M O B I L E

Long Term Evolution (LTE)

There’s a mobile bandwidth revolution at hand, as estimates of annual bandwidth growth on mobile networks range from 2x to 14x. Armed with spectral efficiency, support for higher data rates and all-IP infrastructure, the standards for the mobile broadband architecture known as Long Term Evolution (LTE) are arriving on the scene at just the right time. And so is Camiant.

Defined by 3GPP in 2009 in its Release 8 specifications, LTE is expected to increase bandwidth by up to 20 times over current HSPA technology* with an estimated 70% lower cost per bit delivered**. LTE also introduces the Evolved Packet Core (EPC), an all-IP architecture that provides operators with lower cost and more flexibility as IP-based services become dominant.

Camiant’s policy platform is the first PCRF to support the new requirements defined in Release 8 of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP***) standards. As a result, Camiant’s new LTE capable PCRF will be deployed commercially in 2010.

Network diagram of 3GPP Release 8 PCC Architecture (Home Routed Access)

* UMTS Forum, 2008
** Nortel Networks, 2007
*** 3GPP is a registered trademark of European Telecommunications Standards Institute.