JAPAN Prepare itself for Full-Scale Launch of LTE Commercial Service
NTT DOCOMO’s announcement on start of verification of its new commercial mobile network system on June 8 in Tokyo District is a prelude in start of full-scale launch of extra-high-speed LTE commercial service which company is planning to start sometimes on December of this year. The LTE service success rest solely on smooth handover from its existing W-CDMA to LTE service. DOCOMO will install the new LTE base-station components on existing W-CDMA 3G base stations which are equipped with dual W-CDMA/LTE remote radio equipment. Read more
Development of New compact Core Network System for LTE Wireless Network by NEC
For what has been anticipated to be the next generation of wireless technology LTE is certainly gaining momentum both in terms of popularity among the service providers as well as Telecomm network equipment manufacturers around the globe. Offering a higher transmission bandwidth of around 100mbps in comparison to current wireless technology such as WiMax and such and ease of deployment through upgrading the existing wireless infrastructure is proven to be the only viable alternative for service providers in terms of ROI. In light of this network equipment manufacturers are gearing up their product development roadmap to accommodate the service provider’s ambitious time table of LTE deployment. Read more
Development of New Temperature-Compensated Crystal Oscillator by Epson Toyocom
Epson Toyocom made an announcement on development of new TCXO (Temperature-Compensated Crystal Oscillator) with an OCXO (oven-controlled crystal oscillator) class frequency/temperature coefficient of ±0.1 × 10-6, helping the network equipment manufacturers with their power and space saving requirements. The new TCXO has been designed to satisfy the high accuracy requirements for frequency/temperature coefficient of ±0.1 × 10-6 or better for reference clocks which are used in ultra-compact cellular base stations for home as well as office use. Read more
Development of Compact LTE Base Station by NEC
For what that has been anticipated to replace HSDPA/HSUPA family of W-CDMA technologies sometimes by 2011, LTE systems development is underway by Telecom equipment manufacturers all over the world. One such company is NEC that made an announcement on development of a compact LTE base station which will go on display at the Broadband World Forum Europe 2009 held in Paris, France from 7-9 September. Read more
