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Panasonic to stop making new smartphones for NTT Docomo

Panasonic Corp has told NTT Docomo Inc it would stop supplying new smartphone models from this winter, Kyodo news service said, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Time：2013-08-06

ZTE set to launch own device chipset

ZTE said it is set to unveil a “self-developed chipset” to power 4G devices in September, stating that it will be “the first in the industry to attain 4G standards in communications and data throughput, heralding a breakthrough in 4G technology globally”.

Time：2013-08-06

More details of EE's LTE-A trial emerge

U.K. operator to try out carrier aggregation in London using 1800-MHz, 2.6-GHz bands. Further details of EE's upcoming LTE-A carrier aggregation (CA) trial emerged this week.

Time：2013-08-05

Almost 600,000 base stations to be upgraded to LTE-A by 2018

Yota launched the first LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) network in Russia last October; however, with the first compatible handset, SK Telecom was the earliest to make the technology commercially available in June 2013. Within two weeks, the South Korea operator has already claimed over 150,000 subscriptions, roughly 0.6% of its total. The US will have at least four LTE-A networks in service by the end of 2013 as well. This fierce competition will see more than half of the LTE subscribers in North America using LTE-A by 2017, according to research firm ABI Research.

Time：2013-08-05

ZTE Attains No. 2 Position in Worldwide IPTV Market Share

ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, has attained the world’s No. 2 ranking in the Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) market.

Time：2013-06-26

915 million LTE subscribers expected worldwide by 2016

There will be more than 915 million LTE subscriptions worldwide by the end of 2016, according to think tank Idate.

Time：2013-06-26

Siemens shops NSN stake to private equity firms - report

Siemens is sounding out private-equity firms about buying its 50 percent stake in Nokia Siemens Networks, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. The German conglomerate has approached a number of buyout funds, including TPG, Blackstone and KKR, to gauge their interest in buying the stake. Another possibility, less likely, is a sale of Siemen's stake in the venture, the report said. Analysts say the entire NSN business, if it were public, could be worth more than EUR 7 billion including debt.

Time：2013-06-17

Huawei starts up LTE commercial support group

Chinese vendor Huawei has introduced a business initiative designed to explore the application scenarios for SDN in carrier networks, to help operators better understand the technology’s commercial value.

Time：2013-06-17

Huawei and China Unicom Conducts a Large-Scale 100G Commercial Pilot Backbone Network

China Unicom is conducting a 100G network, a prelude to its mass 100G rollout. This pilot network uses Huawei's SD FEC technology over the ultra-long-haul transmission section of the 100G network.

Time：2013-05-20

NSN, Ericsson, Hauwei Sign MOU for OSS Interoperability

Nokia Siemens Networks, Ericsson and Huawei have put together and signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) enabling the use of OSS innovations across the industry. To help operators simplify network operations and reduce costs, the companies have agreed to cross-license the OSS interfaces used for multi-vendor network management.

Time：2013-05-14