LTE: A New Competitive Paradigm for Mobile Broadband
Dialogic
In the race to expand mobile services to include broadband and multimedia, many mobile operators are championing a standard known as Long Term Evolution (LTE). LTE includes substantial changes to both sides of the mobile network - both the radio access network and the core network. But while it will require significant capital investment, LTE is expected to unlock new revenue streams and provide better competitive positioning by allowing mobile network operators to offer broadband services and a better quality of service in a way that greatly improves the efficient use of network resources. This paper is an attempt to explain the high-level architecture standards and issues, and, of course, the "lingo" of the LTE community to those who are familiar with communications technology but who lack in-depth knowledge of the mobile industry.