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Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi/LTE-U Coexistence Study Could Be Ready by March, CableLabs Says

The Wi-Fi Alliance could have its Wi-Fi/LTE-U coexistence test plan nearly done in March, around when the 3rd Generation Partnership Project comes out with licensed assisted access LTE standards, CableLabs said in a blog Friday. The Wi-Fi Alliance released a…

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draft test plan Wednesday (see 1602110041) with the promise it would be the first of several such tests. CableLabs -- a member of Wi-Fi Alliance according to the group's website -- said some test cases remain to be written, including a means of verifying that Wi-Fi users "will be able to choose their preferred network even in the presence of LTE-U." It also said the Wi-Fi Alliance testing "is likely to only be a start" to assuring coexistence. "It is possible that evolution in LTE-U technology will be needed as well," CableLabs said.