Motorola Demonstrates LTE in Barcelona
Long
Term Evolution (LTE) is coming closer, as Motorola has announced today
(Feb. 16) it has deployed an LTE network over which it will demonstrate
live experiences moving through the streets of Barcelona during the
ongoing
Mobile World Congress 2009. LTE video streaming is part of the
display.
Generally considered as mobile technology of the future, LTE is supposed
to bring true mobile broadband, giving users a personalized, affordable
media experience at home and while on the go.
It’s
based on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), a
next-generation radio frequency technology that has high spectral
efficiency, and utilizes an all-IP flat architecture. This results in
increased capacity and delivers a lower cost per bit, enabling efficient
delivery of mobile broadband services to the mass market.
During
the Motorola LTE drive tour, visitors will be driven around the streets
of Barcelona to experience the performance of LTE in a real-life
metropolitan RF environment, including site to site hand-over.
Visitors will also be able to experience a number of demanding
applications running over LTE, including High Definition (HD) streaming
video and a collection of high bandwidth and low latency Internet-based
applications.
The
drive tour showcases Motorola's latest OFDM-based wireless network
infrastructure operating at 2.6GHz, utilizing the Aeroflex TM500 LTE
test mobile which provides a platform for replicating LTE handsets prior
to the availability of commercial devices.
In
addition, the LTE tour will connect live with Motorola's booth to
demonstrate HD video blogging between the two locations. Visitors to
Motorola's booth can also see live demonstrations of Motorola's new LTE
terminal development platform.
"Our
field trial experience shows that LTE has the power to address the
requirements of mobile operators wanting to lower the cost of data
delivery and increase network capacity to open new markets and deliver
the rich media experiences consumers demand today," said Darren McQueen,
vice president, wireless broadband networks, Motorola Home & Networks
Mobility.
Motorola's first commercial release of LTE solutions later this year
will include products for the 700MHz and 2.6GHz spectrum bands to help
operators increase coverage and capacity of their networks as they
strive to meet the growing demand for mobile broadband services.
The
company is engaged with operators in North America, Europe, and the Asia
Pacific region for LTE field trial activity and recently announced the
latest extension to its LTE trial facilities in the UK.
