Ericsson indoor picocell delivers 300 Mbps LTE speeds with carrier aggregation

Telecom network vendor Ericsson on Tuesday said its indoor picocell delivers 300 Mbps LTE speeds with carrier aggregation.

RBS 6402 addresses the performance requirements and economic imperatives of smaller sites on a future-proof platform with a compact, tablet-sized footprint, said Ericsson in a statement.

“In our efforts to meet the increasing demand for access to mobile data within buildings, brought about by new mobile enterprises and M2M opportunities, our focus is on cost-effective offerings for smaller buildings. Small cell RBS 6402 from Ericsson enable us to reduce costs without compromising performance and remain competitive,” said Patrick Weibel, responsible for Mobile Data Networks, Swisscom.

By deploying small cells as an almost separate network the mobile operator cannot fully leverage the overall network performance.

Daryl Schoolar, principal analyst of Wireless Infrastructure, Ovum, said: “The indoor area, especially serving enterprise users, has started to heat up when it comes to small cells. It is the area where Ovum has seen the highest level of activity for small cell solutions.”

Ericsson said the indoor picocell delivers twice the capacity and speed.

RBS 6402

It integrates LTE and 3G radio access with Wi-Fi using Ericsson’s Real-Time Traffic Steering to shift the mobile device connection between networks, delivering the best user experience and optimizing network resources.

It also leverages LTE-Advanced and supports VoLTE. Remote software activation of frequencies, bands and features eliminates the need for site visits in conjunction with refarming or acquiring new spectrum.

Optimized for indoor environments up to 5,000 square meters (roughly 54,000 square feet), the RBS 6402 packages four 250 milliwatt radios in a sleek 2.8 liter form factor that installs and auto-integrates in minutes.

Johan Wibergh, head of Segment Networks, Ericsson, said: “RBS 6402 cost-effectively serves the needs of smaller sites, which we estimate account for approximately 10 million buildings worldwide.”

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