Entitled 'The Mobile Broadband Evolution: 3GPP Release 8 and Beyond', the paper fully explores HSPA+, SAE/LTE and LTE-Advanced from a technical, business and applications approach and makes comparisons to other mobile broadband technologies.


Some of the detailed discussions - in the free white paper - include the following:

• HSPA+ enhancements in Release 8 (Rel-8) as well as the EPS, EPC and LTE architecture, features /capabilities and performance estimates

• 3GPP planning for Rel-9 and Rel-10 content, which has already been initiated in standards work at 3GPP

• Further enhancements to HSPA+ in Rel-9

• Features that enhance upon the Rel-8 EPC/LTE capabilities in areas such as location, emergency and broadcast services, support of CS over LTE, Home NodeB/eNodeB architecture considerations (i.e., support for femtocell type applications) and IMS evolution

• A new 3GPP study item in Rel-10 to define evolution of the LTE technology to meet IMT-Advanced requirements, called LTE-Advanced; work is commencing in parallel with Rel-9 work

• The requirements of Rel-10 that will officially define “4G” technologies with the significant new technology enhancements to EPC/LTE for meeting the very aggressive IMT-Advanced requirements

• An exploration of the growing demands for wireless data and successes for a variety of wireless applications, the increasing Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) for wireless services by operators worldwide and recent developments in 3GPP technologies by several leading manufacturers

On 11th February, 2009, 3G Americas issued a Press Release about the White paper...more