Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. has landed another LTE (Long Term Evolution) scalp, this time landing a test gig with Vodafone Germany over the so-called "Digital Dividend Band" (790-862MHz).

The two parties are creating a "joint initiative to validate LTE’s application" within that particular band of spectrum, with a particular emphasis on testing digital TV and digital radio services, Huawei tells Unstrung.

The Vodafone Group plc (NYSE: VOD) is among a small group of major operators accelerating their LTE plans with a view to launching commercial services within the next few years. (See China Mobile, V'Fone Test LTE.)

Huawei is already working with Telenor Group (Nasdaq: TELN) and Telia Company on their LTE plans in Europe, and is pushing hard elsewhere with its LTE developments. (See Huawei Opens LTE Lab in Texas, Huawei Launches Commercial LTE eNodeB, Huawei Blazing LTE Trail, Huawei Bags Another Euro LTE Gig, and TeliaSonera: We'll Do 4G in 2010.)

— Ray Le Maistre, International News Editor, Light Reading