There is a huge range of free OpenSource software and hardware designs for many applications. We looked at whether there’s enough available to build your own LTE small cell and found it wanting. At the moment, you’d be better off buying a professional product unless for lab and experimental purposes. Meanwhile several well-funded projects with substantial support from Facebook and several large operators are planning to change that, ultimately aiming for commercial deployment within major mobile networks.
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For me, CBRS was undoubtedly the key topic of the MWC Americas event. This lightly regulated 3.5GHz spectrum band using standard TD-LTE cellular service is unique to the US, and will open up a variety of new business models.
Two technologies you are going to hear a lot about this month are CBRS and LAA, sometimes branded as Gigabit LTE. A recent announcement showcased Gigabit speeds purely on CBRS alone. For the medium term, we consider what the potential to combine licenced, CBRS and LAA spectrum are likely to be.
With many new terms and technologies being introduced or becoming mainstream during the past year, I thought it might be helpful to recap on the naming, capability and timescale of significant new developments relating to our industry. Perhaps you are entirely familiar with all of these, but I often find newcomers can be somewhat perplexed or overwhelmed by yet another acronym.
