Telefonica has selected six network equipment vendors for its LTE (4G) trial project across six countries in Europe and Latin America, namely ZTE, Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, Nokia Siemens Networks and NEC. The six-month trials will take place in Spain, the UK, Germany, the Czech Republic, Brazil and Argentina and marks the start of Telefonica's LTE vendor selection process. By deploying LTE technology, the operator aims to reach a (theoretical) peak data transfer rates of 340Mbps, enabling data-rich services such as mobile video and TV.
