Alcatel-Lucent and Cassidian, an EADS company, have launched a new solution called ‘Evercor’ to enhance safety and operations for public safety agencies, energy and transport companies. According to Alcatel-Lucent, it enables the use of video, data and other media to improve the way the security professionals serve and protect their communities.

Telecom New Zealand will be conducting live customer trials of LTE technology later this year in preparation for the evolution of its XT network to 4G. Operator is currently conducting a technology selection process, with the aim to have the trial service operational with selected business and consumer customers before the end of 2012

Qualcomm and  Digibras Group have entered into 3G and 4G license agreements to enable Digibras to manufacture, through its brands, 3G and 4G smartphones in Brazil. Digibras Industria do Brasil S.A.is a Brazilian consumer electronics supplier and owner of the brands CCE Info and CCE Mobi.

Ericsson is working with regional wireless operators to provide LTE services in rural America. Company is providing LTE mobile broadband networks to eight regional wireless operators in the United States and Guam.

T-Mobile USA has selected Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) to support It’s $4 billion 4G network evolution plan, including network modernization and LTE deployment in 2013.  

Bharti Airtel has launched LTE services in Bangalore, India followed by the recent launch of the 4G services in Kolkata.  Airtel also introduced 'Smartbytes' for 4G a plan to allow customers to buy these add-on packs and use 4G services even after exhausting their monthly data limits.

ZTE has signed an agreement with Hi3G Sweden worth UD$74 million to deploy several UMTS/LTE TDD/LTE FDD base stations, as well as auxiliary microwave and data transmission equipment over the next three years.

Nokia Siemens Networks plans to demonstrate TD-LTE data speeds of close to 1 Gbps using its commercial Flexi Multiradio 10 Base Station with LTE-Advanced technology at International CTIA Wireless 2012. Company is also adding a host of new products to its comprehensive TD-LTE portfolio.