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• Ericsson will deploy a 4G network for the leading Icelandic operator Síminn
• The agreement will strengthen Síminn’s position to serve its subscribers in both central and remote areas of the country
• Ericsson Síminn will join their forces to provide access to innovative mobile broadband services, anywhere and anytime, and open new and exciting opportunities for the Icelandic consumers.

IPv6 is a reality. Network technologies, services and support systems are ready for it, with IPv6 device support widely available and operators already deploying IPv6 in their networks.

• Ericsson’s tests reveal that 4G is robust enough to handle extreme situations
• Internet connection via LTE/4G on board of a jet plane flying 700km/h was maintained, also presenting a maximum downlink speed of 19 megabits per second

• Ericsson upgrades Etisalat’s radio network
• Egyptian users to enjoy enhanced voice, quality of data services and speed
• Ericsson RBS 6000 will provide Etisalat’s network with better and faster mobile internet connectivity and make it ready for future technology

Today, China Mobile officially launched its TD-LTE commercial networks in Hong Kong. At the event, Ericsson showcased a series of innovative applications based on TD-LTE data roaming, having supported China Mobile in realizing the first ever such service between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, a city in China’s Guangdong Province.

• China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) launches the world’s first converged LTE FDD/TDD network with Ericsson as its supplier
• Ericsson demonstrated the world’s first live seamless bi-directional LTE FDD/TDD interworking on the converged LTE FDD/TDD network
• The launch not only benefits CMHK as the leading operator in Hong Kong but also subscribers and the industry ecosystem
• The Converged Network pushes new boundaries in 4G network capacity helping to support the most demanding subscribers in Hong Kong

• Approximately 40 percent of all phones sold in Q3 were smartphones and the growth of smartphone data traffic is expected to exceed the overall average
• Mobile data traffic doubled between Q3 2011 and Q3 2012, and is expected to grow 12 times between 2012 and 2018, driven mainly by video
• Total mobile subscriptions are expected to reach 6.6 billion in 2012 and 9.3 billion in 2018
• There were an additional 13 million LTE subscriptions in Q3 2012, and numbers are predicted to reach 1.6 billion by 2018
• Total mobile subscriptions in Latin America currently number 676 million, with another 230 million expected by 2018
• By 2018, Latin America is expected to see an increase in LTE subscriptions to 10 percent (approximately 90 million) of all mobile subscriptions

Ericsson and operator UNE met with the local press in Bucaramanga and Cali, Colombia, to present the features of its recently deployed 4G/LTE network in these cities.