Alcatel-Lucent (
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have completed a successful handoff of an end-to-end data call between Long Term Evolution, or “LTE (
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The handoff is compliant with the standards established by the Third Generation Partnership Project, or “3GPP.” According to Ken Wirth, president of 4G and LTE Networks at Alcatel-Lucent, since existing networks were designed primarily with voice in mind, the current explosion in data traffic is creating a challenge for service providers. The successful handoff demonstrates Alcatel-Lucent's readiness to deliver LTE to CDMA operators. LTE provides operators with the opportunity to deploy a system designed specifically to support data.
The successful tests are part of Alcatel-Lucent's effort to ensure that the LTE networks of service providers such as Verizon (
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What’s more, active handover is highly important for a wireless network since it allows online activities to be maintained as a mobile data user moves between LTE and CDMA coverage zones. Alcatel-Lucent is one of the important vendors of CDMA and LTE infrastructure for Verizon Wireless.
Alcatel-Lucent employed its end-to-end LTE solution for the tests. The solution consisted of base stations, Evolved Packet Core, IP Multimedia Subsystem (
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LG's M13 CDMA/LTE device incorporated for the testing is the world's first modem chipset for 4G LTE devices. It was created with commercial grade components and released in December 2008. The technology behind LG's M13 CDMA/LTE terminal is important in enabling LTE networks to operate transparently with existing CDMA networks.
According to In-kyung Kim, vice president of 4G development at LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company R&D Center, LG's M13 terminal will be an important device in enabling CDMA network operators to deploy a LTE network incrementally over a national CDMA network.
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