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Nepal Telecom has finally received a 4G operating license, clearing the company to launch services on January 1. Regulator the Nepal Telecommunications Authority has resolved to issue the license based on the detail rollout plan the operator submitted…
Hong Kong mobile operator SmarTone is extending its 4G coverage to two new MTR rail network extensions. The operator announced it has provided full turnkey multi-operator integrated radio systems to the new Kwun Tong Line Extension, covering the Whampoa and…
GTel Mobile has become Vietnam’s fourth 4G licensee, joining MobiFone, Viettel and VNPT in securing a license. As with the major operators, GTel Mobile has secured permission to deploy 4G services on the 1800-MHz band. GTel Mobile is owned by Vietnam’s Global…
Vietnam has granted 4G licenses to three of the market’s major mobile operators – MobiFone, military-run Viettel and state-owned VNPT. The operators have been granted permission to roll out LTE services over the 1800-MHz band. Each of the three operators have…
State-owned operator Nepal Telecom has become the nation’s first operator to secure approval to deploy a 4G service. Regulator the Nepal Telecommunications Authority has asked the operator to submit a detailed 4G rollout plan before the license is formally…
Nepal’s telecoms regulator will soon approve two of the three applications it has received from operators seeking to operate 4G services. The Nepal Telecommunications Authority’s (NTA) Frequency Management Department has recommended that the regulator allow…
By 2020, mobile video usage will have increased to about 75% of total 4G traffic, from 15% in 2016, according to Huawei and Ovum. A paper from the companies predicts that 4K UHD video, social media video, mobile video, VR/AR applications, 5G/FTTx network…
Ericsson and Nokia are both trialing using drones to dynamically improve coverage of next-generation mobile networks. Ericsson and China Mobile recently announced they have completed a 5G drone prototype field trial on the operator’s network. During the trial…
China Telecom has contracted Nokia to enhance the operator’s 4G coverage and capacity to meet growing subscriber demand. The companies have signed an agreement to expand the deployment of 4G in 19 provinces nationwide, which will include preparing China…
Telenor Pakistan has commenced a nationwide 4G rollout. launching services in six cities. The company will offer 4G services to customers free of cost as a promotional exercise in the initial launch areas, which include select locations in Karachi, Lahore,…
SK Telecom and Nokia have completed the development the first all-in one portable public safety LTE system for emergency first-responders. The system is compact enough to fit in a backpack, and comes with all the elements required for mobile communications,…
Singtel and Ericsson announced they have completed a live trial of pre-standard License Assisted Access (LAA) technology on Singtel’s network. The trial in an office building at Serangoon North involved a 20 MHz block of licensed 1800-MHz spectrum, augmented…
China Telecom has reportedly expressed an interest in expanding into Egypt through the acquisition of a 4G license in the market. The operator, along with Saudi Telecom Company, have been in contact with the communications ministry regarding potentially…
The chief of the new Philippines Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has ordered the inventory of used and unused telecoms spectra. In his first public speaking engagement and media interview since assumption into office on July 1,…
India’s Bharti Airtel has received approval for its 35 billion rupee ($521.2 million) acquisition of 4G spectrum from Maxis-owned Aircel. The Telecom Ministry has agreed to allow Bharti Airtel to acquire 20 MHz of 2300-MHz spectrum in eight of India’s 22…
Telenor Myanmar has officially launched 4G services, starting in capital city Nay Pyi Taw. With the launch the operator has become Myanmar’s second mobile operator to launch LTE services, following Ooredoo Myamar’s debut in May. Telenor Myanamr CEO Petter…
