Renesas LTE1800 MHz spectrum test platform

Renesas has shown an end-to-end Long Term Evolution (LTE) demonstration using 1800 MHz spectrum together with Nokia Siemens Networks.

The demonstration featured commercial base station equipment from Nokia and Renesas’s test platform using an integrated LTE triple-mode modem.

The collaboration on LTE at 1800 MHz (LTE1800) fully conforms to 3GPP (third generation partnership project) radio performance requirements and illustrates that LTE1800 will soon be made commercially available.

Much of the initial focus in LTE development has been in the use of newly allocated frequency bands and has overlooked the importance of re-using existing spectrum. The 1800 MHz band, which is widely used today for GSM, is becoming a key band for LTE deployments.

It is particularly well suited to be used for high-capacity and high-throughput broadband wireless networks, as many operators have significant bandwidth on the band, allowing 20 MHz configurations.