Questions & Answers on LTE

What is the difference between LTE Cat M1 and NB-IoT?

Jul 26, 2017

Both NB-IoT and LTE CAT M1 are Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) Technologies developed for IoT (Internet of Things) Applications. The Internet of Things will connect millions of devices to the internet. Unlike traditional cellular applications, IoT devices need to transmit small amounts of data in infrequent bursts. Another requirement for these devices is that they must be low cost and last for over 5-...read more

LTE Frequency Bands

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Editorial Team

Nov 23, 2017

The frequency bands allocated for LTE are different in different countries around the world. There are two types of LTE Frequency Bands FDD and TDD. FDD stands for Frequency Division Duplex, each FDD-LTE bands consist of a pair of frequencies, one for the uplink and another for the downlink. TDD (Time Division Duplex) LTE Bands require only a single band which is used for both the uplink and downl...read more

LTE CAT M1 Frequency Bands

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Editorial Team

Mar 12, 2018

LTE CAT M1 is low power cellular technology developed for the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. It operates using existing LTE networks and does not have any specific LTE Frequency bands assinged to it (Unlike NB-IoT). Click here to view all the LTE Frequency bands.

What is LTE License Assisted Access (LAA)?

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Editorial Team

Nov 23, 2017

License Assisted Access (LAA) is a feature of LTE that leverages the unlicensed 5 GHz band in combination with licensed spectrum to deliver a performance boost for mobile device users. It uses carrier aggregation in the downlink to combine LTE in unlicensed 5 GHz band with LTE in the licensed band to provide better data rates and a better user experience.Since this technology operates in the 5 GHz...read more

What is LTE Cat M1?

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Editorial Team

Jul 26, 2017

LTE Cat M1 is a new low-power wide area (LPWA) cellular technology, specifically designed for the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. It has been developed to support low to medium data rate applications with an upload/download datarate of less than 1 Mbps and can be used in both Half Duplex or Full duplex modes.LTE CAT M1 operates using existing LTE networks, how...read more

What is LTE Sidelink?

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Editorial Team

Jun 11, 2018

LTE Sidelink is an adaptation of the core LTE standard that allows direct communication between two LTE devices without going through a Base station. LTE Sidelink was defined by 3GPP in Release 12 as a standard which can be used for Public Safety communications. At the moment, public safety communications are done using different standards in different geographical regions and may even vary within...read more

What is MulteFire Technology?

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Editorial Team

Sep 27, 2017

Multefire is a technology that allows simple deployment of LTE in the unlicensed or shared spectrum. It can be easily deployed by operators, cable companies, ISPs, building owners and enterprises just like Wi-Fi. This technology supports voice and data, either independently as a private network and can work with existing mobile networks to provide secure, seamless service. Multefire technology is ...read more

What is difference between LTE and LTE-M?

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Editorial Team

Nov 10, 2018

LTE-M (also known as eMTC and Cat-M1) is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) technology suitable for low-bandwidth IoT applications, published by 3GPP in 2016 in Release 13. LTE-M uses licensed spectrum just like NB-IoT, and co-exists with NB-IoT as well as non-standardized LPWA technologies like Sigfox and LoRa, which don’t need licensed spectrum.LTE (Long Term Evolution) is a fourth-generation...read more

What is Carrier Aggregation?

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Editorial Team

Dec 11, 2018

Carrier Aggregation (CA) is a feature of LTE-Advanced that allows mobile operators to combine two or more LTE carriers into single data channel to increase the capacity of the network and the data rates by exploiting fragmented spectrum allocations.This technology can be applied to either the FDD or TDD variants of LTE with a maximum of five component carriers, each with a bandwidth of up to 20 MH...read more

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LTE

Oct 31, 2017

LTE-U is an unlicensed version of LTE in the 5 GHz frequency band. The growth in mobile data demand has left the network operators with no other choice but to explore the unlicensed spectrum (5 GHz band) to provide consumers a more robust and seamless mobile broadband experience with better coverage and faster download speeds.LTE-U was originally proposed by Qualcomm. This led to the formation of ...read more

What is LTE FDD?

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What is LTE Frequency Division Duplex (FDD)?

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What is LTE Broadcast?

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Editorial Team

Oct 7, 2018

LTE Broadcast technology (also known as eMBMS, and LTE Multicast) is a ‘one-to-many’ broadcast technique used to distribute the same content to many users simultaneously on an LTE network. It is based on 3GPP’s evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (eMBMS) standard based, the global standard for video broadcast on mobile networks.LTE Broadcast is compatible with current and future LTE-bas...read more

What is LTE TDD?

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What is LTE Time Division Duplex (TDD)?

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What is LTE Cat 18?

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Editorial Team

Feb 18, 2019

LTE Cat 18 is the new technology introduced by 3GPP as part of the LTE Advanced protocol, that supports up to 8 spatial streams, 4x4 MIMO on 3 LTE carriers, 5x20 MHz carrier aggregation and 64/256 QAM. LTE Cat 18 provides a faster and better broadband experience with speeds up to 1200 Mbit/s downlink and 211 Mbit/s uplink. It is compliant with 3GPP Release 13.

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