SK Telecom Plans LTE-Advanced Launch for September

In its quarterly financial report, SK Telecom announced plans to commercialize LTE-Advanced service during September 2013.  The Korean operator said it has already conducted field testing under real network environment using smartphones.  An upgrade of its existing LTE network to LTE-Advanced is currently underway. As of 31-March-2013, SK Telecom had 9.33 million LTE subscribers.  The carrier surpassed the 10 million LTE subscriber...

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Sydney Switches on its First NBN Connections

Residents of the suburb of Blacktown will be the first in the Sydney metropolitan area to switch on to Australia's National Broadband Network. NBN Co's fiber network has just passed the first 1,300 homes and businesses in Blacktown.  A further 9,300 premises will be passed shortly. Construction of the NBN set to have commenced or be complete for around 1.4 million premises across NSW and 4.85 million nationally by mid-2016. The nationwide...

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Huawei Discloses 400G Photonic Integrated Device

Huawei announced the development of a photonic integrated device (PID) that leverages advanced modulation and digital signal processing (DSP) technology to support 40 Gbps, 100 Gbps, 400 Gbps and  higher transmission rates.  Huawei said its device can achieve distances of up to 80 km without the need for a complex design at the photonic layer or auxiliary units such as optical amplifiers and dispersion compensation modules (DCMs). The device...

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Ericsson Sells Power Cable Business for US$38.4 Million

Ericsson has sold its power cable operation to NKT Cables, one of the largest power cable manufacturers in Europe, for about SEK 250 million (US$38.4 million).  The business unit is a leading supplier of medium voltage products to the Nordic utility groups. It is an important supplier of low voltage products to the wholesalers and installers in Sweden. The net sales for the power cable operation in 2012 was approximately SEK 1.5 billion. Ericsson...

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China Mobile Guangxi Tests Ericsson's City Site Base Stations

China Mobile Guangxi Branch is testing Ericsson's City Site radio solution in its commercial GSM network on a trial basis in Nanning, Guangxi. Ericsson's City Site, which has been deployed with the standard RBS6601 base station, has an integrated Omni Antenna covering a small area.   In addition, the City Site has also been equipped with functions such as electronic advertising, clock and public information inquires with touch-screen technology. Ericsson...

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