Alcatel Lucent and Qualcomm collaborate to develop small cell base stations

Alcatel Lucent and Qualcomm have agreed to collaborate in developing small cell base stations. Both have agreed to invest in a strategic R&D program to develop the next generation of Alcatel-Lucent lightRadio Small Cell products based on Qualcomm Technologies’ FSM9900 family of Small Cell silicon solutions. The investment would be shared by Alcatel-Lucent and Qualcomm Technologies. The new trend in wireless communication is not just 3G, 4G and 5G, it's also about uninterrupted connection to the user irrespective of traffic congestion and location. Small cells not only relieve the user from congestion and not availability of networks, but also save the cost to both telecom service provider and the end-user. The trend is to enable a connection to the Internet for the user of the smartphones and tablets without any interface hindrances, small cells serve that purpose. Small cells are effective in shopping malls and other enterprise venues, where networking congestion is common. Small cell base stations can be used with high-speed wired connections easily so any high-speed terminal can be converted into a cellular base station by plugging in this small cell base station equipment, which can be as small as 3G dongle. The wired and wireless telecom equipment makers such as Alcatel Lucent are taking-on this market opportunity by collaborating with companies with complementing ...