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Nokia to test pCell technology with operators
2015-11-02 16:04:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Nokia Networks announced an agreement to test the Artemis pCell wireless technology in 2016 with mobile operators, initially in large indoor venues and other high-density areas. Nokia said that pCell has the potential to enhance the capacity of conventional TD-LTE networks in certain use cases, while remaining compatible with unmodified devices. Under the agreement, the companies will jointly offer pCell proof-of-concept deployments to selected Nokia Networks customers. The companies may extend the collaboration to consider further features that could be enabled by pCells, such as precise 3D location positioning. First demonstrated last year by Artemis, pCell uses simple base stations called pWave radios, that, rather than having their placement restricted to a cell plan, can be placed anywhere convenient, whether outdoor, indoor, visible or hidden. The pCell works in all mobile bands, as well as in unlicensed spectrum, sharing spectrum with other unlicensed devices and enabling deployment by both major carriers with licensed spectrum as well as local entrepreneurs using unlicensed spectrum. pCell avoids the problem of interference from other radio signals in a cell by combining transmitted radio signals from multiple pCell base stations to synthesize tiny "personal cells", or pCells, around each mobile device.
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