LTE

Assessment of LAA-LTE market prospects, role of LAA-LTE in mobile networks, coexistence/competition with Wi-Fi, impact on small cells, traffic management across licensed/unlicensed channels (data and control plane; coordination of macro- and small-cell traffic), and backhaul implications. What you will learn: …

Operator aims to achieve data transmission speeds of 750 Mbps South Korean mobile operator LG Uplus has carried out the first demonstration of LTE in unlicensed spectrum in the country. The telecom firm said that LTE-U technology, which works with …

  A conversation with Puneet Sethi, Director of Product Management, Qualcomm Atheros Inc. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the complete report. Qualcomm Technologies was one of the initial proponents of LTE unlicensed, along with vendors such as Ericsson and …

A conversation with Mike Schabel, VP of Small Cells, Alcatel-Lucent Download a transcript of the complete interview and the complete report. Densification of the network infrastructure with small cells and Wi-Fi is one path that Alcatel-Lucent has pursued over recent years. …

A conversation with Edgar Figueroa, President and CEO, Wi-Fi Alliance Download a transcript of the complete interview and the complete report. Wi-Fi Alliance has an unmatched experience in managing the coexistence of multiple networks in unlicensed spectrum. Certification ensures that multiple …

In previous issues of RCR Wireless News, we discussed Near-Far and its effect on in-building DAS performance, which included details on uplink and downlink Near-Far. For more details, check out our recent editorial posts: “Effect on In-Building DAS Performance,” “Uplink …

LTE-A, VoLTE likely to hit Taiwan in 2016 Taiwan’s main mobile telephony operators launched LTE services in May 2014, and by the end of the first quarter of 2015, nearly 90% of the territory had LTE coverage, according to tech …

A conversation with Jim Miller, director radio standards, InterDigital Download a transcript of the complete interview and the complete report. With its focus on enhancing wireless technologies and expanding wireless access and usage, InterDigital has had a keen interest in the development of LTE unlicensed from the beginning, because …

 China Telecom gained 9.67 million LTE subscribers in Q1 of 2015 Chinese mobile telephony giant China Telecom announced that its 4G base reached 16.75 million subscribers by the end of March. That growth equates to a net addition of 9.67 …

The First Responders Network Authority board has issued a draft request for proposal outlining significant details of potential plans for the national LTE network for public safety that it has been tasked with building and operating. The draft RFP, posted …

A conversation with Steve Hratko, director of service provider marketing, Ruckus Wireless Download a transcript of the complete interview and the complete report. There are two dimensions that are crucial to the deployment and success of LTE in the 5 …

Carriers are planning their investments in HetNets carefully as they balance the need for more coverage and capacity with pressure on the top line created by incessant data price wars. Investments must be made to satisfy current network demands while …

OpenCloud touts “the power of open.” Being open is an important concept, but is not necessarily a new topic. Consider the context in which “open” plays a role in this specific discussion. Networks today are pretty much standardized. Although services …

Cell tower would be 75-feet tall, disguised as evergreen tree AT&T wants to build a 75-foot-tall cellphone tower adjacent to a Eugene, Ore., church, but local residents and officials are pushing back against the carrier’s capital ambitions. The wrangling has been …

The telecom industry has buzzed about small cell technology for years, but as the race toward 5G and ultra-dense metros speeds up, small cell is just now becoming a viable part of heterogeneous network deployments. Take Cleveland, for example. In …

A conversation with Narayan Menon, CTO and EVP of Engineering, XCellAir discussing a shared solution to manage Wi-Fi and LTE unlicensed traffic. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the complete report. XCellAir a spinoff from InterDigital announced in …

Merger puts pressure on Ericsson to step up its wired and optical portfolio With the recent $16.5 billion merger of Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent, telecom industry watchers are speculating that Ericsson and Juniper Networks (JNPR) could soon be making merger news. …

The Brazilian telco market had total revenue of $77.24 billion in 2014, an equivalent of 4.2% of the country’s GDP. All together, telco operators invested $9.57 billion last year; if the acquisition of spectrum licenses is concluded, the total rises …

Analyst: Combined company better suited to compete against Ericsson, Huawei Nokia officials confirmed on April 14 that the Finnish company is in “advanced discussions” with Alcatel-Lucent on a potential purchase of the rival networking firm. Nokia released the statement following numerous …

In a previous post on RCR Wireless News, we discussed near-far and its “Effect on In-Building DAS Performance.” Near-Far is a term describing performance reduction when a mobile device is operating within a distributed antenna system’s coverage area, but is being serviced by a …

Wi-Fi is in place and DAS in the works for Rust Belt fans With a deployment just in time for the kick-off of baseball season, Major League Baseball officials completed installation of a free public Wi-Fi network in Comerica Park, …

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is suspending the funding for the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System’s LTE project that utilizes 700 Mhz Band 14 spectrum, one of five pilot projects across the country that are aimed at providing …

Pilot of Project Ara set for Puerto Rico Google plans to launch its Project Ara, a modular, customizable smartphone platform, later this year in Puerto Rico, partnering with Ingram Micro Mobility on forward logistics. Google describes Project Ara on its …

JMA Wireless upgrades distributed antenna system product line JMA Wireless upgraded its distributed antenna system portfolio to include multi-input, multi-output functionality, which serves to increase data throughput. The upgraded Omni-MIMO ceiling-mounted unit is equipped with two 698-2700 MHz X-Pol antennas, which …