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Turns out AT&T’s 5G E is just LTE-A after all

Network measurer OpenSignal has had a look at the performance subscribers are getting from AT&T’s whizzy new 5G Evolution service and it’s nothing special.

• 22 Mar 2019

Vodafone CEO bemoans Jio effect on India

The Indian consumer might be surging into the digital economy at an unprecedented speed, but the telcos are certainly not reaping the rewards according to Vodafone CEO Nick Read.

• 26 Feb 2019

Ericsson doubles cellular IoT forecast

In its latest Mobility Report, Ericsson has doubled its forecast for cellular IoT connections since its last guess in November 2017.

• 12 Jun 2018

Ericsson has a school reunion at Verizon

It was just like old times at Ericsson this week as a collaboration with Verizon meant it could catch up with ex alumni and reminisce about the good old days.

• 27 Oct 2017

Experiencing Gigabit LTE

Qualcomm, Sony and EE recently hosted an event to demonstrate ‘Gigabit LTE’ over EE’s Wembley Stadium network, through a Sony Xperia XZ Premium running a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chip. Here’s what the three companies had to say about the occasion.

• 13 Jul 2017

EE, Qualcomm and Sony make a play for ‘Gigabit LTE’

At an event in Wembley stadium EE used its live network to demonstrate LTE on steroids using a Sony Xperia XZ Premium smartphone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chip.

• 05 Jul 2017

Exclusive – the facts and figures behind EE’s Glastonbury temporary network

If a reveller goes to Glastonbury and doesn’t document the entire experience exhaustively on social media, were they really there?

• 23 Jun 2017

EE claims 429Mbps 4G+ speeds in Wales – yup, that isn’t a typo

EE has opened the doors of the super-fast internet age in Wales, switching on its 4G+ network in the Welsh capital.

• 06 Jun 2017

Korean operators jostle for position in the 5G era

It’s been a busy week as SK Telecom has claimed to have commercialized five-band Carrier Aggregation and 4X4 MIMO, while Vodafone and LG UPlus have announced a collaboration.

• 05 Jun 2017

Ericsson and Qualcomm help NBN hit 1.1 Gbps over fixed wireless

Australian state telecoms outfit NBN managed to hit 1.1 Gbps download speed in a fixed wireless demo conducted in partnership with Ericsson, NetComm Wireless and Qualcomm.

• 26 Apr 2017

AT&T marketing desperation wanders into realms of fantasy

AT&T has been making waves in the industry after a less than enthralling quarterly earnings call and a suspect advertising campaign stretches the boundaries of truth.

• 26 Apr 2017

TIM claims another Euro 5G first – live vRAN

The artist formerly known as Telecom Italia is refusing to slow down in the run up to Christmas, teaming with Altiostar to live test a virtual radio access network.

• 21 Dec 2016

MTS launches 700 Mbps LTE-A Pro

Hot on the heels of TIM, Russian operator MTS has switched on 4.5G in Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Ufa and Yakutsk.

• 19 Dec 2016

TIM claims 500 Mbps 4.5G Europe first

The artist formerly known as Telecom Italia has gone live with a 4.5G network that promises download speeds of 500 Mbps.

• 15 Dec 2016

EE launches UK’s first LTE-A with three carrier aggregation

EE has announced a major upgrade to its 4G service, following the introduction of Cat 9-based three carrier aggregation to boost its LTE capacity and speeds.

• 06 Sep 2016

Verizon boosts peak 4G speeds 50% with LTE-A upgrade

After deciding to go it alone with 5G, Verizon has sought to boost its LTE network in the short term by launching what appears to be America’s first LTE-A service using three carrier aggregation.

• 30 Aug 2016

28% of operators already have commercial LTE-A offering

New research from the Global mobile Suppliers Association, GSA, has stated 521 operators have commercially launched LTE, LTE-Advanced or LTE-Advanced Pro networks around the world.

• 12 Aug 2016

Ericsson and Vodafone Ireland achieve 136 Mbps uplink on commercial network

Swedish networking giant Ericsson has teamed up with Vodafone Ireland to demonstrate what it claims are the fastest uplink speeds yet achieved in a European commercial network.

• 05 Jul 2016

Swisscom breaks 1Gbps barrier with LTE-A Pro

European telco Swisscom says it has broken the 1Gbps barrier for mobile data transmission, claiming a first for any operator on the continent.

• 20 Apr 2016

OpenSignal research reveals UK 4G coverage failings

Consumer group Which has claimed UK consumers are unable to access 4G networks nearly half of the time.

• 19 Apr 2016