Samsung and Qualcomm announced today that they have teamed up to provide small cell technologies and products supporting LTE in Unlicensed spectrum designed to improve the speed and capacity of mobile networks, enabling mobile carriers to provide improved user experiences for their customers. As data services and smartphones put enormous strain on cellular networks the need for more spectrum is rising so that carriers can ensure a great user experience. LTE in Unlicensed spectrum includes several technologies that allow aggregation of licensed and unlicensed spectrum bands so that network capacity and speed can be efficiently and timely increased.
Samsung's LTE-U eFemto cell features a Qualcomm FSM9955 chipset and supports enhanced Carrier Sensing Adaptive Transmission (eCSAT) features for coexistence with Wi-Fi. This small cell technology has been designed to enable plug-and-play deployments with an easy installation process and high capacity for both mobile operators and enterprises. One small cell unit is capable of supporting three carriers of 20 MHz each across both licensed and unlicensed spectrum, with peak download throughput being as high as 450Mbps.
The Samsung LTE-U eFemto cell with Qualcomm FSM9955 chipset is going to be exhibited at Samsung's booth at MWC 2016 from February 22 to February 25 in Barcelona.
