Wireless Networks

China Mobile has selected Ericsson to participate in the world's largest TD-LTE trial network deployment to date...

One of Qatar’s leading operators, Vodafone Qatar, has interconnected to the iBasis global network for the exchange of international mobile phone calls...

The largest mobile operator in China, China Mobile, has begun selected vendors to take part in its TD-LTE trial, with the most recently confirmed additions being the international vendors Nokia Siemens Networks and Alcatel-Lucent...

Nine cities in China’s Fujian province are to be connected to a wireless broadband network launched by the operator China Tel Group...

Several of Malaysia’s key cities will soon be covered by a 100 Mbps wireless network to be deployed by the country’s 3G mobile service operator U Mobile Sdn Bhd, in partnership with the equipment and solutions vendor ZTE...

The largest service provider in Vietnam, Vietnam Telecoms National (VTN), has successfully completed a next-generation 100 Gigabit per second network trial on its backbone network...

A major Indonesian provider of wireless communications infrastructure has strengthened its focus on acquiring and leasing network infrastructure to telecom operators...

The State Grid Corporation of China is building a Qinghai-Tibet power grid to improve and optimise power allocation in the region...

The newest entrant to the Indian 3G market is Aircel, with the operator announcing that it has begun offering services in Chennai...

A Zimbabwean internet and VoIP provider will now also provide WiMAX services following a deal with mobile broadband solutions provider Greenpacket. Aptics Trading has signed a WiMAX modem supply contract with the firm...

Three Chinese operators have deployed new networks offering high speed internet access. Sichuan Telecom, Guangxi Telecom and Inner Mongolia Mobile have all launched networks based on Wavion’s Beamforming Wi-Fi base stations...

Togo’s leading mobile operator is planning a major expansion and upgrade of its 2G/3G wireless network. Togo Cellulaire has commissioned Alcatel-Lucent to extend its network...

Axell Wireless, the worldwide provider of wireless coverage solutions, has launched the world’s first family of digital mini repeaters providing 2G, 3G and 4G coverage in all cellular frequency bands based on Axell Wireless’ patented DSP technology...

A potential contract for the rollout of an Indian startup’s proposed TD-LTE network could end up being the largest network equipment deal that the country has seen thus far...

The Indian joint venture Vodafone Essar has delayed its planned sale of 7000 towers spanning seven of India’s telecoms circles until the dispute between the two partners is resolved...

A large-scale, citywide network of Wi-Fi hotspots is being deployed by Chongqing Telecom, a unit of China Telecom, in the southwestern Chinese city...

The UAE’s leading national university, the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), is deploying a new state-of-the-art campus network...

The rapid growth of smartphones on Guam is prompting GTA TeleGuam to expand its 3G wireless network capacity for handling the rising data and voice communications traffic...

One of Saudi Arabia’s leading operators is addressing dramatic traffic growth through the construction of a resilient, adaptable and scalable nationwide network...

Customers in rural Albania will soon have access to free satellite broadband Internet, to be provided by the Albanian Post in conjunction with SES ASTRA...

Vodafone Albania will soon provide high-quality and high-speed broadband 3G services across the country. Albania’s leading mobile operator has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to build its 3G network, and enhance the experience for its users and visitors roaming onto its network...

NEC Corporation has unveiled a new flexible backhaul solution, the iPASOLINK 400...

India is apparently following in China’s footsteps in the field of network development, as its telecoms department has reportedly detailed swathes of 2G and 3G spectrum to be “exclusively used for developing indigenous telecommunications networks”...

Robert Schumann, a Manager at Anaylsys Mason, examines Kenya’s forward-thinking approach to 4G network-sharing...

One of Panama’s largest telecommunications carriers, Telefónica Moviles Panama, S.A., has interconnected to iBasis’s network for the exchange of international fixed and mobile phone calls. The network spans more than 100 countries, delivering more than 24 billion minutes of voice traffic annually...

The world’s largest mobile operator, China Mobile, has received permission from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to commence trials of TD-LTE technology in six cities across the country...

In response to increasing demand for wireless internet access, GTA TeleGuam has installed four new cellsites to boost wireless capacity in high-use areas across Guam...

India’s second-biggest mobile operator, Reliance Communications, has begun operating its 3G networks. Operating under R-Com, it has switched on 3G services in Mumbai, Delhi, Chandigarh and Kolkata...

A new independent tower company will begin operating in Ghana as a result of a joint venture between American Tower Corporation and MTN...

Turkey’s market leading operator, Turkcell, has augmented its 3G networks, upgrading the HSPA architecture with dual-carrier HSPA+ technology. The dual-carrier technology can theoretically achieve peak speeds of 42Mb/s, which is double the speed of single channel HSPA+...

Vodafone Qatar has selected Alcatel-Lucent as its sole supplier in its expansion into the fixed broadband market. Already a major mobile operator, Vodafone Qatar plans to offer customers an integrated service, encompassing fixed and mobile...

Egypt’s largest mobile operator is aiming to improve its productivity and maximise return on assets by deploying Clarity’s Infrastructure Management solution...