EE has today announced that its speedy 4G LTE network is now available in an additional 11 towns across the United Kingdom. EE now covers 85 towns and cities, reaching more than 55% of the U.K. population just eight months after its 4G LTE network first launched.

AT&T has expanded its LTE connectivity service to an additional 7 locations and in true AT&T’style. The announcement was made in a sequential series of press releases on the U.S. carrier’s website.

Samsung has officially announced the world’s first LTE -Advanced smartphone and it comes as no surprise that it’s part of the Galaxy S4 range. That’s right — it’s another Galaxy S4 variant called the Galaxy S4 LTE-A.

Sony is pretty poor at keeping its Android devices up to date, which is why Xperia Z owners have been waiting months for their Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean release. But that wait is now over. The update’s rollout has just begun in Spain and the Ukraine, and it’s hitting LTE versions of the Xperia Z with the “C6603” model number first.

Hutchison Whampoa, owner of Three U.K., has today acquired O2 Ireland in a deal worth €850 million ($1.1 billion). Telefonica, O2’s parent company, believes the move will “create a new competitive dynamic in the Irish market,” which Three can now claim 37.5% of with 2 million active subscribers.