What is 3GPP? Why 3GPP Exists? 3GPP stands for 3rd generation partnership project. 3GPP combines six telecommunication standardardization groups (ARIB, ATIS, CCSA, ETSI, TTA, TTC) to produce specifications and reports for different 3GPP technologies like 3G (UMTS), HSPA, LTE, LTE Advanced, etc. 3GPP has for technical specification groups. Those are Radio Access Networks (RAN), Service & Systems Aspects (SA), Core (more ..)
ABI research came out with it’s extensive list of world’s biggest mobile phone manufacturers. Most of the research firms just list the top 5 mobile phone suppliers, but ABI research came out with the extensive list of world’s 11 biggest mobile phone manufactures and the number of handsets they shipped in Q3 2012. Third quarter 2012 market share by OEM (more ..)
This tutorial describe details of LTE CSBF : Circuit Switch Fall Back, which is essential for early adaptation of voice over LTE network. LTE was made for packet based services. But a majority part of today’s traffic originates from CS based services like Voice and SMS. Therefore 3GPP agreed to include an intermediate solution for CS (Circuit Switch) based services until IP-based services like VoLTE (more ..)
Voice Over LTE – VoLTE is the technology which will drive the future of voice call over next generation mobile networks and it will replace legacy circuit switched call technology. But recent studies made by Metrico Wireless give some scary results for mass implementation of VoLTE. The worst part is that VoLTE calls consumes more than twice battery power than (more ..)
Wireless industry is in war mood these days. Almost all companies fighting patent lawsuits against other. This week Ericsson sued Samsung over number of wireless patent disputes. But the big news is Nokia won patent lawsuits against the Blackberry makers. Now Nokia wants sales ban on number of Blackberry phones which use it’s WiFi patents. Nokia said in a statement (more ..)
Verizon lte coverage map suggests that Verizon is the largest LTE network in USA with 4G coverage in most part of United States. Providing LTE over 440 cities Verizon LTE network provide more LTE coverage then all other network combined. 80% of American population can access to Verizon’s 4G LTE network. Verizon 4G LTE Coverage Map Here are some facts (more ..)
What is 5G technology? Does it really exists? What we are going to expect from 5G Mobile Technology? At the moment when 4G LTE deployment going on on full swing around the world, the search of next generation mobile technology is already begun. 5G Cell Phone Technology which is still not a standard term in ITU or 3GPP is expected (more ..)