Prashant Panigrahi

Smartwatch Problems and Issues

Samsung, SONY, Qualcomm are already offering smartwatch and other wearable solutions. Then why there is little or none enthusiasm towards these products. Are these new and advanced watches have some basic problem which need to be addressed as soon as possible? In a time when all Smartphone manufacturers are jumping into smartwear business, it seems that there is no real (more ..)

1 Billion 4G LTE Phones by 2018

According to latest research from CCS Insight 4G LTE is the fastest growing mobile technology. More than half of all phones sold in Western Europe in 2014 will be LTE enabled. The CSS Insight reported that a hefty 56 percent of all phones sold in Western Europe in 2014 will be with LTE capabilities. On the network front LTE is (more ..)

VoLTE Vs Over-the-Top VoIP Services like WhatsApp

VoLTE is the buzzword but is it better than all the Over-the-Top VOIP services offered now. Services including WhatsApp, Skype, Viber or Line all are providing or planning to offer VOIP services. Then why VoLTE. Is VoLTE has any advantages over all the existing services. According to latest report from NSN Lab, VoLTE is in fact way ahead in terms (more ..)

Anite Announces 4×4 MIMO Support

Anite, a global leader in wireless equipment testing technology today announced 4×4 MIMO device testing capability to support chipset and device manufacturers. Anite will be the first Test Equipment manufacturer to provide chipset and device manufacturers the ability to verify their 4×4 Downlink (DL) MIMO designs and products The ability to verify 4×4 Downlink (DL) MIMO designs and products is (more ..)

Intra-LTE Handover Using the S1 Interface

The S1-based handover procedure is used when the X2-based handover cannot be used. These are some examples when S1-based handover can be used. There is no X2 connectivity to the target eNodeB; by an error indication from the T-eNB after an unsuccessful X2-based handover; or by dynamic information learnt by the S-eNB using the STATUS TRANSFER procedure. The S-eNB initiates (more ..)