PLDT’s wireless arm Smart Communications says it is accelerating the deployment of LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) and carrier aggregation (CA) technology to more areas this year to provide better mobile data experience to customers. Smart has already Read more…
SK Telecom announced that, working with Nokia, it has successfully reduced round-trip latency between a handset and a base station to 2 milliseconds over its LTE network. The latency between the handset and base station Read more…
HKT says it is upgrading its LTE-A network to gigabit levels by rolling out 4×4 MIMO and four component carrier (4CC) aggregation. Following on from its May launch of 600-Mbps LTE-A – which utilized 3CC aggregation Read more…
Samsung Electronics announced that it has developed LTE modem technology for the company’s next-generation mobile processors that supports 6CA (carrier aggregation). Earlier this year, the Samsung Exynos 9 Series (8895) SoC presented its Cat.16 LTE Read more…
Singtel says it is launching near-gigabit speeds on its LTE-Advanced network in phases at selected high-traffic outdoor locations across the island, starting with Orchard Road. As of last Friday, Singtel customers with Sony Xperia XZ Read more…
ZTE says that it has successfully conducted the first FDD-LTE massive MIMO field trial in Indonesia with Telkomsel. Deploying ZTE’s FDD-LTE massive MIMO solution, the Telkomsel field trial used 20 MHz of bandwidth to achieve Read more…
Globe Telecom says it has begun deploying massive MIMO technology in 150 sites, located mostly in Southern Luzon and Northern Luzon, to enhance the mobile internet connectivity experience in high-density areas. The rollout follows initial Read more…
NTT DoCoMo announced it will be offering LTE and FOMA (i.e. 3G) mobile services at the summit and along the trails of Mt. Fuji, as well as free Wi-Fi in mountain huts, during the mountain’s Read more…
Hype about 5G launch dates in 2020 aside, LTE is still going to be a major part of mobile broadband connectivity over the next decade as LTE-Advanced Pro and Gigabit LTE continue to gain subscribers, Read more…
Globe Telecom says it has become the first cellco in the Philippines to commercially deploy LTE-Advanced 4 component carrier (4CC) spectrum aggregation using the 2600-MHz band, effectively doubling LTE capacity. Joel Agustin, Globe’s senior vice Read more…
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