Battle over LTE in Wi-Fi bands may soon be resolved
The fight over LTE networks using the same frequencies as Wi-Fi may be headed toward a peaceful resolution at last.
Powerhouses of the wireless world that have clashed over LTE in unlicensed spectrum are now committed to creating tests for whether these new types of networks can coexist with Wi-Fi. Those tests may be ready to go in February.
Powerful mobile vendors including Qualcomm and Ericsson are pushing gear that would allow carriers to put LTE signals on unlicensed channels now used by Wi-Fi. Carriers including Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA and SK Telecom want to use those technologies, which would give already licensed operators a way to boost network speed without buying more frequencies.
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