Source: 3GPP press release
The 3GPP candidate technology submission for IMT-Advanced developed as LTE Release 10 & Beyond (LTE-Advanced) was today accepted as a 4G technology at the Chongqing meeting of ITU-R Working Party 5D, having successfully completed Steps 4 through 7 of the IMT-Advanced process in ITU-R, complying with or exceeding the ITU established criteria in all aspects.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Clearwire details results of initial LTE testing
Source: FierceBroadbandWireless
Clearwire Chief Commercial Officer Mike Sievert said the operator has recorded peak download speeds of 90 Mbps in its initial testing of LTE technology in Phoenix.
Clearwire Chief Commercial Officer Mike Sievert said the operator has recorded peak download speeds of 90 Mbps in its initial testing of LTE technology in Phoenix.
German operators consider shared LTE network
Source: telecoms.com
Leading German mobile operators, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone Germany and O2 Germany have started talks focused on the rolling out of a joint LTE network in the country.
Leading German mobile operators, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone Germany and O2 Germany have started talks focused on the rolling out of a joint LTE network in the country.
KDDI executive details LTE deployment plans
Source: FierceBroadbandWireless
Japanese operator KDDI is planning to deploy LTE but will continue to use its existing CDMA network to handle voice traffic. During a keynote discussion at 4G World, Hideo Okinaka, vice president and general manager of emerging technologies and spectrum division at KDDI, said that the company has 20 MHz of spectrum for LTE and is currently working on specifications so that the network will fall back to 1X for incoming voice calls during a data session over LTE.
Japanese operator KDDI is planning to deploy LTE but will continue to use its existing CDMA network to handle voice traffic. During a keynote discussion at 4G World, Hideo Okinaka, vice president and general manager of emerging technologies and spectrum division at KDDI, said that the company has 20 MHz of spectrum for LTE and is currently working on specifications so that the network will fall back to 1X for incoming voice calls during a data session over LTE.
Nokia Siemens Networks readies TD-LTE for India
Source: Nokia Siemens Networks press release
Nokia Siemens Networks is the first company to successfully demonstrate the Time Division Duplex version of LTE (TD-LTE)** using broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum in India. The first video call was made by Gurdeep Singh, chief operating officer of Aircel. The call was conducted with the 4G mobile technology running on commercial hardware at the Nokia Siemens Networks’ Bengaluru R&D facility. It marks an important milestone moving 2.3 GHz TD-LTE closer to commercial availability.
Nokia Siemens Networks is the first company to successfully demonstrate the Time Division Duplex version of LTE (TD-LTE)** using broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum in India. The first video call was made by Gurdeep Singh, chief operating officer of Aircel. The call was conducted with the 4G mobile technology running on commercial hardware at the Nokia Siemens Networks’ Bengaluru R&D facility. It marks an important milestone moving 2.3 GHz TD-LTE closer to commercial availability.
CEVA Expands Into 4G Wireless Infrastructure Market With Industry-First Vector DSP for Software Defined Radio Platforms
Source: CEVA press release
CEVA, Inc., the leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores, today introduced the CEVA-XC323™, the industry's first high performance vector DSP for 4G wireless infrastructure applications. The CEVA-XC323 delivers up to 4x performance improvement in wireless infrastructure applications compared to incumbent infrastructure VLIW DSPs, such as those offered by Texas Instruments, and lowers the overall bill-of-materials by significantly reducing the number of processors and hardware accelerators required. The CEVA-XC323 is already in design with a wireless infrastructure vendor for 4G Software Defined Radio (SDR) base-station applications.
CEVA, Inc., the leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores, today introduced the CEVA-XC323™, the industry's first high performance vector DSP for 4G wireless infrastructure applications. The CEVA-XC323 delivers up to 4x performance improvement in wireless infrastructure applications compared to incumbent infrastructure VLIW DSPs, such as those offered by Texas Instruments, and lowers the overall bill-of-materials by significantly reducing the number of processors and hardware accelerators required. The CEVA-XC323 is already in design with a wireless infrastructure vendor for 4G Software Defined Radio (SDR) base-station applications.
PCTEST Lab Performs LTE 3GPP Conformance Testing
Source: PR Newswire
PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc. (PCTEST Lab), a premier one-stop wireless testing and certification laboratory is completely operational and providing Long Term Evolution (LTE) 3GPP Conformance testing for device manufacturers and operators.
PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc. (PCTEST Lab), a premier one-stop wireless testing and certification laboratory is completely operational and providing Long Term Evolution (LTE) 3GPP Conformance testing for device manufacturers and operators.
Icera Announces First 4G LTE/3G/2G Multimode Platform & Higher Performance HSPA+ Platform
Source: Icera press release
Icera Inc., the software-defined semiconductor company, today announced availability of two platforms for multimode LTE and HSPA+ based on its new 40nm Livanto® ICE8060 and ICE8061 soft baseband processors. Icera maintains its leading edge HSPA+ and LTE roadmap advantage and continues to deliver the industry's smallest solutions, due to its unique software-defined modem architecture.
Icera Inc., the software-defined semiconductor company, today announced availability of two platforms for multimode LTE and HSPA+ based on its new 40nm Livanto® ICE8060 and ICE8061 soft baseband processors. Icera maintains its leading edge HSPA+ and LTE roadmap advantage and continues to deliver the industry's smallest solutions, due to its unique software-defined modem architecture.
Sierra Wireless introduces new LTE wireless modules
Source: Sierra Wireless press release
Sierra Wireless today announced the launch of a suite of new products designed for LTE networks, which will provide users wireless access at download speeds of up to 100 megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds up to 50 Mbps. Out of the gate, the Sierra Wireless portfolio will support all major network technologies and offer compatibility with existing 2G and 3G services, providing both excellent commercial viability and a solid end-customer experience that supports national and international roaming worldwide.
Sierra Wireless today announced the launch of a suite of new products designed for LTE networks, which will provide users wireless access at download speeds of up to 100 megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds up to 50 Mbps. Out of the gate, the Sierra Wireless portfolio will support all major network technologies and offer compatibility with existing 2G and 3G services, providing both excellent commercial viability and a solid end-customer experience that supports national and international roaming worldwide.
Aptilo to Add LTE Policy and Charging Control to Portfolio of Solutions
Source: Aptilo Networks press release
Aptilo Networks, the global leader in pre-integrated solutions for control of billing, user services and access in wireless networks including WiMAX and Wi-Fi, announced today that the company is adding LTE to its portfolio of service management and policy control solutions for operators.
Aptilo Networks, the global leader in pre-integrated solutions for control of billing, user services and access in wireless networks including WiMAX and Wi-Fi, announced today that the company is adding LTE to its portfolio of service management and policy control solutions for operators.
MetroPCS Goes Live with Bridgewater for 4G LTE
Source: Bridgewater Systems press release
Bridgewater Systems, the mobile personalization company, today announced that MetroPCS Communications Inc. has launched the Bridgewater® Home Subscriber Server (HSS) and Policy Controller (PCRF) to deliver 4G LTE services.
Bridgewater Systems, the mobile personalization company, today announced that MetroPCS Communications Inc. has launched the Bridgewater® Home Subscriber Server (HSS) and Policy Controller (PCRF) to deliver 4G LTE services.
Tekelec Launches Diameter Signaling Router for 3G, LTE and IMS-based Data Networks
Source: Tekelec press release
Tekelec, the broadband data management company, today launched its new Diameter Signaling Router (DSR) to help operators cost effectively scale and manage services and applications on 3G and all-IP LTE and IMS networks. The DSR reduces the complexity of connecting, provisioning and interoperating essential Diameter-based equipment. Diameter is a key next-generation signaling protocol for the all-IP network, carrying policy, charging, mobility management, and authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) traffic.
Tekelec, the broadband data management company, today launched its new Diameter Signaling Router (DSR) to help operators cost effectively scale and manage services and applications on 3G and all-IP LTE and IMS networks. The DSR reduces the complexity of connecting, provisioning and interoperating essential Diameter-based equipment. Diameter is a key next-generation signaling protocol for the all-IP network, carrying policy, charging, mobility management, and authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) traffic.
JDSU Unveils Enhanced Signaling Analyzer for LTE with Advanced 3G Capabilities
Source: JDSU press release
In conjunction with 4G World, JDSU today introduced new high-performance LTE network diagnostic and analysis capabilities for its Signaling Analyzer Real Time (SART) LTE test solution. SART now increases data processing ten-fold with end-to-end visibility and is designed to address the huge growth in traffic on all-IP LTE networks. The SART LTE enhancements − which include intelligent packet processing architecture, 6 Gbps capture, processing, and analysis on 10 Gigabit Ethernet data links − preserve valuable real-time-to-results and drastically reduce the cost of monitoring multiple networks.
In conjunction with 4G World, JDSU today introduced new high-performance LTE network diagnostic and analysis capabilities for its Signaling Analyzer Real Time (SART) LTE test solution. SART now increases data processing ten-fold with end-to-end visibility and is designed to address the huge growth in traffic on all-IP LTE networks. The SART LTE enhancements − which include intelligent packet processing architecture, 6 Gbps capture, processing, and analysis on 10 Gigabit Ethernet data links − preserve valuable real-time-to-results and drastically reduce the cost of monitoring multiple networks.
Femto Forum Publishes APIs to Advance LTE Femtocell Development
Source: Femto Forum press release
The Femto Forum, the independent industry and operator association that supports femtocell deployment worldwide, today published a set of application programming interfaces (APIs) which help enable Long Term Evolution (LTE) femtocell semiconductors and protocol software stacks from different vendors to interoperate. Compatible interfaces of this type will help create a more competitive marketplace by ensuring that femtocell device manufacturers can cost-effectively source these critical components from multiple suppliers while also maximising the market for semiconductor manufacturers.
The Femto Forum, the independent industry and operator association that supports femtocell deployment worldwide, today published a set of application programming interfaces (APIs) which help enable Long Term Evolution (LTE) femtocell semiconductors and protocol software stacks from different vendors to interoperate. Compatible interfaces of this type will help create a more competitive marketplace by ensuring that femtocell device manufacturers can cost-effectively source these critical components from multiple suppliers while also maximising the market for semiconductor manufacturers.
Mindspeed Collaborates with ArrayComm and Continuous Computing on Scalable, Single-Chip 4G Basestation Solutions
Source: Mindspeed press release
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications, today announced that it is collaborating with ArrayComm LLC and Continuous Computing Corporation on a complete commercial eNodeB solution for LTE-frequency division duplex (LTE-FDD) and LTE-Time Division Duplex (LTE-TDD) mobile networks.
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications, today announced that it is collaborating with ArrayComm LLC and Continuous Computing Corporation on a complete commercial eNodeB solution for LTE-frequency division duplex (LTE-FDD) and LTE-Time Division Duplex (LTE-TDD) mobile networks.
Motorola Solutions’ Managed Services Optimize Network Migration to LTE
Source: Motorola press release
The Motorola Solutions business of Motorola, Inc. today at 4G World 2010 announced the Network Modernization (NeMo) Managed Services offer which maximizes operators’ return on existing network assets. This intelligent, non-disruptive network modernization program helps evolve a legacy network into one that is Long Term Evolution (LTE)-ready and power efficient.
The Motorola Solutions business of Motorola, Inc. today at 4G World 2010 announced the Network Modernization (NeMo) Managed Services offer which maximizes operators’ return on existing network assets. This intelligent, non-disruptive network modernization program helps evolve a legacy network into one that is Long Term Evolution (LTE)-ready and power efficient.
Motorola and Nokia Announce 4G Licensing Agreement
Source: Motorola press release
Motorola, Inc. and Nokia Corporation today jointly announced that the companies have entered into a 4G license agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Motorola and Nokia have extended the companies’ existing intellectual property licensing agreement to include 4G cellular technologies, such as LTE, WiMAX and LTE-Advanced. The terms of the agreement are confidential.
Motorola, Inc. and Nokia Corporation today jointly announced that the companies have entered into a 4G license agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Motorola and Nokia have extended the companies’ existing intellectual property licensing agreement to include 4G cellular technologies, such as LTE, WiMAX and LTE-Advanced. The terms of the agreement are confidential.
ATIS Develops LTE Compatible Commercial Mobile Alert System Solution
Source: ATIS press release
The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) recently completed a standard which enables the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) to be broadcast over LTE networks.
The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) recently completed a standard which enables the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) to be broadcast over LTE networks.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
RadiSys Introduces High Peformance LTE Security Gateway
Source: RadiSys press release
RadiSys® Corporation, a leading provider of innovative hardware and software platforms for next generation IP-based wireless, wireline and video networks, today announced the RadiSys LTE SEG, a security gateway targeted for Long Term Evolution (LTE) deployments. LTE mobile networks need security capabilities for user authentication, data integrity and encryption at a carrier grade level. Mobile operators worldwide are planning and deploying LTE networks, but they must now consider cost-effective solutions to address these security issues associated with the all-IP architecture. The RadiSys LTE SEG is the first 3GPP Network Domain Security (NDS) compliant security gateway that enables high performance firewall and IPsec tunneling in a single carrier grade solution.
RadiSys® Corporation, a leading provider of innovative hardware and software platforms for next generation IP-based wireless, wireline and video networks, today announced the RadiSys LTE SEG, a security gateway targeted for Long Term Evolution (LTE) deployments. LTE mobile networks need security capabilities for user authentication, data integrity and encryption at a carrier grade level. Mobile operators worldwide are planning and deploying LTE networks, but they must now consider cost-effective solutions to address these security issues associated with the all-IP architecture. The RadiSys LTE SEG is the first 3GPP Network Domain Security (NDS) compliant security gateway that enables high performance firewall and IPsec tunneling in a single carrier grade solution.
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