...es, with Carrier Aggregation (bonding traffic across multiple LTE frequency bands) being an extremely popular LTE Advanced feature that will be "the next big thing". This bonds separate LTE frequency bands/carriers trans...

...tors to support new services based on industry standards.   The LTE plugfest is coming up. We are promoting LTE small cell interoperability. We are also working closely with 3GPP (GSMA) and the Wireless Broadband Allia...

...n Function), part of the family of standards from 3GPP (Third-Generation Partnership Project), which oversees LTE. NSN, like some other vendors, is trying to pave the way for Wi-Fi integration among its own products in a...

...elease 12 introduces multi-vendor eNB self-configuration. An overview of each 3GPP release is available here: 3GPP Release Descriptions 3GPP Release 8 also introduces the reference architecture for SON which identifies w...

...antial capacity on the ground using 3G small cells. It's also worth noting that the peak achievable speeds of LTE are unlikely to be delivered (for sustained periods) using macrocells, due to lack of capacity. The short ...

...e think 3G investment will be more prominent while LTE macro network deployments move along at a slower pace. LTE is perhaps still at an early stage in its lifecycle compared to 3G, and as such the standards and implemen...

...ions that are certified by the 3GPP so device makers will have a specification to work with, Saw said. 4. TDD-LTE Another technology that can help service providers use their spectrum more efficiently is TDD-LTE (time-di...

...work again for X2 interoperability. In exceptional cases, we've published our own documents. For example, the LTE scheduler algorithm was included in our FAPI (Femtocell API) specification. The topic was irrelevant to 3G...

.... "The problem with femtocells is the interference," said Beijner. Much of the femtocell industry adopted the 3GPP standard luh interface for linking femtocell access points to the service provider's network, but Ericsso...