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Tata Elxsi extends portfolio of LTE solutions - LTE UE protocol stack accelerates time-to-market for LTE terminal devices

Barcelona / Bangalore, 2nd February 2010: TATA Elxsi today announced the availability of its 3GPP release 8 compliant LTE UE (User Equipment) protocol stack, propelling early delivery of LTE terminal devices and silicon solutions.
Tata Elxsi’s LTE UE protocol stack leverages the company’s deep experience in wireless technologies including CDMA, WiMAX, UMTS and EVDO, and [...]

Actix to Supply Centralized LTE SON System to NEC

First announcement of commercial deployment of an LTE C-SON system worldwide
London & Tokyo, 2 February 2010 – Actix, a leader in radio network status management and optimization, has announced that it has signed a major contract to provide centralized Self-Organizing Network (SON) technology for next generation LTE mobile networks to NEC Corporation (NEC), a world [...]

Tata Elxsi extends portfolio of LTE solutions - LTE UE protocol stack accelerates time-to-market for LTE terminal devices

Barcelona / New Delhi, 1st February 2010: TATA Elxsi today announced the availability of its 3GPP release 8 compliant LTE UE (User Equipment) protocol stack, propelling early delivery of LTE terminal devices and silicon solutions.
Tata Elxsi’s LTE UE protocol stack leverages the company’s deep experience in wireless technologies including CDMA, WiMAX, UMTS and EVDO, [...]

SaskTel on its way to delivering next-generation wireless services to all of Saskatchewan

Selects Nokia Siemens Networks to build new core network
SaskTel, a full service communications provider in Saskatchewan, has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to provide core network technology for a new next-generation wireless network. The agreement is a part of SaskTel’s network investment program to ensure 98 percent of Saskatchewan residents have access to wireless services.
“After a [...]

Nokia Siemens Networks rings up another first in LTE with 3GPP standardized voice calls

Successful IMS-compliant voice calls and SMS messaging using standardized LTE equipment marks an important step towards commercial voice over LTE deployments
Nokia Siemens Networks has carried out the world’s first voice calls in LTE networks using commercial, 3GPP-standardized user and network equipment. The success of the voice calls and SMS texting demonstrate the viability of the [...]

Nokia Siemens Networks conducts LTE interoperability testing with four leading device vendors

Further progress on the road towards commercial LTE deployment
Nokia Siemens Networks is conducting end-to-end LTE interoperability testing with four leading device vendors across several frequency bands required in different regions, including AWS, 700 MHz and 2100 MHz. The tests cover several steps in end-to-end network configuration based on commercial LTE hardware, including the Flexi Multiradio [...]

First LTE handover test completed on software compliant with commercial standard baseline

Nokia Siemens Networks drives LTE towards commercialization with successful test of key feature to enable continuous connectivity
Nokia Siemens Networks recently conducted the world’s first LTE handover test using a commercially available base station and fully standards compliant software. The test verifies that the LTE handover procedure is handled correctly by both Nokia Siemens Networks Flexi [...]

Signalion Sorbas eNodeB test products provide dual-mode support for 3GPP LTE FDD & TDD

Dresden, Germany
Signalion announces its Sorbas Test-UE products being compliant with the March’09 Release of the 3GPP LTE standard. The Sorbas Test-UE now simultaneously supports TD-LTE as well as the FDD mode. Matthias Stege, Head of Marketing, emphasizes “This flexibility enables our customers to use our Sorbas system for both kinds of LTE developments worldwide. That [...]

Broadband the New Necessity

Growth despite recession proves people need the benefits of broadband
Broadband has become a necessity for people around the planet –despite the economic downturn. That’s the message delivered in Singapore today by Broadband Forum Chief Operating Officer Robin Mersh.
Mr Mersh was giving a keynote address at the giant CommunicAsia conference and exhibition in Singapore, where more [...]

Actix Delivers HSPA+/Evolved Troubleshooting and Optimization Capabilities

Actix, the leader in Network Status performance engineering and optimization solutions, is announcing new support capabilities for HSPA+/Evolved within the Actix Analyzer and Actix Spotlight solutions.
Actix is now able to deliver HSPA+/Evolved troubleshooting and optimization capabilities within all elements of its Analyzer, Spotlight, Radioplan and Actix One solutions.
Already established as the industry standard for both [...]

Signalion enhances LTE-eNB Test Tool with protocol test suite for higher layer testing

Dresden, Germany
Signalion GmbH today announced the official release of a Layer 3 protocol option for the Sorbas LTE Test-UE at the LTE World Summit in Berlin. With this additional functionality Signalion now offers test solutions for all eNB protocol layers. Customers may choose from a large collection of protocol test cases and benefit from the [...]

SISVEL: Patent Pool for 3G Long Term Evolution (LTE)

SISVEL Announces Development of a Joint Patent Licensing Program
and Issues a Call for Patents Essential for LTE
Following talks with the stakeholders in the LTE field worldwide that began last year and culminated in April 2009 in a presentation on the benefits of an LTE patent pool delivered to the IPR Plenary Assembly of [...]

ip.access demonstrates progress on femtocell standards

Oyster 3G™ solution incorporates network integration and management standards
Cambridge, 7 April 2009 – ip.access (www.ipaccess.com), the multi-award winning developer of femtocell and picocell solutions, has today announced new capabilities in its Oyster 3G femtocell product in support of the just-published femtocell standards from 3GPP and the Broadband Forum. With these developments, ip.access has made significant [...]

World’s First Femtocell Standard Published By 3GPP

Three-way cooperation between 3GPP, Femto Forum and Broadband Forum creates new standard in record time enabling operators to deploy standards-based femtocells
London, UK –7th April 2009 – The Femto Forum, 3GPP and the Broadband Forum today announced that the world’s first femtocell standard has been officially published by 3GPP, paving the way for standardised femtocells to [...]

Qualcomm Voices Support for 3GPP’s New In-band Modem Specification to Enhance Safety on European Roads

SAN DIEGO — April 07, 2009 — Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today offered its endorsement for the Third Generation Partnership Project’s (3GPP’s) recent approval of the eCall in-band modem specification, which supports the EU’s eCall road safety initiative.
The 3GPP standardization group, well [...]

Nokia Siemens Networks’ converged infrastructure selected by Time Warner Cable to enhance network reliability and user experience

Time Warner Cable has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to supply and build a fully integrated, 3GPP and PacketCable 2.0 compliant IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) network. The IMS deployment will be the basis for providing next generation consumer applications that will converge Time Warner Cable’s existing voice, video and data services. Time Warner Cable is currently [...]

Wireless Industry Leaders Launch Voice over LTE Initiative Based on 3GPP Generic Access Network Standard

Today, a group of leaders in the wireless industry comprised of Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Huawei, Kineto Wireless, LG Electronics, Motorola, Nortel, Samsung, Starent Networks, T-Mobile and ZTE announced a joint effort, referred to as the Voice over LTE via Generic Access (VoLGA) Forum. The joint effort aims to define a set of specifications within the forum [...]

Xilinx and Wintegra Collaborate on LTE Baseband Targeted Design Platform

for Faster, Lower Cost Development of 4G Wireless Basestations
New baseband and MAC architecture utilizing Xilinx FPGAs and Wintegra processors and software
significantly reduce cost and power consumption
India, February 25, 2009 – At the Mobile World Congress 2009 , Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) and Wintegra, Inc. announced joint development of a 3GPP-LTE baseband targeted design platform [...]

Toshiba Develops USIM Card Compatible with NFC Mobile Phones

- Development of USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) to the Latest Standard Announces Toshiba’s Entry into the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) and 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) Markets -
Mobile World Congress 2009
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced the development of a new USIM card for use in mobile phones supporting the NFC (Near Field [...]

Continuous Computing Supports Latest 3GPP Home NodeB Femtocell Standards

Trillium Femtocell software now supports Iuh, RANAP User Adaptation, and Home NodeB Application Part; End-to-end 3G Femtocell demonstration showcased at company’s trade show booth
MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, Barcelona – February 16, 2009 – Continuous Computing®, the only company deploying uniquely architected systems comprised of telecom platforms and Trillium® software, today announced support for the 3GPP’s latest [...]

Africell chooses Nokia Siemens Networks to modernize its core network in Sierra Leone and Gambia

West Africa’s first service provider to deploy mobile softswitching solution to enhance network capacity and efficiency
After the excellent success of expanding the Africell radio and core mobile network done by Nokia Siemens Networks, Africell- the leading telecommunications service provider in Gambia and Sierra Leone- is to deploy Nokia Siemens Networks’ state–of-the art 3GPP mobile softswitching [...]

Nokia Siemens Networks moves forward with record mobile broadband deliveries

Over half the world’s 260 million WCDMA/HSPA subscribers connected by Nokia Siemens Networks
Nokia Siemens Networks is the global leader in the deployment of high-speed mobile broadband networks supplying WCDMA/HSPA networks to over 130 paying customers worldwide. The success of the company’s energy efficient 3G WCDMA/HSPA radio access solution means Nokia Siemens Networks now has the [...]

Symena researches LTE advances with Vienna University of Technology

17 July 2008, VIENNA, Austria
Symena and the Institute of Communications and Radio-Frequency Engineering (INTHFT) will co-operate closely on the investigation and further development of Automatic Cell Planning (ACP) functionality for the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard of 3GPP. Symena’s Capesso(tm) LTE is the first ACP for LTE. INTHFT is part of the Faculty [...]

Rohde & Schwarz and Signalion start with interoperability tests of LTE test platforms

Munich/Dresden: Rohde & Schwarz and Signalion announced today the start of a series of interoperability tests (IOT) sessions for their LTE test equipment. These tests are used by both companies to verify their compliance with the current status of LTE standardization.
Rohde & Schwarz was the first supplier on the market with test solutions for LTE [...]

NEC Corporation and NEC Corporation of America Jointly Showcase New Carrier-Class Services at NXTcomm08; Highlighting the Integration of Networking and Information Technology

Demonstrations Focus on Delivering Next-Generation Network Services to Speed New Operator Revenue Streams
NXTcomm 2008
Booth SU4520
At booth SU4520 at NXTcomm08, NEC Corporation and NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a leading technology provider of network, IT and identity management solutions, will highlight the key applications and services that operators need to be made aware of – with [...]

Signalion opens new production facility

Signalion opens new production facility
Signalion GmbH announced today that it has opened a new production facility for its 3GPP LTE Air-Interface Test- and Measurement Equipment.
“We are delighted to meet the increasing demand for our LTE test- and measurement products by opening this new production site”, said Dr. Tim Hentschel, Managing Director. “The new facility has [...]

Kineto and Agilent Technologies Collaborate on 3G/2G UMA/GAN Handset Testing Solution

Kineto Wireless, the key innovator and leading supplier of UMA technology, and Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the companies are collaborating on 3G and 2G UMA/GAN handset testing to bring a comprehensive solution to their customers.
The companies will focus on expanding Agilent’s 8960 “real world” UMA/GAN test capabilities to provide a full-featured, [...]

Mentum Announces LTE Support in Mentum Planet

Solution Lets Operators Strategically Plan Their Network Evolution
Las Vegas – April 1, 2008 – Mentum® announced today it will be demonstrating its new Long Term Evolution (LTE) planning capabilities for Mentum Planet® at its booth during CTIA Wireless 2008 in Las Vegas. The new capabilities for the 3GPP 4G LTE standard build on Mentum’s existing [...]

Nokia Siemens Networks doubles EDGE data speed

Facilitates genuine mobile broadband experience for GSM/EDGE networks
Nokia Siemens Networks today launched their downlink Dual Carrier EDGE software solution, ushering the first steps of EDGE Evolution into Nokia Siemens Networks’ GSM/EDGE radio portfolio. This solution offers double data speeds of up to 592 kbps to existing EDGE-capable GSM networks, thus enabling a mobile broadband experience, [...]

3GPP Adds 3G Support to UMA Standard

UMA to Support Upcoming 3G Dual-Mode Handset and Femtocell Deployments
UMA Today, an international consortium of companies leading the adoption of 3GPP UMA/GAN technology, today announced that the 3GPP standards body completed a specification update effort last week that added 3G (Iu-interface) support to the UMA/GAN standard. With the 3G version of the 3GPP UMA/GAN [...]

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