Source: Wireless Week
While the media may have created the perception that HSPA+ is in competition with LTE, a panel put on by 4G Americas arrived at a more amicable conclusion about the relationship between the two technologies.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Yankee Group Highlights Hidden Threat to 4G: Spectrum Fragmentation
Source: Yankee Group
New report released at 4G World 2010 shows that as countries fail to harmonize on a few key 4G bands, they end up stunting roaming revenue and hurting device economies of scale.
New report released at 4G World 2010 shows that as countries fail to harmonize on a few key 4G bands, they end up stunting roaming revenue and hurting device economies of scale.
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.
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.
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 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.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Fast-growing Indonesian operators prepare for LTE rollout
Source: Wireless Intelligence
Indonesia on track to hit 10 million LTE connections in five years if regulatory issues can be resolved.
Indonesia on track to hit 10 million LTE connections in five years if regulatory issues can be resolved.
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.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Broadcom Corporation to Acquire Beceem Communications Inc.
Source: Broadcom press release
Broadcom Corporation, a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Beceem Communications Inc., a privately-held company that is a leading provider of fourth generation (4G) wireless platform solutions. Beceem has announced the industry's first 4G multimode platform that can support both LTE and WiMAX 4G networks. Supporting peak broadband download speeds of up to 200Mbps, this technology will enable truly mobile broadband connectivity for smartphones, mobile computing, consumer electronics products and wireless gateways.
Broadcom Corporation, a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Beceem Communications Inc., a privately-held company that is a leading provider of fourth generation (4G) wireless platform solutions. Beceem has announced the industry's first 4G multimode platform that can support both LTE and WiMAX 4G networks. Supporting peak broadband download speeds of up to 200Mbps, this technology will enable truly mobile broadband connectivity for smartphones, mobile computing, consumer electronics products and wireless gateways.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
ZTE Debuts LTE -Advanced System at the P&T/Expo Comm China
Source: ZTE press release
ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today demonstrated its high-speed LTE-advanced system when it debuted at the P&T/Expo Comm China in Beijing.
ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today demonstrated its high-speed LTE-advanced system when it debuted at the P&T/Expo Comm China in Beijing.
National Instruments to Add LTE Automated Test Capabilities to PXI RF Test Portfolio
Source: National Instrument press release
National Instruments today announced that it will be adding Long Term Evolution (LTE) test capabilities to its RF test product portfolio with the forthcoming NI LTE Measurement Suite, which operates with PXI RF signal generators and analyzers. NI engineers will demonstrate the new LTE Measurement Suite at the 2010 4G World conference in Chicago on October 20–21. Designed for testing 3GPP LTE wireless components, subsystem components and mobile stations, the software-defined test system will provide a fast, flexible and accurate solution for engineers developing automated validation and production test systems for LTE products.
National Instruments today announced that it will be adding Long Term Evolution (LTE) test capabilities to its RF test product portfolio with the forthcoming NI LTE Measurement Suite, which operates with PXI RF signal generators and analyzers. NI engineers will demonstrate the new LTE Measurement Suite at the 2010 4G World conference in Chicago on October 20–21. Designed for testing 3GPP LTE wireless components, subsystem components and mobile stations, the software-defined test system will provide a fast, flexible and accurate solution for engineers developing automated validation and production test systems for LTE products.
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