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Vodafone Netherlands tests LTE CA with 5GHz unlicensed band
2015-11-18 09:55:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Ericsson, Vodafone and Qualcomm have conducted the world's first live testing of advanced LTE Carrier Aggregation (CA) of LTE in licensed and unlicensed bands on a commercial mobile network. The trials are being conducted over Vodafone's network in the Netherlands. The testing validated LTE performance in the unlicensed band and fair co-existence with other technologies like Wi-Fi within the unlicensed 5 GHz band. The trial used the Ericsson RBS 6402 indoor small cell, which supports LTE CA between licensed and unlicensed bands on Vodafone's commercial network, connected to a LTE unlicensed band capable test device developed by Qualcomm. The latest over the air results were achieved by aggregating 20 MHz of Vodafone spectrum in Band 3 (1800 MHz) with 20 MHz of the unlicensed 5 GHz band U-NII-1 band. The Ericsson RBS 6402 Indoor Picocell includes a 5GHz LTE enabled radio, multiple LTE radio variants and an optional 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi module, all with a tablet-sized footprint. The user equipment in the trial is a test device powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem.
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