SAN DIEGO and BONN,
Germany, Feb. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm
Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM), through its subsidiary, Qualcomm
Technologies, Inc., and Deutsche Telekom (DT) are driving the
worldwide evolution of LTE. Through the aggregation of licensed and
unlicensed spectrum bands, recent testing demonstrated LTE
Licensed-Assisted Access' (LAA) ability to extend coverage and
increase network capacity, while delivering seamless mobility, for
an enhanced end user experience. It also ensures a fair coexistence
with Wi-Fi in unlicensed spectrum.
"LAA is one of the key technologies that will help satisfy the
increasing demand for data and better mobile connectivity," said
Bruno Jacobfeuerborn, chief technology officer, Deutsche Telekom.
"The trial will help the wireless ecosystem and key stakeholders
verify and experience the benefits of LAA first hand."
"This trial is an important milestone demonstrating how global
LAA technology will soon provide enhanced consumer benefits to
users in Europe," said
Matt Grob, executive vice president
and chief technology officer, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "We are
pleased to collaborate with Deutsche Telekom on testing and
demonstrating technologies that will enhance mobile broadband."
LAA extends the benefits of 4G LTE Advanced to unlicensed
spectrum bands, and is one of the new features of LTE Advanced Pro
standards being developed in 3GPP Release 13, which is expected to
be ready in the first half of 2016. The aggregation of licensed and
unlicensed spectrum is another step in the evolution of 4G LTE
towards development of a unified 5G platform, envisioned to offer
native support for aggregation of unlicensed spectrum right from
the start.
The over-the-air trial was completed on November 20th, 2015, in Nuremberg, Germany after a three-week period of extensive
measurement campaigns. The trial used LAA test equipment designed
and deployed by Qualcomm Research, the R&D division of Qualcomm
Technologies. Deutsche Telekom provided the licensed spectrum for
the LTE anchor carrier augmented with 5 GHz unlicensed spectrum and
used on a multiple node LAA test network deployed over Qualcomm
Technologies' Nuremberg campus.
The team measured and demonstrated LAA's extended coverage and
increased network capacity in utilizing unlicensed spectrum
compared to Wi-Fi, as well as smooth and opportunistic aggregation
of unlicensed spectrum during drive tests which also included
seamless inter-eNB handovers. The fair coexistence between
LAA and Wi-Fi in unlicensed 5 GHz bands was also demonstrated under
different radio interference conditions and for a varied number of
interfering nodes.
The LAA test equipment complies with current 3GPP Release 13
development and is particularly designed to meet global unlicensed
band regulations, including "Listen-Before-Talk" features using
Clear Channel Assessment Procedures and channel occupancy limits
required in regions such as Europe
and Japan. Fair spectrum usage
between LAA links and Wi-Fi links was maintained for all
coexistence test scenarios during the trial.
About Qualcomm Incorporated
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and next-generation wireless technologies. Qualcomm Incorporated
includes Qualcomm's licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority
of its patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary
of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries,
substantially all of Qualcomm's engineering, research and
development functions, and substantially all of its products and
services businesses, including its semiconductor business, QCT. For
more than 30 years, Qualcomm ideas and inventions have driven the
evolution of digital communications, linking people everywhere more
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About Deutsche Telekom AG
Deutsche Telekom is one of the world's leading integrated
telecommunications companies with around 151 million mobile
customers, 30 million fixed-network lines and more than 17 million
broadband lines (as of December 31,
2014). The Group provides fixed network, mobile
communications, Internet and IPTV products and services for
consumers and ICT solutions for business customers and corporate
customers. Deutsche Telekom is present in more than 50 countries
and has approximately 228,000 employees worldwide. The Group
generated revenues of EUR 62.7
billion in the 2014 financial year – more than 60 percent of
it outside Germany.
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Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com
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