Nokia Siemens Networks announced an “8 pipes” remote radio head that provides more flexibility than alternative “path”-based approaches, allowing for the flexible allocation of sectors, carriers and transmit and receive channels by a base station.
The company said its 8 pipes TD-LTE remote radio head significantly increases coverage and capacity and offers up to four times the cost savings as compared to the existing remote radio heads. The new product can drive up to four sectors of TD-LTE in a “2 transmit 2 receive” configuration for up to 50% lower total cost of ownership (TCO) compared to competitor radio heads. It supports 40MHz of channel bandwidth and scales up to 96 watts of transmit power. Moreover, it allows advanced beamforming to deliver exceptionally high downlink capacity.
The company also recently launched a TD-LTE Smart Lab in Taiwan, in collaboration with National Chiao Tung University (NCTU). The lab is also part of Nokia Siemens Networks’ TD-LTE co-operation program with China Mobile.
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