NEC announced a compact, all-in-one LTE small cell gateway that accommodates approximately 1,000 LTE small cell access points in a single unit.
The new, ATCA-based gateway supports LTE small cell services by concentrating security, maintenance, user data processing and traffic control functions on one blade. Additionally, as subscribers increase, the gateway’s capacity can easily be extended by increasing the number of blades.
The gateway can also be connected to existing 3G small cell gateway equipment.
“In recent years, telecommunications carriers have been introducing LTE, optimizing wireless capacity and promoting greater capacity in response to the rapid increase in communications from smartphones, tablets and other devices,” said Katsumi Tanoue, Assistant General Manager, Mobile Radio Access Network Division, NEC Corporation. “NEC’s new gateway is ideally suited for satisfying this increasing market demand.”
In addition to this gateway, NEC is also promoting the development and commercialization of an LTE small cell gateway that supports more than 10,000 LTE small cell access points.
