| Publisher | Alcatel | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | HTML | Date added | 13 Apr 2006 |
| Topics | Telecom Hardware, Access Technologies | ||
| Downloads | 71 | ||
Wireless communication standards are evolving very fast. Operators and system suppliers do not have the same philosophies when it comes to delivering the multitude of different mobile communication standards (UMTS FDD, HSDPA, HSUPA, WiMAX).
To allow the operators of the infrastructure to reuse their existing sites, Alcatel is in the process of merging the different air-interface standards into a single base station architecture, based on Alcatel's Node B, using a software-defined radio approach. As a result, a single hardware solution will provide highly flexible usage of multiple frequency bands and multiple standards at the same time.
Suitable Multi-Standard/Multi-Band approaches and architectures are being researched at Alcatel R&I Stuttgart. A first laboratory prototype for a Multi-Band Transceiver is available today and demonstrates the technical feasibility.
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