WIRELESS NETWORKS
Choosing the right path for LTE Which Way for LTE? By Andrew Green, Vice President of Marketing - Mobile Computing, Sierra Wireless
Andrew Green discusses the future of LTE.
LTE services are already well on their way for those in Europe, Canada, the U.S. and Asia. A number of deployments are already underway, including those of Verizon Wireless and AT&T in the U.S., Bell and Rogers in Canada and Telstra in Australia. Many markets are eagerly awaiting spectrum auctions so that LTE can be deployed or early deployments can be expanded. Overall, the move to LTE is gaining momentum; the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) stated that from March 2011, 196 operators in 75 countries confirmed they were investing in 3GPP LTE systems. Explosive growth in worldwide mobile data traffic is influencing
the development of and investment in LTE services, with an increasing number of smartphones, tablets, computing devices, and connected machine-to-machine (M2M) applications being added to mobile networks. Uptake in cloud computing services and new applications for connected products are also spurring mobile broadband adoption; in turn driving demand for mobile broadband devices to deliver higher speeds, more capacity, lower latency, and a more seamless and consistent user experience. LTE can undoubtedly address the growing market requirements but needs to overcome a number of challenges.
LTE Success Factors The LTE standard is really anything but standard, with many variations possible – some subtle and some not so subtle. These variations span radio specifications, network administrative protocols, and interworking environments. Yet the variety of benefits promised by LTE, including an enhanced user experience and greater network efficiency, can only be realised if deployments of the technology are executed correctly from the outset. LTE broadband networks hold enormous potential to optimise mobile applications and the mobile broadband user experience, but this potential can only be delivered in real-world devices and applications if those involved take the
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