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LTE Standards for Public Safety – 3GPP view

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At ’Critical Communications World’ conference, Balazs Bertenyi, the 3GPP SA Chair, recently reported on the latest status of the first 3GPP features for public safety, in particular those covering Proximity services (Direct mode) and Group call.

3GPP Reaffirms LTE-Advanced Name

in News, 3GPP, LTE-Advanced, LTE
LTE-Advanced

3GPP has defined the standards for LTE, with the latest work focusing on LTE-Advanced, which includes all work from 3GPP Release 10 onwards. 3GPP’s Project Coordination Group (PCG) approved it during their meeting on April 3rd, 2013.

Mindspeed Reaffirms Small Cell Leadership Position with 63% Market Share

in 3GPP, press-release, Mindspeed, Small Cell, HSPA, LTE

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-- Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSPD), the industry leader in technology for small cell base stations, announced today that according to Infonetics Research, it had 63% of the 3GPP small cell market. Most of these shipments were for commercial deployment of HSPA small cells.

An Interview with Balazs Bertenyi, 3GPP SA Chairman

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New Release 11 features, Release 12 in the requirements definition phase…Focus is on the demand side and the need to expand system capacity.

MIMO and Smart Antennas Play a Critical Role in Mobile Broadband Deployments

in 3GPP, press-release, 4G Americas, 4G, MIMO, LTE

October 18 2012 - BELLEVUE, Wash. – Operators are moving toward more complex commercial deployments of network infrastructure to improve network coverage and capacity.

Future 3GPP Radio Access Technologies

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3GPP Release 12 Workshop

Earlier this month 3GPP held a 3GPP RAN Workshop on Release 12 and onwards to identify common requirements for future 3GPP radio access technologies. 3GPP Workshop was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 11-12, 2012 and had 246 participants.

3GPP LTE Evolved Packet System

in 3GPP, EPS, presentation, Femtocell, LTE

3GPP LTE Evolved Packet System (and what it has to do with Femtocells)
By A. Maeder, G. Punz, S. Schmid - NEC Laboratories Europe, andreas.maeder@neclab.eu

Outline

PCCW mobile Pioneers Huawei's 3GPP R8 Smartphone Optimization Solution to Reduce Signaling Traffic by over 25%

in 3GPP, press-release, Huawei, PCCW mobile, LTE

[HONG KONG, March 26, 2012]: PCCW mobile has adopted Huawei's pioneering smartphone signaling optimization solution to further enhance its network performance and improve the mobile broadband experience for its customers.

RAN priorities during beyond Release 11

in Video, 3GPP, LTE-Advanced, LTE

An interview with Takehiro Nakamura, 3GPPi RAN Chairman, filmed December 2011.

-RAN priorities during early Release 11 work
-Workshop on Rel-12 and beyond, to Identify key requirements
-How does LTEi-Advanced change things ?

3GPP Release 10 and Beyond - HSPA+, SAE/LTE and LTE-Advanced - Update

in Whitepaper, 3GPP, LTE-Advanced, HSPA, LTE

This 4G Americas document is an updated version of the February 2011 white paper and includes a new Appendix A: Detailed Member Progress and Plans on Release 99 through Release 10 and updated deployment and subscriber information.

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Balazs Bertenyi, Dealing with the data explosion

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Speaking about how 3GPPi manages Releases and giving details of some of the key LTEi features and some new work on the horizon.

Andrew Howell, GERAN and LTE Interworking

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Andrew Howell, 3GPPi GERANi Chairman, gives some background on the work of the GSM/EDGE RAN groups, including GELTE and the impact of machine type communications over legacy networks in the LTE age.

The Evolution of HSPA: The 3GPP Standards Progress for Fast Mobile Broadband Using HSPA+

in Whitepaper, 3GPP, 4G Americas, HSPA, LTE

The 4G Americas  white paper explains that as 3GPP specifications evolve, their advanced features help to further the capabilities of today’s modern mobile broadba

Mobile Broadband Explosion: 3GPP Broadband Evolution to IMT-Advanced

in Whitepaper, Report, 3GPP, 4G Americas, IMT-Advanced, LTE-Advanced, LTE

This 4G Americas white paper explains the evolution of 3GPP technologies and the ITU roadmap that leads to IMT-Advanced and beyond.

3GPP LTE UE and eNodeB Demonstration

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3GPPi LTEi UEi and eNodeBi demo on a CPU platform.