Nokia Solutions and Networks has launched a TD-LTE 8-pipe radio module for Band 41 spectrum. 3GPP Band 41 covers 194 MHz of LTE TDD spectrum in the 2496 MHz to 2690 MHz range. The new base station component supports up to 120 MHz of channel bandwidth and 160 Watts transmission power. 

It extends NSN’s Flexi Multiradio 10 Base Station family with an 8-pipe radio module that supports the growing number of countries adopting the 2.6 GHz LTE TDD spectrum, including Brazil, China, India, Japan, Russia and the USA. The radio module is ready for the evolution of carrier aggregation and capable of supporting an 120 MHz of bandwidth that can deliver more than 1.2 Gbps of total site throughput from a single unit.

The TD-LTE 8-pipe radio module supports three sectors in a single unit even for remote configurations, unlike conventional remote radio modules that run only one sector per module. It needs no air conditioning and can be pole-mounted or placed near the antenna tower base, substantially reducing installation and maintenance costs.

U.S. operator Sprint has recently selected NSN as its partner to roll out a nationwide LTE TDD network and will be using NSN’s new high-bandwidth 8-pipe radio module for its LTE TDD deployment in Band 41 spectrum range.