The LTE-U Forum -- formed in 2014 by Verizon in cooperation with Alcatel-Lucent; Ericsson; Qualcomm Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated; and Samsung -- said today it has released its first technical report evaluating the use of LTE in unlicensed spectrum (LTE-U), an important step toward demonstrating how LTE-U can coexist with Wi-Fi and other technologies that share unlicensed spectrum.

The Forum's technical specifications include: minimum performance specifications for operating LTE-U base stations and consumer devices on unlicensed frequencies in the 5 GHz band, and coexistence specifications. The specifications support LTE operation in the 5 GHz UNII-1 and UNII-3 bands, in conjunction with an LTE deployment in licensed bands. LTE-U is in full compliance with FCC regulations.

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