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Retail Asia16/01/2018
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Teletalk and Robi sign network sharing deal

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Bangladesh operators Teletalk and Robi Axiata have arranged to share network sites across the country to improve the network experience for their respective customers. The two operators have signed an agreement on the network sharing deal at a meeting this week attended by company executives including Robi CEO Mahtab Uddin Ahmed and Teletalk managing director Kazi Md Golam Kuddus. The agreement […]
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Retail Asia12/10/2017
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Myanmar’s Global Technology to deploy LTE

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Myanmar broadband service provider Global Technology Group has revealed plans to roll out LTE-based wireless broadband services in 30 cities starting in April. The operator plans offer high-end wireless broadband services to both residential and business customers. The rollout will cover cities in the Nay Pyi Taw, Magway, Bagon, Mon, Kayin and Tanintharyi regions, to […]
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Retail Asia12/07/2017
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Smart targets 70% LTE coverage by year end

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The Philippines’ Smart Communications aims to make LTE services available in 70% of the population by the end of the year. A recent study from JP Morgan estimates that Smart’s nationwide LTE coverage reached 51.5% by the end of May, Smart VP of network planning and engineering Mario Tamayo said in a statement. Smart, the wireless […]
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Retail Asia07/07/2017
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Unicom, Ericsson, Qualcomm demo VoLTE over Cat-M1

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China Unicom, Ericsson and Qualcomm have completed the first demonstration of LTE Cat-M1 Voice over LTE use cases. The demonstrations at last week’s Mobile World Congress Shanghai involved providing connectivity for a fire alarm trigger panel and a GPS emergency tracking device. The demos were conducted using Unicom’s spectrum, Ericsson’s IoT and VoLTE capable network […]
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Retail Asia23/06/2017
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MPT upgrading new LTE network to 4×4 MIMO

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Myanmar Post and Telecom (MPT) has adopted 4×4 multiple input multiple output (MIMO) technology for its recently-launched 4G network covering Yangon, Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw. The operator is using LTE-Advanced technology capable of internet speeds of up to 150Mbps in 47 townships across the three cities. MPT meanwhile plans to extend its LTE-Advanced network […]
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Retail Asia20/03/2017
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Globe launches 4CC LTE-A

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The Philippines’ Globe Telecom announced it has become the first operator in the nation to implement 4-component-carrier aggregation LTE-Advanced using the 2600-MHz band. The upgrade effectively doubles LTE capacity in areas covered by the deployment, the company said, and will be capable of generating speeds of up to 400 Mpbs once compatible devices hit the […]
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Retail Asia28/02/2017
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Telstra to launch LTE-Broadcast this year

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Telstra has announced plans to launch LTE-Broadcast (LTE-B) services this year, and roll out the technology across Australia by 2018. The company is working with network vendor Ericsson to enable LTE-B in existing Telstra Media services this year. Telstra also plans to launch a 24×7 linear streaming channel using the technology, initially for certain compatible […]
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Retail Asia20/02/2017
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Nokia showcases LTE drones for public safety

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Nokia has conducted a demonstration showcasing the use of LTE-enabled drones to facilitate efficient rescue operations in disaster areas. The demonstration involved the creation of an instant LTE network using its Ultra Compact Network portable base stations to establish connectivity between camera-mounted drones and a control center. Nokia conducted the demonstration at the UAE Drones […]
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Retail Asia03/02/2017
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Cellcard aims for nationwide LTE by April

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Cambodia’s Cellcard reportedly plans to roll out nationwide LTE services by April, becoming first past the post in the race to deploy 4G services covering the whole country. The operator recently contracted Nokia to expand and modernize its 3G and LTE networks, including by deploying around 1,500 new cell sites. Now Cellcard aims to achieve […]
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Retail Asia01/02/2017
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Telstra launches Gigabit LTE in key CBDs

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Australia’s Telstra has launched the world’s first commercial Gigabit LTE network in the central business districts of key state capital cities. The operator’s LTE-A network in these CBDs has been upgraded to support 4X4 multiple input multiple output (MIMO), three carrier aggregation and 256 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) on the downlink. The network also supports […]
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Retail Asia25/01/2017
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Mobile operators should embrace LTE Broadcast now

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Mobile operators, especially those with multi-screen assets and ambitions of providing superior mobile video and data experiences to customers, should adopt eMBMS, or LTE Broadcast, more aggressively, says a new report by Strategy Analytics. Accessing mobile TV services, particularly live events, over the mobile network will only increase in future as competition drives larger data […]
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Retail Asia15/01/2017
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Singtel launches 450Mbps LTE-A nationwide

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Singtel has announced the nationwide deployment of its 450Mbps LTE-Advanced service as part of the operator’s journey to 5G. The company has upgraded its LTE network in Singapore to support the pre-5G technology 256 quadrature amplitude modulation (256 QAM). The technology is designed to increase the number of unique waveform shapes to allow the carriage […]
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Retail Asia29/11/2016
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Huawei demos 5G-LTE dual connectivity for 4K VOD

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Huawei has conducted a live demonstration involving 5G and LTE dual connectivity for a 4K video-on-demand service, achieving single user peak throughput of 21.1Gbps. At last week’s Global Mobile Broadband Forum, Huawei conducted a demonstration based on its CloudRAN architecture. With the development of new high-bandwidth services such as AR/VR and 4K video streaming and […]
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Retail Asia24/11/2016
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YTL launches 4G LTE data, VoLTE services

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YTL Communications in Malaysia has deployed Elitecore’s Revenue and Customer Management (RCM) Platform to roll out its 4G LTE high speed data & VoLTE services. The platform will enable the operator to roll out new business models like, HD Voice (VoLTE), Enterprise LTE and LTE Roaming, in addition to the Double Double buckets, one for […]
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Retail Asia14/11/2016
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Nokia to deploy first LTE-R network in Korea

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Nokia has secured a contract to deploy the world’s first LTE-R (LTE-railway) LTE network in South Korea. The vendor will deploy the network on a railway line between Wonju and Gangneung as part of a line extension to prepare for next year’s Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. The network will support both operational and maintenance services […]
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Retail Asia13/09/2016
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Telstra, Ericsson achieve five-carrier LTE aggregation

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Telstra and its technology supplier Ericsson claim to have achieved a world-first with a test that used four separate radio frequency spectrum bands with five carriers for very high long term evolution-advanced (LTE-A) bit rates. The trial at an undisclosed location used Telstra’s production network, with a Cobham Aeroflex TM500 4G network testing device as the […]
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