China’s Efforts To Rapidly Build Its 4G Network Is A Boon For Struggling Telecom Gear Makers

Image (1) chinaflag.jpg for post 161568The Chinese government will reportedly begin issuing 4G licenses (link via Google Translate) by the end of this year or early 2014 at the latest, following news that China Mobile is set to take construction bids for its 4G network as soon as this month. The country’s efforts to build out its TD-LTE network as quickly as possible is a potentially lucrative opportunity for telecom equipment makers, which have been hurt by the sluggish global economy.

U.K.’s First 4G Network Now Has 318k LTE Adopters 5 Months After Launch – “On Track” For 1M By Year’s End

4GEE logoEE, the U.K.’s first and still only 4G network operator, has broken out 4G-specific customer numbers for the first time — confirming that after five months of 4G trading it has hit a total of 318,000 4G-specific customers. The carrier has previously reported total postpaid 3G and 4G additions for its Q4 quarter, when it said it saw 201,000 net gains in the quarter.