LTE-U, LAA Likely to Get Wide Use by Carriers, IHS Markit Predicts
LTE-unlicensed and its license assisted access cousin are likely to play an increasingly important role for carriers as they move toward 5G, IHS Markit reported Wednesday. “In the US, AT&T, T-Mobile US and Verizon have already jumped on the LTE‑U/LAA…
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bandwagon; it’s an easy software upgrade to their small cells as long as devices are available,” the researcher said. “The world will follow with LAA rollouts in Asia (SK Telecom) and Europe (Vodafone).” The need carriers have for the new technologies is clear, the firm said: “The unabated need for capacity means that unlicensed spectrum must be harnessed to support LTE services, and later, 5G.”