Band 38/39/40/41/3/7/34/1/2/5/8) developed by Quanta and Gemtek were exhibited at the workshop. Later, GTI will perform a testing on the commercialization of the products.

2012-10-20

China Mobile selects 7 suppliers for TD-LTE trial

Contractors TD-LTE solution for China Mobile are:

ZTE - Beijing, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shenyang. More than 13,000 carrier frequencies.
Alcatel-Lucent - about 3,000 basestations in Shanghai, Nanjing and Qingdao in early 2013
Huawei Technologies,
Ericsson,
Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN),
New Postcom Equipment Co.
Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co. (Datang Mobile).

Airtel (India) rolls out 4G LTE network in Pune

Airtel has announced that it has launched postpaid 4G LTE services in Pune. This is the first 4G service in the state of Maharashtra. Before this, Airtel had rolled out LTE in Bangalore and Kolkata.