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LTE Patent Framework Planned
A group of equipment vendors and handset makers have teamed up to craft a licensing framework for the fourth-generation LTE mobile standard. Essentially the group wants to prevent the pain and suffering caused by Qualcomm’s control of 3G patents related to CDMA.
Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, NextWave Wireless, Alcatel-Lucent, Sony Ericsson, NEC and Ericsson have all decided to push for “fair and reasonable” licensing terms for the patents related to LTE in next-generation wireless networks. The framework calls for LTE patents to represent a single-digit percentage of the sales price of mobile phones and a single-digit dollar figure for laptop computers.
While the participating companies have all committed to the LTE standard, it’s worth noting that the big wireless chip vendors have yet to get on board with this effort. Obviously, the handset and base station vendors would like to see IP licensing fees set to the lowest level possible, whereas the players providing silicon would prefer to let the fees be set by market forces (rather than an industry framework). Any type of licensing would have to represent a balance between getting the most money for innovation and setting a price that the market will bear, so we’ll see if this effort gains adherents from the chip side of the business.
Rural Texas Gets Superfast Wireless Broadband
Stelera Wireless, an Oklahoma City-based rural broadband service provider has launched its high-speed HSPA service in two markets — Floresville & Poth, Texas — utilizing the Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum band it had acquired in last year’s AWS spectrum auction. The AWS utilizes the 2.1 GHz and 1.7 GHz bands. Stelera has beaten many of the larger players such as T-Mobile to the punch by rolling out its AWS-based wireless broadband network.
The company is offering service in many different flavors, including residential and business packages that cost anywhere from $60 to $100 a month. The speeds on an HSPA network are up to 7.2 Mbps downlink and 2 Mbps uplink. The service uses the I-HSPA technology from Nokia Siemens Networks, and can offer download speeds of up to 42 megabits per second. Stelera owns 42 AWS licenses across the U.S., mostly in rural communities.
