Qualcomm's small cell technology to enable new level of network performance

SAN DIEGO, USA: Qualcomm Technologies Inc., in co-operation with Sprint Corp. and NASCAR, demonstrated the second phase of an over-the-air trial of an LTE TDD hyper-dense small cell network at the Phoenix International Raceway. The trial took place March 1-2, 2014 during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series March Phoenix Race.

Phoenix International Raceway was identified as an ideal venue to conduct Qualcomm Technologies' hyper-dense small cell network trial due to the large fan attendance during NASCAR races, the challenging radio frequency (RF) conditions and the high mobile data demand during NASCAR events.

As part of the trial, Qualcomm Technologies has installed 31 small cell base stations in the garage area of the Phoenix International Raceway in order to test density limits, measure network performance capabilities and quantify the potential impact on users' mobile experiences.

This hyper-dense network demonstration, built with Airspan's AirSynergy 2000 LTE-Advanced Pico Base Stations, is powered by Qualcomm Technologies' small cell chipsets and UltraSON (Self Organizing Network) technology. The hyper-dense network has an equivalent density of 1000 cells per km2 operating on Sprint's band 41 LTE-TDD spectrum.