LTE spectrum sharing could accelerate coverage
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut HHI in Berlin, have found a way to make it easier for providers to build out 4G LTE infrastructure in the face of growing demand for high-speed mobile access to the Internet.
They’ve created a new technology, dubbed LTE spectrum sharing, that allows two or more providers to share frequencies and infrastructure, such as base stations and mobile radio antennas. HHI’s Dr. Volker Jungnickel, explains: “This way, for example, customers of network provider A in Bavaria could use the base stations of network provider B in Brandenburg and vice versa.” Apart from cost savings, say the researchers, the new approach can close coverage gaps and make LTE available more quickly in rural areas.
LTE spectrum sharing could accelerate coverage