DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Nokia Siemens Networks said late Thursday it is conducting end-to-end LTE interoperability testing with four device vendors across several frequency bands required in different regions, including AWS, 700 MHz and 2100 MHz.
MAIN FACTS:
-The tests cover several steps in end-to-end network configuration based on commercial LTE hardware, including the Flexi Multiradio Base Station and the Evolved Packet Core, and standard compliant software.
-The availability of commercial LTE terminals from multiple vendors and proven interoperability with network providers is a prerequisite for any operator to launch commercial LTE services.
-The first deployments for LTE services are foreseen for the end of 2009 with volume rollouts of commercial networks in early 2010.
-By Stockholm Bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; +46-8-5451-3090; djnews.stockholm@dowjones.com