LTE

Indonesia-based XL Axiata completed tests of wireless broadband equipment from Huawei which uses LTE for backhaul, enabling the operator to overcome a common obstacle to expanding coverage in hard-to-reach locations.

Sri Lanka-based Dialog Axiata deployed 515 towers since Covid-19 (coronavirus) restrictions were imposed in March 2020, increasing its total LTE site count to 4,000, with the goal to add another 450 sites by the end of the year to take…

South Korean mobile operators and Samsung completed the rollout of a nationwide public safety LTE network which interconnects with existing maritime and rail infrastructure to provide a unified platform ensuring interoperability among various agencies.

PARTNER CONTENT: The pace of 5G deployments accelerated in 2020 and the ecosystem is maturing rapidly, with 140 commercial 5G networks deployed in 59 countries.

LTE will continue to underpin the mobile broadband experience even as the industry pivots to 5G, helping operators migrate from 2G and 3G, offer services such as VoLTE and NB-IoT and run more efficient networks.

Nokia secured $14. 1 million in funding to deliver 4G connectivity on the Moon as part of a broader NASA programme to land people on the astronomical body and establish long-term research facilities.

Automaker Toyota selected Nokia to deploy a private LTE network to support a range of IoT-based devices at its manufacturing design division, with plans to upgrade to 5G.