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LTE-Advanced

SK Telecom Launches Commercial LTE-Advanced Network

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SK Telecom Launches LTE-Advanced

South Korea's wireless operator SK Telecom has debuted the LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) service through smartphones. To commercialize LTE-A, SK Telecom has already applied Carrier Aggregation (CA) and Coordinated Multi Point (CoMP), and plans to apply Enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (eICIC) in 2014.

ZTE Unveils World-First 100MHz Radio Remote Unit for LTE-Advanced Networks

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19 June 2013, Shenzhen, China – ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, today announced the launch of ZXSDR R8978, the first ultra-wideband remote radio unit (RRU) available in the ind

Anite delivers significant LTE-Advanced industry contribution

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Fleet, Hampshire, UK– 20 June, 2013 – Anite, a global leader in wireless equipment testing technology, today announced that it has further demonstrated its protocol test case leadership with the first LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) Carrier Aggregation (CA) test case verification submissions to RAN5.

A1 Telekom Austria, Nokia Siemens Networks Demonstrate Carrier Aggregation in Vienna

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Nokia Siemens Networks and A1 Telekom Austria has demonstrated carrier aggregation, a LTE-Advanced technology, in Vienna.  The live demo included handling large file transfers with a simultaneous video stream and showcased download speeds of 580Mbps.

SK Telecom Prepares for September LTE-Advanced Launch, Begins LTE Network Upgrade

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South Korea's SK Telecom has started upgrading its existing LTE network to LTE-Advanced and conducted a field test under real network environment using a smartphone. Operator plans to commercialize LTE-Advanced service within September 2013 to enable faster data speeds.

3GPP Reaffirms LTE-Advanced Name

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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.

Huawei Showcases 4-Carrier Aggregation for LTE TDD

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Huawei has showcased 4-Carrier Aggregation (CA) solution for LTE TDD at the 2013 Mobile World Congress. According to company, solution utilizes 4×4 MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) technologies to provide 1 Gb/s data speeds with a single RRU. 

Qualcomm Demonstrates LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation

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Qualcomm in partnership with Sierra Wireless and Ericsson, has demonstrated LTE carrier aggregation and Category 4 data rates. The demonstration, powered by the third-generation Qualcomm Gobi 4G LTE MDM9225™ chipset, Sierra Wireless’ AirCard mobile hotspot and Ericsson network infrastructure

Anite achieves industry leading peak data rates for LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation

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Fleet, Hampshire, UK – 21st of February, 2013 – Anite, a global leader in wireless testing technology, today announced that, by working in close collaboration with leading chipset manufacturers, it has achieved  peak data rates with commercial devices for LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) carrier aggregation.

Airspan and Radisys Deliver World’s First LTE-Advanced Small Cell Solution

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HILLSBORO, OR, U.S. – February 12, 2013 – Radisys® Corporation (NASDAQ: RSYS), a market leader enabling wireless infrastructure solutions, and Airspan, a leading provider of broadband wireless access networks, today announced the development of the world’s first commercial LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) small cell solution.