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The Voice Evolution—VoLTE. VoHSPA+, WCDMA+ and Quality
The Voice Evolution—VoLTE. VoHSPA+, WCDMA+ and Quality
The wireless industry is moving toward a richer, packet based voice on IP. However, traditional mobile Circuit Switched (CS) voice has a long life during the transition to carrier grade VoIP.
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5/08/12
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Circuit-switched Fallback: The First Phase of Voice Evolution for Mobile LTE ...
Circuit-switched Fallback: The First Phase of Voice Evolution for Mobile LTE ...
Developed in collaboration, Qualcomm and Ericsson share their insights on CSFB, including key conclusions and performance assessments based on recent deployment experiences and extensive testing.
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5/07/12
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LTE Advanced—The Global 4G Solution
LTE Advanced—The Global 4G Solution
Qualcomm is elevating its role as a market leader by bringing breakthrough concepts to LTE’s evolution. We believe that the next significant performance leap will come from heterogeneous networks, or HetNets, which bring the network closer to the user through low-power nodes such as pico and femto-cells.
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2/09/12
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A Comparison of LTE Advanced HetNets and WiFi
A Comparison of LTE Advanced HetNets and WiFi
For an LTE operator that needs to significantly increase network capacity, there are two complementary options of offloading macro user traffic – Using LTE Advanced HetNets with small cells (pico cells) in the same channel as macro cells and using 802.11n Wi-Fi access points (APs) in unlicensed spectrum.
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9/27/11
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LTE Advanced: Heterogeneous Networks
LTE Advanced: Heterogeneous Networks
Long-Term Evolution (LTE) allows operators to use new and wider spectrum and complements 3G networks with higher data rates, lower latency and a flat IP-based architecture. To further improve broadband user experience in a ubiquitous and cost effective manner, 3GPP has been working on various aspects in the framework of LTE Advanced.
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2/01/10