After Ericsson, Nokia Networks today said it will display the capabilities of LAA (LTE-U) solution at the Mobile World Congress (MWC 2015) in Barcelona in March.
Ericsson brings LAA small cells targeting licensed and unlicensed spectrum
Ericsson in January said its License Assisted Access will be available in its small cell portfolio starting in fourth quarter of 2015. It enables carrier aggregation of licensed with unlicensed bands to effectively address growth in indoor data traffic.
Nokia Networks plans to integrate LAA capabilities into its small cell portfolio at the end of 2015.
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Nokia Networks today said it has tied up with American wireless operator T-Mobile for developing a pre-standards LAA solution. T-Mobile US can be early adopter of this innovative technology.
At MWC 2015, Nokia Networks will demo the capabilities of LAA, using its Nokia Flexi Zone small cells technology, currently deployed by T-Mobile to enhance the mobile broadband capacity of its 4G LTE network. The demonstration will include carrier aggregation between LTE in licensed and unlicensed spectrum and the technology’s co-existence with Wi-Fi.
“LAA is an attractive solution to tap the unused potential of the 5 GHz band to give our customers LTE efficiencies and smooth co-existence with Wi-Fi,” said Neville Ray, chief technology officer of T-Mobile.
Nokia Networks said a prototype will show LAA live to demo its features and ability to co-exist in a single box with a licensed LTE small cell solution. It will use Nokia Flexi Zone small cells technology, currently deployed by T-Mobile. The demonstration will showcase co-existence with Wi-Fi, operating on the same frequency band with LAA.
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