March 31, 2009
Motorola Unveils eNodeB Wireless Broadband Radio
By Jayashree Adkoli, TMCnet Contributor
Motorola, Inc., a provider of broadband networks, recently unveiled its new eNodeB Wireless Broadband Radio (WBR 500r), a long-term evolution (LTE) remote radio head, at CTIA Wireless 2009.
According to Motorola (News - Alert), its new WBR 500r advanced eNodeB features: OFDM (orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing) technology to increase coverage and capacity for improved performance - even in challenging RF environments; enhanced power efficiency for reduced energy consumption; advanced self organizing network (SON) implementation; and flexible deployment options for operators.
All the above features combined facilitates operators to build and operate their LTE (News - Alert) networks at a lower cost, thereby offering advanced mobile broadband services to customers with lower total cost of ownership. Featuring a very agile zero footprint, the new eNodeB offers advanced LTE Radio Access Network (RAN) solution that meets size and deployment cost criteria.
Supporting Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) or Time Division Duplex (TDD), the new remote radio head will be available in a range of frequencies from 700MHz to 2.6GHz with bandwidths from 1.4 MHz to 20MHz.
"Motorola is actively involved in LTE trials and is committed to research and development of both TDD and FDD LTE solutions with lab facilities in China, North America and our new demonstration lab in the U.K.," said Darren McQueen, vice president, wireless broadband networks, Motorola Home & Networks Mobility. "We remain on track for the first commercial release of our LTE solutions for 700Mhz and 2.6GHz - including the WBR 500r - later this year."
Apart from incorporating WBR 500 series eNodeB, Motorola’s LTE solution also incorporates evolved packet core (EPC), high-speed backhaul, network and device management solutions, and a complete portfolio of professional services.
Motorola said that its LTE RAN solution incorporates: a field-proven intelligent RF scheduler; support for advanced antenna techniques such as MIMO (Multiple Input, Multiple Output) and beam-forming; and an advanced receiver design to further increase site capacity and improve subscriber experience.
Motorola's LTE RAN portfolio features various combinations of frame-based radios and remote radio units with a tower top option, which can support a wide variety of LTE deployment scenarios across existing as well as new virgin spectrum, said the company.
Additionally, Motorola's LTE WBR 500 series platform features integrated SON – built. With years of research at Motorola's autonomics lab, Motorola said that its LTE WBR 500 series platform was implemented to reduce the cost to deploy as well as to maintain the wireless broadband network.
According to Motorola (News - Alert), its new WBR 500r advanced eNodeB features: OFDM (orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing) technology to increase coverage and capacity for improved performance - even in challenging RF environments; enhanced power efficiency for reduced energy consumption; advanced self organizing network (SON) implementation; and flexible deployment options for operators.
All the above features combined facilitates operators to build and operate their LTE (News - Alert) networks at a lower cost, thereby offering advanced mobile broadband services to customers with lower total cost of ownership. Featuring a very agile zero footprint, the new eNodeB offers advanced LTE Radio Access Network (RAN) solution that meets size and deployment cost criteria.
Supporting Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) or Time Division Duplex (TDD), the new remote radio head will be available in a range of frequencies from 700MHz to 2.6GHz with bandwidths from 1.4 MHz to 20MHz.
"Motorola is actively involved in LTE trials and is committed to research and development of both TDD and FDD LTE solutions with lab facilities in China, North America and our new demonstration lab in the U.K.," said Darren McQueen, vice president, wireless broadband networks, Motorola Home & Networks Mobility. "We remain on track for the first commercial release of our LTE solutions for 700Mhz and 2.6GHz - including the WBR 500r - later this year."
Apart from incorporating WBR 500 series eNodeB, Motorola’s LTE solution also incorporates evolved packet core (EPC), high-speed backhaul, network and device management solutions, and a complete portfolio of professional services.
Motorola said that its LTE RAN solution incorporates: a field-proven intelligent RF scheduler; support for advanced antenna techniques such as MIMO (Multiple Input, Multiple Output) and beam-forming; and an advanced receiver design to further increase site capacity and improve subscriber experience.
Motorola's LTE RAN portfolio features various combinations of frame-based radios and remote radio units with a tower top option, which can support a wide variety of LTE deployment scenarios across existing as well as new virgin spectrum, said the company.
Additionally, Motorola's LTE WBR 500 series platform features integrated SON – built. With years of research at Motorola's autonomics lab, Motorola said that its LTE WBR 500 series platform was implemented to reduce the cost to deploy as well as to maintain the wireless broadband network.
Jayashree Adkoli is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Jayashree's articles, please visit her columnist page.
Edited by Patrick Barnard
