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Five things you need to know about LTE

1. It really is fast. TeliaSonera, the Swedish carrier that in 2009 launched the first major commercial long-term evolution (LTE) service, delivered an average downstream speed of 33.4Mbps in informal tests last year. Verizon Wireless, which is using narrower spectrum bands, estimates that even on a fully loaded network, individual subscribers will get between 5Mbps and 12Mbps downstream and about 2Mbps to 5Mbps upstream.

By Stephen Lawson | 25 February, 2011 04:17

Tags: lte, telecommunication, Networking, GSM Association, wireless, WiMax Forum, Technology Topics, mobile, long-term evolution service, Technology Topics | Mobile
WiMax Forum upbeat despite defections

The WiMax Forum has closed one office in the past several months and lost as many as 100 members, but it is not concerned about the 4G technology losing its footing as many mobile operators commit to using LTE (Long-Term Evolution) networks instead.

By Stephen Lawson | 07 June, 2010 04:44

Tags: WiMax, lte, 4g, WiMax Forum
WiMax roaming demonstrated for first time in Taiwan

Operators Clearwire International, Tatung InfoComm and VMAX have for the first time demonstrated mobile WiMax global roaming, the WiMax Forum said on Monday.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 28 October, 2009 07:49

Tags: WiMax, Roaming, mobility, taiwan, WiMax Forum, Clearwire
Groups combine efforts to push WiMax femtocells

The WiMax Forum has joined forces with the Femto Forum to speed up the development of femtocells for mobile WiMax networks, the organizations said on Wednesday.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 04 June, 2009 03:14

Tags: Femto Forum, WiMax, WiMax Forum, femtocells