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- License-assisted access (LAA) poses messaging/positioning challenges for RAN vendors.
- Each vendor’s LAA positioning may vary based on their position in WiFi, devices and other factors.
This month, Ericsson has been heavily promoting the concept of license-assisted access (using LTE in unlicensed spectrum as a supplement to LTE in licensed spectrum), with press releases, videos and so forth, demonstrating some of the challenges that other RAN vendors will need to navigate as the technology becomes more prominent. Continue reading “Positioning License-Assisted Access (LAA) Relative to WiFi”