Despite the buzz about LTE, only 11% of total cellular subscriptions worldwide are 3G, according to market research and consultancy In-Stat. By 2013, the percentage will rise to 28%. Meanwhile,…
Initiated in 2004, the Long Term Evolution (LTE) project focused on enhancing the Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) and optimizing 3GPP’s radio access architecture.
Migration route for existing CDMA and GSM customers to LTE. Includes a demonstration of CDMA/LTE Video Data Session hand-over.
Motorola’s LTE applications and portfolio demonstrated at CTIA 2009 in Las Vegas.
After months of delay, the transition to digital television (DTV) has arrived and those companies that purchased broadcasters’ 700 MHz spectrum–namely AT&T and Verizon Wireless–are ready to begi
Radio access networks will evolve to provide solid platforms for new services and applications, making mobile broadband the main driver of revenue growth for mobile operators in Latin America, accordi
With more and more telecom giants moving into LTE camp compared to WiMAX there seems to be a sense of urgency out there in regards to LTE development.
Preparations for LTE could help operators get the most out of their current networks while putting them in a good position to profit from next-generation technology, even if large-scale LTE…
Voice is becoming an Important issue for seamless introduction of LTE services.
TOKYO (Nikkei)–The Communications Ministry said Wednesday that it has approved business plans for next-generation cellular phone services submitted by NTT DoCoMo Inc. (9437), KDDI Corp.
Any manufacturers who want their devices to work on Verizon’s upcoming Long Term Evolution network will have to give them the ability to support IPv6.
NTT DoCoMo Inc. is set to invest Â¥300 billion to Â¥400 billion ($3.06 billion to $4.07 billion) in its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network during the next five years, The…
If Long Term Evolution (LTE) goals are to be believed, then network equipment vendors and service providers will be seeing improved spectral efficiency, lowered costs, offering increased applications,
Industry will be ready for LTE, says UMTS Forum report. A major new report from the UMTS Forum presents a positive picture of LTE’s transformation of the global market for…
T-Mobile Austria has installed a trial Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in its Vienna Rennweg store, to showcase the technology. T-Mobile contracted Huawei as technical partner and equipment supplier for…
Huawei and TeliaSonera/Netcom, today announced the world’ s first mobile broadband Internet connection over a live commercial LTE network in Oslo, Norway.
Not only did Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam talk about some upcoming devices for the network, he also took the opportunity to talk some serious smack about the…
Verizon Wireless said Wednesday that it is testing 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) service with the aim of launching commercial service in 2010.
A EventHelix.com presentation describing the Radio Link Control (RLC) Sub-Layer of LTE. The following topics are covered: – RLC sub layer functions and interactions with other layers
A EventHelix.com presentation describing the MAC Sub-Layer of LTE. The following topics are covered: – Logical, Transport and Physical Channels – Random Access Procedure
This article from Ericsson presents some of the key features of the radio interface for LTE (long-term evolution), recently approved by 3GPP.
This article from Freescale provides an excellent introduction to the LTE physical layer. The topics included are: – LTE basic concepts – Introduction to OFDM
LG is to demonstrate the world’s first data card based on 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology standards at Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona. Data card uses LG’s own…
Motorola, Inc. announced it has deployed a live 700 MHz Long Term Evolution (LTE) demonstration network in Las Vegas to show how the next generation of wireless broadband technology created…
T-mobile’s LTE demo at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona, February 2009. This used the LG LTE terminal and Nortel base station. Handover between node-Bs is shown but there is only…
Demonstration of a Nortel LTE connection operating in a vehicle driving at 100km/h.
A White Paper from the UMTS Forum Towards Global Mobile Broadband Standardizing the future of mobile communications with LTE (Long Term Evolution)
The recent increase of mobile data usage and emergence of new applications such as MMOG (Mul-timedia Online Gaming), mobile TV, Web 2.0, streaming contents have motivated the 3rd Generation Partner
With the emergence of packet-based wireless broadband systems such as WiMAX 802.16e, it is evident that a comprehensive evolution of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) specificat
Long Term Evolution (LTE) is well positioned to meet the requirements of next-generation mobile networks, offering superior user experience and enabling operators to offer high performance, mobile-