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Qualcomm, Nokia and Yle demo LTE Supplemental Downlink in a TV Broadcast Band

2016-09-02 11:30:34| Digital TV News

Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), Nokia and Finnish broadcasting company, Yle, have announced have conducted the world's first demonstration of the LTE Supplemental Downlink (SDL) technology in a TV broadcast band.

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Verizon to launch LTE Cat M1 by year-end

2016-09-01 15:12:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Verizon has announced plans to support LTE Cat M1 on its mobile network, the new standard for low-power IoT applications. Part of 3GPP Release 13 for LTE-Advanced, Cat M1 requires much less spectrum bandwidth compared to other standards such as Cat 1 and Cat 0. Verizon said it is working closely with chipset, modules and device partners to develop the platform and expects to be the first US operator to launch Cat M1 services later this year. Partners include Altair, Sequans, U-Blox, Telit, Sierra Wireless, Gemalto, Nokia, Ericsson and others. Verizon has already adopted LTE Cat 1 and is developing a core IoT architecture within its 4G network.

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Kcell, Beeline sign LTE network-sharing agreement

2016-08-31 13:09:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Kazakhstan mobile operator Kcell, controlled by the Telia group, has launched its LTE network and announced a network-sharing project with rival Beeline. The network launch was implemented in partnership with Ericsson, and the 4G service initially covers the cities of Almaty, Atyrau, Aktau and Shymkent. Under the network-sharing agreement with mobile operator Kar-Tel, working under the Beeline Kazakhstan brand and owned by VimpelCom, Kcell subscribers will be able to access LTE services in nine other cities.

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