LTE-U: Just the facts
“A battle is brewing among tech giants over the future of Wi-Fi, the ubiquitous and unregulated wireless connections at the core of the mobile Internet,” The Wall Street Journal writes in a prominent new story.
What was once a highly technical niche issue is now going mainstream in technology circles. Or, as columnist Bill Snyder recently wrote in InfoWorld, “although the issue is pretty technical, involving technologies most people haven’t heard of,” rancor on both sides of this new debate is on the rise.
On one side are mobile carriers like T-Mobile looking to bring a new technology known as LTE-Unlicensed, or LTE-U, to market. According to the wireless providers and Qualcomm, the technology will make use of the existing unlicensed spectrum most commonly used for Wi-Fi. LTE-U is designed to deliver a similar capability as Wi-Fi, namely short-range connectivity to mobile devices.
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