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August 28th 2013

LTE Advanced is Here!

Speakers: Prakash Sangam, Director - Tech Marketing Sunil Patil, Director - Product Management

 LTE success factors LTE Advanced carrier aggregation is here

LTE Advanced three dimensions of improvements

Q&A

Agenda
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LTE has a vibrant ecosystem with two flavors: FDD and TDD

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Launches

Global LTE network launches

Operators investing in LTE

>440

TDD Launches

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LTE TDD momentum

TDD Devices Announced

222 111
Vendors

1064
Devices
Source: www.gsacom.com , Aug 2013

Large and growing device ecosystem

Global LTE/3G multimode connections reached 100 Million in May 2013 Wireless Intelligence
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Successful LTE requires multimode, multiple bands, interworking, voice, and more

Seamless 3G interworking is the foundation to successful LTE

Enables consistent broadband experience outside LTE coverage Enables global roaming for the foreseeable future Enables ubiquitous voice services even with VoLTE1

Multimode

LTE (FDD and/or TDD) 3G (and 2G)

Enables ubiquitous data coverage, voice services, and global roaming
1Fallback to

LTE FDD/TDD WCDMA/HSPA+ 1X, EV-DO TD-SCDMA GSMA/EDGE

3G/2G (CSFB) since 2012; VoLTE with SRVCC ensures seamless voice, but CSFB still needed for roaming
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Qualcomm Gobi is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Inherent LTE FDD/TDD interworking and seamless voice

Initial launches
LTE data devices
LTE for data only
LTE TDD/FDD with 2G/3G multimode launched globally1

Initial voice solution

LTE data handsets
LTE for data 2G/3G for voice
Circuit switched fallback (CSFB) to 2G/3G voice launched globally (FDD and TDD) Inherent seamless TDD/FDD interworking

Long-term voice solution

LTE VoIP handsets
Simultaneous LTE VoIP and rich data services
Coming: VoLTE with single radio voice call continuity (SRVCC) + CSFB to 2G/3G voice for roaming Inherent seamless TDD/FDD interworking for VoLTE

Inherent seamless TDD/FDD interworking for data

2G/3G coverage continuity and roaming

1Including seamless

data LTE and 3G interworking with mobility through redirection, and packet switched handover.

Ability to support true heterogeneous networks

Small cells everywhere
Indoor/outdoor of different flavors

More spectrum; paired, unpaired, higher bands

Over 40 bands and counting

Multiple modes
ENTERPRISE

LTE FDD/TDD, 1X/EV-DO WCDMA/HSPA+, TD-SCDMA, GSM/EDGE

Multiple connectivity
such as Wi-Fi for opportunistic offload

Device in the center of complexity

METRO RESIDENTIAL

Seamless experience across technologies, cells, bands

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Qualcomm solves the LTE product complexities

Qualcomms unique advantagewe solve LTE complexities

Hiding the complexity underneath the most seamless mobile connectivity
Connectivity
2 3 5
Wi-Fi BT GPS

Radio Frequency Bands

21 22 34 33 39 35 40 36 41

19 37 42

23 38 43

24 7 13

26 10 14

27 11 17

28 12 44

18

25

20

EV-DO

GERAN

CDMA 1x

UMTS

TD-SCDMA

LTE TDD/FDD

Handover Techniques (Multiple Can Apply in Each Case)

System Selection Blind Redirection Redirection w/ Measurements Reselection PS Handover CS Fallback CSFB w/ SI Tunneling Single Radio VCC

Handover Combinations (Hypothetical Examples) LTE 2G/3G

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The modem is the foundationthe bar is getting higher

Then you can integrate mobile computing, graphics and multimedia components

THE BAR IS GETTING HIGHER AND HIGHER

Optimize power and performance in a mobile environment

LOW POWER

HIGH DATA RATE

SMALL SIZE

MITIGATE

HEAT

LOW COST

Solve interworking complexity

Support all technologies, bands, modes, ...

LTE FDD

EV-DO

LTE TDD

GSM/ EDGE

UMTS

CDMA TD1X SCDMA

700/ 850/900

1500/ 1700/1900
~40 RF Bands 17 LTE Voice Modes

2300/ 2600

Wi-Fi

GNSS

BT

7 Cellular Standards +Standards Evolution

Components of the type(s) mentioned in this slide are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.

Wi-Fi, BT, GNSS

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Qualcomm Technologies already on its 3rd generation Gobi LTE modems

Continuously increasing level of features, interworking and integration
Third Generation
Worlds First LTE/3G multimode with Cat4 and Carrier Aggregation (launched June 2013)

Second Generation
First Generation
Worlds first integrated LTE/3G
MDM 9x15 MDM 9600 MDM 9200 SnapdragonS4 (8960)

Worlds First Mobile Platform (Modem+AP) with integrated LTE/3G Multimode

MDM 9x25

Snapdragon800 (8974)

LTE 150Mbps/50 Mbps DL/UL LTE Advanced Carrier aggregation

100Mbps/50Mbps DL/UL FDD and TDD 2010-2011

TD-SCDMA LTE Broadcast (eMBMS) VoLTE 2012 2013

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Note: Snapdragon integrates the Gobi modems, but Gobi modems are also offered as a standalone modem product
Qualcomm Snapdragon and Qualcomm Gobi are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Enabling multimode LTE in all smartphone tiers

800

(Launched with 3rd Gen. Gobi modem) Premium smartphones and tablets

Snapdragon 800

600

(Launched with 2nd Gen. Gobi modem) High-end smartphones and tablets (3rd

Snapdragon 6001

400

Snapdragon 400

Gen. Gobi modem coming) High-volume smartphones in emerging regions

1 Snapdragon 600

launched 1H 2013 uses separate 2nd generation LTE Gobi modem MDM 9x15. Snapdragon 800 (8974 launched June 2013) and newest 400 (8926) have both integrated 3rd gen. LTE support Cat4(150Mbps) and LTE Advanced carrier aggregation
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Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies Inc.

Band fragmentation challenge: >40 global bands

North America UMTS/CDMA AWS UMTS/CDMA1900 UMTS/CDMA850 LTE700 LTE AWS LTE2600 (B41) LTE2000 (MSS S-Band) Europe UMTS900/2100 LTE800/1800 LTE2600 China UMTS/CDMA2100 CDMA850 TD-SCDMA1900/2000 TD-SCDMA2300 LTE1900/2300 LTE2600 (B38)

Japan
CDMA800/2100 UMTS800/900 UMTS1500/1700/2100 LTE700/800/900 LTE1500/1700/2500

South Korea MENA UMTS900/2100 LTE800/1800/2600 LTE2300 CDMA800/1800 LTE800/e850 LTE900/1800 UMTS2100 LTE2100

Multiband, multimode, interworking and roaming challenges

India CDMA850 UMTS900/2100 LTE2300

South America

UMTS850/1800 UMTS1900/2100 LTE2600

Australia UMTS850/900 UMTS2100 LTE700/1800/2600 LTE2300

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Enabling LTE world phone Qualcomm RF360 solution

The first truly global system-level solution for 4G LTE devices

Goals
Single SKU Power reduction Improved RF performance PCB area reduction Reduced development time
Multiband, Multimode Antenna matching tuner
(QFE15xx)

One solution Designed for: All modes All bands

Processor Modem RFIC PMIC

Envelope power tracker

(QFE11xx)

Enabled by:
System-level solution and performance enhancements RF CMOS integration advantages Innovative 3D packaging RF POP
*As compared to the previous Qualcomm RF solution.
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Power amp & antenna switch

(QFE23xx)

RF Package on Package (POP)

(QFE27xx)

Half the size*

Qualcomm RF360

Qualcomm RF360 is a product of Qualcomm Technologies Inc.

 LTE success factors LTE Advanced carrier aggregation is here

LTE Advanced three dimensions of improvements

Q&A

Agenda
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A strong LTE evolution path

2013 2014 2015 2016+

FDD and TDD support

Rel-8

Enhanced voice fallback (CSFB), VoLTE, LTE Broadcast (eMBMS) Rel-9

Carrier Aggregation, relays, HetNets (eICIC/IC), Adv MIMO Rel-10

Realizes full benefits of HetNets (FeICIC/IC) Rel-11

LTE Direct, Hetnets enhancements, Multiflow, WiFi interworking, Rel-12 & Beyond

LTE
DL: 73 150 UL: 36 75 Mbps1 (10 MHz 20 MHz) Mbps1

LTE Advanced
DL: 3 Gbps2 UL: 1.5 Gbps2 ( Up to 100 MHz)

1Peak rates for 10

2Peak data rate can exceed 1 Gbps using 4x4 MIMO and at least 80 MHz of spectrum (carrier aggregation), or 3GBps with 8x8

MHz or 20 MHz FDD using 2x2 MIMO, standard supports 4x4 MIMO enabling peak rates of 300 Mbps.

MIMO and 100MHz of spectrum. Similarly, the uplink can reach 1.5Gbps with 4x4 MIMO.

Note: Estimated commercial dates.

Commercial

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Created 7/18/2013

LTE Advanced carrier aggregation is here

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Carrier aggregation launchedkey to enabling 150 Mbps

Carrier aggregation is the first step of LTE Advanced 150 Mbps needs 20 MHz of bandwidth and many operators do not have 20 MHz of contiguous bandwidth
Downlink (Interband)
10 MHz + 10 MHz

Uplink
10 MHz

Band X

Band Y

Band X

Carrier Aggregation allows operators to combine 10 MHz from different bands to achieve 150 Mbps peak rate
Snapdragon 800
DL LTE Carrier DL LTE Carrier UL LTE Carrier

8974 LTE Advanced

MDM 9x25 LTE Advanced

Aggregated Data Pipe

Worlds first mobile device with LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 June 2013
Note: Snapdragon 800 includes 8974, which integrates our third generation Gobi LTE modem, but Gobi modems are also offered as a standalone modem product
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Qualcomm Snapdragon and Qualcomm Gobi are products of Qualcomm Technologies Inc.

Up to 20 MHz Up to 20 MHz Up to 20 MHz Up to 20 MHz Up to 20 MHz

LTE Carrier #3 LTE Carrier #1 LTE Carrier #4 LTE Carrier #2 LTE Carrier #5

Aggregated Data Pipe

Up to 100 MHz

Higher peak data rates

Higher user data rates and lower latencies for all users

More capacity for typical bursty usage1

Leverages all spectrum assets

Carrier Aggregationfatter pipe to enhance user experience

1The

typical bursty nature of usage, such as web browsing, means that aggregated carriers can support more users at the same response (user experience) compared to two individual carriers, given that the for carriers are partially loaded which is typical in real networks. The gain depends on the load and can exceed 100% for fewer users (less loaded carrier) but less for many users. For completely loaded carrier, there is limited capacity gain between individal carriers and aggregated carriers,

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Carrier aggregation increases capacity for typical network load

Bursty data applications
Burst Rate
(normalized)

Carrier aggregation capacity gain

2 10MHz Single Carriers

6 5 10MHz + 10MHz Carrier Aggregation

User experience

4 3 2 1 0 0 3 6 6 12 9 18 12 24 15 30

Partially loaded carriers

Capacity gain can exceed 2x

(for same user experience)1

Data bursts

Idle time

Load
(Mbps)

1Carrier aggregation doubles burst rate for all users in the cell, which reduces over-the-air latency ~50%, but if the user experience is kept the same (same burst rate), multicarrier can instead support more users for partially loaded carriers. The gain depends on the load and can exceed 100% for fewer users (less loaded carrier) but less for many users (starting to resemble full buffer with limited gain). Source: Qualcomm simulations, 3GPP simulation framework, FTP traffic model with 1MB file size, 57 macro cells wrap-around, 500m ISD (D1), 2x2 MIMO, TU3, NLOS, 15 degree downtilt 2GHz spectrum., 21

 LTE success factors LTE Advanced carrier aggregation is here

LTE Advanced three dimensions of improvements

Q&A

Agenda
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Different dimensions of improvementsmost gain from HetNets

LTE Carrier #3

Leverage wider bandwidth

Carrier aggregation across multiple carriers and multiple bands

LTE Carrier #1 LTE Carrier #4 LTE Carrier #2 LTE Carrier #5

Aggregated Data Pipe

Up to 100 MHz

Primarily higher data rates

(bps)

LTE Advanced

Leverage more antennas

Downlink MIMO up to 8x8, enhanced Multi User MIMO and uplink MIMO up to 4x4. Coordinated multipoint (CoMP)

MIMO

Higher spectral efficiency

(bps/Hz)

Leverage HetNets
With advanced interference management (eICIC/IC)

Small Cell

Higher spectral efficiency per coverage area

(bps/Hz/km2)
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Advanced multiple antenna techniques for more capacity

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More antennaslarge gain from receive diversity

Downlink

Diversity, MIMO

1.7x 1x

4 Way Receive Diversity

(+ 2 x 2 MIMO)

LARGE GAIN, NO STANDARDS OR NETWORK IMPACT MAINSTREAM COMMERCIAL

2 x 2 MIMO

NodeB

Device

Relative spectral efficiency

Note: LTE Advanced R10 and beyond adds up to 8x8 Downlink MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output), enhanced Multi User MIMO and uplink MIMO up to 4x4. Simulations: 3GPP framework, 21 macro cells wrap-around, 500m ISD (D1), 10MHz FDD, carrier freq 2GHz, 25 UEs per cell, TU 3km/h, full-buffer traffic, no imbalance or correlation among antennas. 2x4 MIMO used for receive diversity gain of 1.7x compared to 2x2 MIMO, similarly 2x3 diversity provides a 1.3x gain over 2x2 MIMO

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Leverage multiple antennas with fiber installations

Coordinated Multipoint (CoMP) progression for more capacity and better user experience
Coordinated scheduling Coordinated beamforming Joint transmission

Remote Radio Head (RRH)

Macro

Remote Radio Head (RRH)

Remote Radio Head (RRH)

Same or different cell identity across multiple cells

Central processing/scheduling
(requires low latency fiber)
26 Note: CoMP enabled by TM9 or TM10 transmission modes in the device and network. Picture focuses on downlink CoMP techniques, CoMP also applies to the uplink

Small cell Range Expansion

Higher capacity, network load balancing, enhanced user experience, user fairness

Its not just about adding small cells LTE Advanced brings even more capacity and enables hyper-dense HetNets1
1By

applying advanced interference management to HetNets, a.k.a eICIC/IC

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2.8X

1.4X
LTE R8

1X
Small cell Range Expansion (eICIC/IC)
Macro Only

Macro+ 4 Picos

LTE R8

Macro+ 4 Picos

Data rate improvement2

Increased network capacity and enhanced user experience

1By

applying advanced interference management to HetNets. 2Median downlink data rate. Assumptions: 4 Picos added per macro and 33% of users dropped in clusters closer to picos (hotspots) : 10 MHz FDD, 2x2 MIMO, 25 users and 500m ISD. Advanced interference management: enhanced time-domain adaptive resource partitioning, advanced receiver devices with enhanced RRM and RLM1Similar gain for the uplink

with Range Expansion

LTE Advanced

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More users benefit from small cells with range expansion

Range expansion More users on small cell2 better macro offload
Range Expansion LTE R8 82%

Small cell
37%

57%

Enabled By: Adaptive Resource Partitioning (eICIC)1 Advanced Receiver Devices with Interference Cancellation (IC)

6% 2

12% 4
Number of Picos per Macro Cell

26% 10

Assumptions: TR 36.814, Macro ISD=500m, 100 antenna downtilt 25 UEs per Macro cell, uniform random layout, 10 MHz FDD, 2x2 MIMO. 1And enhanced RRM and RLM to allow handover to weak cells, to maintain reliable link with weak cells, and to provide accurate feedback with resource partitioning. Standards name eICIC: Enhanced inter-cell interference coordination 2For uniform, random user distribution

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Adaptive resource partitioning (eICIC)1 Full backward compatibility (ABS)3

Advanced receiver devices (IC)2

Advanced Interference Management (eICIC/IC)

The Secret Sauce

1eICIC

(R10) and FeICIC (R11) stands for (Further) enhanced Inter Cell Interference Coordination 2IC (R11) stands for Interference Cancellation 3ABS (R10) is to continue to transmit overhead channels in Almost Blank Subframes to support legacy devices

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Adaptive resource partitioning (eICIC):

Time

Macro

Macro

Macro Small Cells

Small Cells

Small Cells

eICIC (R10) stands for enhanced Inter Cell Interference Coordination (coordination in the time domain). Also need enhanced RRM and RLM to allow handover to weak cells, to maintain reliable link with weak cells, and to provide accurate feedback with resource 31 partitioning.

To discover Small Cells

To enable higher data rates

To enable full range expansion

Advanced receiver devices with interference cancellation

Cancelling overhead channels benefits all deployment scenarios, but most gain together with network interference coordination (eICIC)
Device interference cancellation cancels overhead channels such as such as synch, broadcast and common reference signal(CRS). Performance requirements part of 3GPP R11
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LTE Advanced HetNets: Our test bed todayyour network tomorrow

Over-The-Air HetNet Macrocells and picocells in a co-channel deployment since March 2011 Demonstrating pico discovery and range expansion with mobility since 2012 Opportunistic Hetnets with full VoIP mobility demonstrated since 2013

Evaluating the design and features to realize the full benefits of heterogeneous networks
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LTE Advanced is a key enabler to the 1000x mobile data challenge

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LTE Advanced is a key enabler to the 1000x data challenge

1000x
Carrier Aggregation (TDD and FDD) Authorized Shared Access (ASA) Higher spectrum bands (esp. TDD)

Continue to evolve LTE: Multiflow, Hetnets enhancements Opportunistic HetNets LTE Direct for proximity services LTE Broadcast

Hetnets with eICIC/IC interference management New deployment models, e.g. neighborhood small cells

Note: neighborhood small cells and ASA are not covered in this presentation, see www.qualcomm.com/hetNets and www.qual;comm.com/spectrum for more details.

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~37X

SMALL CELL SMALL CELL ~21X SMALL CELL SMALL CELL SMALL CELL SMALL CELL SMALL CELL SMALL CELL SMALL CELL SMALL CELL SMALL CELL SMALL CELL SMALL CELL SMALL CELL SMALL CELL SMALL CELL SMALL CELL SMALL CELL SMALL CELL SMALL CELL SMALL CELL SMALL CELL SMALL CELL SMALL CELL SMALL CELL SMALL CELL

SMALL CELL

~11X SMALL CELL

SMALL CELL

~6X
+4 Small Cells +8 Small Cells +16 Small Cells +32 Small Cells

SMALL CELL

Capacity scales with small cells

added1

LTE Advanced with 2x Spectrum added

LTE Advanced, showing what is possible now, add spectrum and improved techniques for gradual increase towards 1000x

Roadmap to 1000x: Capacity scales with small cells deployed thanks to advanced interference management (eICIC/IC)
1 Assumptions: Pico type of small cell, 10MHz@2GHz + 10MHz@3.6GHz,D1 scenario macro 500m ISD, uniform user distribution scenario. Gain is median throughput improvement, from baseline with macro only on 10MHz@2GH, part of gain is addition of 10MHz

spectrum. Users uniformly distributeda hotspot scenario could provide higher gains. Macro and outdoor small cells sharing spectrum (co-channel)

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Enhanced HetNets
Such as Opportunistic HetNets, Multiflow, next gen. advanced receivers

Tighter Wi-Fi interworking

M2M enhancements

LTE expanding into new areas

Further enhancements3GPP R12 and Beyond

LTE Advanced continues to evolve and expand into new areas

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HetNets: combining multiple cells and technologies

WAN Booster WAN Anchor

Wi-Fi Booster
Macro

Small Cell

Across carriers1, across FDD/TDD2

Across cells multiflow2

Interworking across technologies3

Improved offload to small cells

Efficient network load balancing

Improved mobility
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1 Carrier aggregation from R10 LTE within FDD or TDD. 2 Multiflow is a 3GPP R12 LTE candidate., as well as FDD and TDD aggregation. 3 RAN interworking across LTE, HSPA+ and Wi-Fi is a 3GPP R12 candidate.

HetNets: next generation advanced receivers

To mitigate interferenceeven more beneficial in dense HetNets
LTE advanced can cancel common signaling1 Next step for LTE advanced: further enhanced LTE receivers2

Serving cell

Inter cell interference

Interference Cancellation
1Performance

requirement added to 3GPP for cancellation of common signaling (PSS/SSS/PBCH/CRS) in Rel 10/11. 2Broad study on UE interference suppression with & without network assistance in 3GPP R12

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Tighter Wi-Fi3G/4G interworking

Convergence of Cellular and Wi-Fi Infrastructure

1) Seamless Access Passpoint/Hotspot 2.01 2) Operator Deployed Wi-Fi access managed via 3G/4G2

Combine Wi-Fi and 3G/4G

1 Passpoint is the WFA certified implementation of hotspot 2.0, supported by Qualcomm (QCA, and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.), which enables a simpler, secure and seamless access to Wi-Fi networks. 2 Such as more dynamic control of which traffic to offload to Wi-Fi through device centric and/or network centric solutions. Standards enhancements for RAN network centric interworking approaches considered for R12 and beyond.

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LTE evolving and expanding into new areas

Same content

~3.5 GHz

First step towards higher bands

LTE Direct: integrated device to device discovery & communication for proximity services

Backhaul solutions with LTE waveform line of sight, non line of sight, relays

Enhancements to support much higher spectrum bands

Dynamic LTE broadcast, also going into areas beyond mobile

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Summary: Qualcomm LTE advanced leadership

Standards Leadership
A main contributor to key LTE Advanced features Major contributor for ITU IMT-Advanced submission Instrumental in driving eICIC/IC

Industry-first Demos
MWC 2011: Live HetNet Demo

Industry-first Chipsets
Third generation Gobi LTE modem launched June 13 with carrier aggregation in Snapdragon 800

MWC 2012: Live Over-The-Air HetNet Demo with Mobility

MWC 2013: Live OTA opportunistic HetNet Demo with VoIP Mobility. Authorized Shared Access (ASA) demo

8974
LTE Advanced

MDM 9x25
LTE Advanced

Snapdragon 800
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Qualcomm Snapdragon and Qualcomm Gobi are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

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