Motorola has debuted its WiMax Evolution offering for operators to upgrade existing WiMax 802.16e / 802.16e enhanced networks to 802.16m or TD-LTE or to add LTE to their existing WiMax networks.
The company said that its new enhanced WiMax offering, based on single RAN (Radio Access Network) offering, is customised for 4G networks. The WiMax access points are upgradable to 802.16m (WiMax 2), TD-LTE, FDD LTE or LTE-Advanced.
Motorola said that its new offering reuses most of a base station for various migration scenarios and reuses other network components such as IP/MPLS core, backhaul and device management. It enables operators to increase network capacity and allows them to offer services with more data usage per month at a lower price.
According to Motorola, the new offering leverages tower top RF heads and antenna as well as existing ancillary cabling and requires no crane lifts or tower climbs to implement. It preserves antenna tower or other site mount costs, site development costs, site acquisition costs, battery backup, concrete base, existing electrical and existing backhaul.
Fred Gabbard, vice president of product management at Motorola Networks, said: "As consumer demand for mobile data continues its explosive growth, WiMax operators around the world are facing 10GB to 30GB average subscriber data usage per month. Motorola is working closely with these operators to plan capacity for the next five years.
"Our WiMAX Evolution – Single RAN solution allows operators to migrate to WiMax 802.16m or LTE, thus reducing cost and offering the best path for 4G growth."
