Meet the challenges of LTE head on with RF CMOS

摘要

Although 3G networks are just gathering steam, many are already looking ahead to the next-generation, which in many cases is likely to be long-term evolution (LTE) networks. According to ABI Research, more than $3.3 billion will be spent on building LTE base stations in 2011, which will include approximately 142,000 base stations worldwide. Next year in China, China Mobile will construct a pre-commercial LTE network, and, according to In-Stat, is expected to be the first operator to launch commercial LTE services. But moving to LTE is not as simple as switching out or adding more base stations.