US-based WiMAX specialist Clearwire has announced that it has contracted Chinese equipment supplier Huawei Technologies to provide wireless radio access network infrastructure for its planned nationwide WiMAX rollout.
Huawei will provide several key infrastructure pieces, including base stations, element management system (EMS) components, and related network hardware and software. Huawei’s is contracted to supply roughly 2000 base station for 3 US market i.e Seattle, California & Honolulu.
As per industry insiders Huawei will supply first 4X4 MIMO based systems to clearwire. Highlights of this particular contract are;
1. Huawei will supply approximately 2000 Base Station with 4x4 Mimo configurations. ( DBS 3900 series)
2. Huawei also has the roadmap to upgrade these base stations to a profile called MIMO+BF. ( improves coverage & capacity)
3. First time we will see third party integration of ASN-GW which means compliance to open R6 interface.
4. Wichorus will provide ANS-GW for this network. This is significant development due to the fact that it will enable other operators to choose any RAN with independent Packet Gateways leading to more open ecosystem & positive scale of economy.
Huwaei is also very active in LTE development. For, Teliasoner they will deploy network in Oslo, Norway. From technology point of view Clearwire Base stations has 4G silicon’s. There is a high possibility of migration to LTE & 16m with minimal hardware changes. In that way Clear wire has kept their options open about future migration paths.
If you recall the entire suppliers to clearwire also has development in LTE/16m. Motorola , Huawei & Samsung has the capability to migrate to LTE or 16m since these companies are actively participating in development of standards.
Thanks,BP
Huawei will provide several key infrastructure pieces, including base stations, element management system (EMS) components, and related network hardware and software. Huawei’s is contracted to supply roughly 2000 base station for 3 US market i.e Seattle, California & Honolulu.
As per industry insiders Huawei will supply first 4X4 MIMO based systems to clearwire. Highlights of this particular contract are;
1. Huawei will supply approximately 2000 Base Station with 4x4 Mimo configurations. ( DBS 3900 series)
2. Huawei also has the roadmap to upgrade these base stations to a profile called MIMO+BF. ( improves coverage & capacity)
3. First time we will see third party integration of ASN-GW which means compliance to open R6 interface.
4. Wichorus will provide ANS-GW for this network. This is significant development due to the fact that it will enable other operators to choose any RAN with independent Packet Gateways leading to more open ecosystem & positive scale of economy.
Huwaei is also very active in LTE development. For, Teliasoner they will deploy network in Oslo, Norway. From technology point of view Clearwire Base stations has 4G silicon’s. There is a high possibility of migration to LTE & 16m with minimal hardware changes. In that way Clear wire has kept their options open about future migration paths.
If you recall the entire suppliers to clearwire also has development in LTE/16m. Motorola , Huawei & Samsung has the capability to migrate to LTE or 16m since these companies are actively participating in development of standards.
Thanks,BP
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