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,
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