LTE
New mobile masts to be drastically reduced
News NGMN is an alliance of mobile operators, academics and manufacturers trying to co-ordinate their progress towards future mobile technologies, such as the long-term evolution (LTE) of 3G. However, he suggested that new... [07 Mar 2008]
3G operators must learn to share
News Emerging technologies such as femtocells and LTE (long term evolution - the intended evolution of 3G) will require substantial investment in the near term. Dr Alastair Brydon, co-author of the report, said in a... [29 Feb 2008]
Mobile World Congress 2008 Diary - Tuesday
Comment He also makes a plea for WiMax and LTE to make peace. Long tails. I arrive at the Fira early to struggle through the be-suited throng and get my seat at the big name keynotes. Not early enough, however, to claim a space... [13 Feb 2008]
Vodafone CEO warns of Apple, Google threat
News Sarin also called for an end to the competition between WiMax and LTE (long term evolution), saying WiMax could be happily accommodated under the LTE umbrella, rather than having "duelling standards". [12 Feb 2008]
T-Mobile cosies up to femtocells…
News Looking beyond 3G, Gurdenli envisages there will be room for more than one technology - rather than it being a case of LTE (long term evolution)/4G crushing the hopes of WiMax. Mobile operator T-Mobile is to kick off... [17 Jan 2008]
VoIP-over-3G to make some noise
News Another crucial factor, according to Bubley, is that upcoming communications standards such as LTE (the intended long-term evolution of 3G) and WiMax are "all-IP, so if you [an operator] are going to deploy them, you are... [19 Nov 2007]
WiMax joins 3G fold
News He also noted that the "long-term evolution" (LTE) of 3G should also use "the very latest radio access technologies and techniques for utilising spectrum". WiMax has effectively been folded into 3G's future development,... [22 Oct 2007]
At sea over convergence?
Comment In all the fussing over nifty new features, roaming to the cheapest networks and acronym overloading from VoIP to LTE (long term evolution) and WiMax, it's important not to forget the killer app of telephony - the... [21 Sep 2007]
EC wants TV spectrum for WiMax
News Because this is a much lower frequency range than the 2.6GHz and 5.8GHz bands currently mooted for WiMax and 3G's long-term evolution (LTE), it offers the possibility of far larger cell sizes. UHF spectrum should be... [14 Jun 2007]
Cheat Sheet: FTTx
Cheat Sheet Assorted mobile operators are studying their options and some believe the LTE mobile standard, set to be deployed in 2009, will enable 100Mbps speeds. Good for your digestion, so I hear. Apparently so. [11 May 2007]
100Mbps mobiles coming soon?
News Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nortel, Orange and its parent company France Telecom, T-Mobile and Vodafone have all announced their intention to work together on promoting LTE (long term... [08 May 2007]
Next version of 3G to milk operators for $18bn
News 3G is ancient history and the HSDPA flavour of 3.5G is fast becoming yesterday's man - it seems mobile operators are already gearing up for LTE, or long-term evolution, the next iteration of cellular networks that could... [01 Mar 2007]
'Emerging markets will split mobile'
News Beresford-Wylie said: "We think here in Europe the predominant mobile carriage will be the HSDPA/ LTE path. The head of Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has predicted there will be more than five billion mobile phone... [15 Feb 2007]
Vodafone CEO: Mobile must move it or lose it
News The Vodafone CEO added the industry must also get some speed on with LTE (long term evolution) - the process of developing 3G technology - or risk WiMax players cutting in on traditional mobile territory. [13 Feb 2007]
3GSM: All the news and views
News T-Mobile bets on 3G LTE The 3GSM World Congress 2006 is underway in Barcelona and silicon.com is on location, bringing you the latest announcements and happenings from sunny Spain all week long. News: [15 Feb 2006]