Wireless Blog posts referring to Verizon Wireless.
Unwired Insight
Wireless Blog posts referring to Verizon Wireless.
In the quest for substantial increases to the capacity and throughput of mobile networks, unlicensed radio spectrum is expected to have an important role in 5G systems from 2020. However, work is already underway in 3GPP to allow 4G LTE-Advanced networks to take advantage of unlicensed spectrum much sooner. The Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) feature will… Read more
The latest “Evolution to LTE Report” from the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) includes, among other things, a (very short) list of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) launches around the world. Over two years ago I expressed my concern at the lack of long term solutions for voice over LTE. While the situation is gradually becoming clearer, there is… Read more
At this month’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2013) in Las Vegas, Verizon Wireless announced plans to launch a video broadcast service based on eMBMS, the LTE variant of the 3GPP Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS). Amid reports that a number of network operators are considering eMBMS, Verizon took the opportunity of CES to demonstrate… Read more
There have been a number of interesting announcements in the last few weeks related to LTE. Firstly, NTT DoCoMo in Japan has announced that the number of subscribers to its LTE Xi service reached two million on 18 March 2012 – an increase of one million subscribers since 24 December 2011. This growth has been… Read more
Now that LTE deployment is increasing, significant differences are emerging in the marketing approaches being followed by mobile network operators. At one extreme, Vodafone Germany is targeting LTE at competing with fixed broadband services. LTE provides mobile network operators with the ability to support significantly higher usage than possible with HSPA networks, by reducing the… Read more
In his wireless blog, Alastair Brydon laments the continuing lack of long term solutions for voice over LTE, as Verizon and Huawei announce products that depend on legacy networks. I notice that 2011 has begun with announcements of “breakthrough” developments that enable LTE users to make voice calls. Given that the early launches of LTE… Read more
Mark Heath looks forward to 2011 and the continued progress of LTE and femtocells. He comments on the launch of 4G services by NTT DoCoMo and AT&T, and discusses SK Telecom’s deployment of femtocells, specifically to solve congestion issues. As 2011 starts, I would like to wish all our readers a great New Year! This… Read more
Alastair Brydon discusses recent 4G network launches and the imminent 4G launch by Verizon Wireless in the USA. As we approach the end of 2010, the momentum of 4G network deployment is increasing rapidly, with the arrival of a number of major LTE networks. TeliaSonera led the way with LTE technology when it launched LTE… Read more
In his wireless blog, Mark Heath of Unwired Insight discusses the latest LTE speeds reported by mobile network operators. Am I the only one that gets frustrated by all the hype surrounding LTE speeds and LTE performance? Many in the industry are seeing LTE as the means of avoiding the looming 3G capacity crisis, as… Read more
LTE will be a major enhancement to 3G networks. It utilises a completely new modulation (for a 3G system) – OFDM – which has been widely adopted for WLAN (IEEE 802.11a/b/g), WiMAX, DVB digital terrestrial TV and DAB digital radio. While LTE can support narrower bandwidths than HSPA/HSPA+ (supporting bandwidths as low as 1.5MHz), it… Read more
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