4G Global Update - July 7, 2010

3 Cellcos Shortlisted for Third Mobile License in Mozambique

TeleGeography

Three out of 22 interested parties have been shortlisted to become Mozambique's third mobile phone operator, the National Institute of Communications (INCM) has announced. The three in question are TMN (the cellular unit of Portugal Telecom), UNI-Telecom (a joint venture between Angolan cellco Unitel and Mozambique's Energy Capital) and a Vietnam-backed bidder named Movitel. More

Alvarion to Support TD-LTE

Light Reading

Responding to the likely demand in India and elsewhere for wireless broadband infrastructure solutions that support multiple technologies, WCAI member Alvarion Ltd., one of the global leaders in the WiMAX market, has stated it will add support for TD-LTE to its platform in the next few years. More

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MyADSL

Neotel announced the launch of its NeoBroadband WiMAX service delivered over Neotel's WiMAX infrastructure. Neotel says that it currently has a WiMAX footprint in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban. More

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EnergyBoom

WCAI member Samsung launched the world's first solar-powered mobile phone, The Solar Guru E1107, to the Indian market. Also called the Crest Solar, the new Guru is not about high-tech bells and whistles. Instead, the phone is about energy efficiency in design, charging, and consumption. More

KeyOn Completes Ninth Acquisition

MarketWatch

WCAI member KeyOn Communications Holdings, Inc., one of the largest providers of wireless broadband, satellite video and voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services in the United States, announced today it has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the wireless broadband assets of TS Wireless, a division of Technology Specialists Group, Inc., increasing the company's already substantial network footprint in Illinois. More

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Developing Telecoms

Nokia Siemens Networks and Nokia have jointly conducted the world's first end-to-end LTE data call with Nokia Siemens Networks' commercial equipment on the 800 MHz frequency band. Popularly known as the Digital Dividend, this spectrum is becoming available as terrestrial TV moves from analogue to digital broadcasting. More

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Cyber Media CIOL

WiMAX Forum claimed that most of the telecom companies who have won the BWA auction are expected to launch WiMAX services by this year, subject to availability of spectrum. More