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MulteFire unveils wifi on steroids with release 1.0

Over a year after it was first announced MulteFire release 1.0 is completed, promising to bring LTE-like connectivity over unlicensed spectrum.

Why is there now a V at the end of LTE? Explaining LTE-V

The telecoms industry is never short of a new acronym. At the moment, it loves adding extra letters to LTE to help explain a new use case.

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.

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.

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.

KPN IoT LTE-M trial targets most acronyms in a single sentence

Earlier this year Telecoms.com wrote about how LTE-M, the IoT-enabling LTE tech, will keep operators relevant in the IoT era.

5G and LTE need to learn to share – Huawei

Huawei reckons the early success of 5G lays with successfully interoperating new radio infrastructure with existing LTE.

LTE isn’t good enough for critical communications… yet

LTE has the potential to revolutionise emergency services communications, but it needs to be nothing less than 100% reliable, according to CEO of the TCCA, Phil Kidner in an interview with Telecoms.com at AfricaCom 2016.

Virgin Media tries to tart-up new 4G service with zero rating makeover

In a bid to differentiate its new consumer 4G service Virgin Media is flirting with the net neutrality debate by zero-rating WhatsApp and Messenger.

Nokia makes LTE public safety move

Nokia has expanded its critical communications portfolio with launch of Nokia Group Communications.

Qualcomm and SK Telecom trial LAA on steroids

Just because Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) is still very much a work in progress, that’s no reason not to try and pimp it up a bit regardless.

LTE-U coexistence harder than herding cats

A couple of recent announcements illustrate that achieving industry consensus over LTE-U makes herding cats looks like a walk in the park.

Three UK recruits Game of Thrones star for war on blackspots

UK operator Three seems to have recovered its sense of humour enough to recruit Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams to spearhead its new war on mobile blackspots.

AT&T and Qualcomm drone on

The growing background noise emanating from the telecoms scene regarding Unmanned Aircraft Systems means their nick-name has never been more apposite.

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.

Jio massively disrupts Indian telecoms market with aggressive 4G launch

Reliance Jio Infocomm has revealed its long-awaited digital services portfolio and it looks set to seriously disrupt the Indian market with aggressive pricing and compelling multiplay packages.

AT&T and Sierra Wireless announce LTE-M pilot, so does Verizon

US telcos AT&T and Sierra Wireless have announced they will be trying out LTE-M tech in San Francisco later this year with a view to hastening the use of LTE for IoT.

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.

Google, Intel, Nokia, Qualcomm and others form 3.5 GHz alliance

Some of the world’s biggest technology companies have decided to join forces in order to work out how best to exploit the 150 MHz of unlicensed spectrum that has been made available for commercial use.