Motorola has led the way in cdma2000™ innovation, with a deep heritage in developing world-class CDMA systems for our global customers. cdma2000™ is a widely deployed technology for 3G networks, delivering high performance data services around the globe. The CDG (CDMA Development Group, April 2008) estimates that cdma2000™ subscribers worldwide exceed 418 million, including over 90 million 1xEV-DO users.
Over the course of the next decade, operators will find it increasingly difficult to fulfill the rapidly growing mobile broadband demand on cdma2000™ legacy networks, and will be inspired to investigate next generation technology alternatives to maintain their competitive edge.
While there are several OFDM solutions being evaluated, it is expected that many traditional cdma2000™ operators will want to take advantage of the benefits of LTE, and may choose to migrate along the 3GPP standards path.
Migration of 3GPP2 service providers to LTE involves the overlay of the EPC elements (MME, SGW, and PDN-GW) and the potential to re-use the existing EV-DO BTS site, ancillaries and frame to deploy the LTE EUTRAN components. The migration of 3GPP2 service providers to LTE’s EUTRAN/EPC configuration involves updates to the 1x/DO-A network, allowing for seamless interworking, and hand-over of services between the two technologies.
Motorola’s LTE solution presents a straight-forward evolution to the world of mobile broadband for 3GPP2 operators and ensures the best re-use of existing network elements and assets.