The fourth generation wireless communication systems have been deployed or are soon to be deployed in many countries. However, with an explosion of wireless mobile devices and services, there are...
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The fourth generation wireless communication systems have been deployed or are soon to be deployed in many countries. However, with an explosion of wireless mobile devices and services, there are...
People, devices and networks are constantly generating data. When users stream videos, play the latest game with friends, or make in-app purchases, their activity generates data about their needs and...
Demands for wireless data services are showing rapid growth due to evolved networks for high-speed connectivity, wide-scale deployment, flat-rate pricing plans and Internet-friendly devices...
5 key building blocks for 5G, as illustrated besides are elaborated herein. Each of these blocks is discussed with highlightstheir role and importance for achieving
5G. Evolution of Existing...
New research directions will lead to fundamental changes in the design of future fifth generation (5G) cellular networks. This article describes five technologies that could lead to both...
3GPP Release 9 provides a framework for defining the UE location (so-called UE positioning) in order to support a variety of location-based services (LBSs). In Release 9, the positioning reference...
The LTE (long term evolution) air interface provides connectivity between the user equipment (UE) and the eNB (eNodeB). It is split into a control plane and a user plane. Among the two control plane...
Breakthroughs in wireless networks will drive commerce and enhance society in entirely new and unexpected ways. A key component of the wireless future will be the widespread deployment of 5G wireless...
The mobile telecommunications industry is at the verge of a unique business crossroads. The growing gap between capacity and demand is an urgent call for new approaches and alternative network...
In this article, a summary of the 5G mobile communication requirements and challenges is provided. First, essential requirements for 5G are pointed out, including higher traffic volume, indoor or...
LTE Direct is an innovative device-to-device proximal discovery technology that can be efficiently integrated with LTE Advanced services and networks. It is defined as part of the global 3GPP...
In this article, a summary of the 5G mobile communication requirements and challenges is provided. First, essential requirements for 5G are pointed out, including higher traffic volume, indoor or...
Mobile connectivity has not only dramatically transformed the way we communicate; it has also given us the ability to keep track of up-to-the-minute news and updates on everything that’s going on in...
The growing rate of encryption, especially SPDY-encrypted Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) over mobilewireless networks, has both immediate and long-term impacts on the mobile broadband ecosystem...
The most straightforward way of increasing the data rates is to use more bandwidth. Dual cell (dual carrier) HSDPA (DC-HSDPA) in Release 8 uses two adjacent carriers in downlink to push the data...
At the grassroots level, this confidence may be attributed to the careful science of technology standards developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). The standards work by 3GPP, the...
These charts illustrates how Apple's lead in the tablet market is slowly melting away as the company's competitors are finally gaining a foothold in the market Apple used to dominate at will. find...
Wireless communications technologies play an essential role to support the Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) operational needs. The current Private/Professional Mobile Radio (PMR)...
Could Radio Technologies be Converging Towards LTE? the article at http://trends-in-telecoms.blogspot.it/2014/01/could-radio-technologies-be.html why this could be the case...
The huge popularity of smartphones and tablet computers has pushed the need for mobile broadband networks. Users find increasing value in mobile devices combined with a wireless broadband connection....
This article addresses the radio frequency (RF) design challenges of terminals for carrier aggregation (CA). CA is one of the key features of the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Long Term...
Predictions for wireless and mobile Internet access suggest an exponential traffic increase, particularly in in-building environments. Non-traditional actors such as facility owners have a growing...
In future wireless networks, a significant number of users accessing wireless broadband will be vehicular (i.e., in public transportation vehicles like buses, trams, or trains).
The...
Wireless communications technologies play an essential role to support the Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) operational needs. The current Private/Professional Mobile Radio (PMR)...
Interference in wireless communications is traditionally treated as a cause of performance degradation. Whilst from a statistical viewpoint this is entirely justified, this article discusses...