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LTE in Unlicensed Spectrum (LAA)

• The goal is to study enhancements for LTE to operate in unlicensed spectrum.

• Licensed-Assisted Access will give operators the option to make use of

unlicensed spectrum with a unified network, offering potential operational

cost saving, improved spectral efficiency and a better user experience.

• The focus of the Release 13 work is on the aggregation of a primary cell,

operating in licensed spectrum to deliver critical information and guaranteed

Quality of Service, with a secondary cell, operating in unlicensed spectrum to
opportunistically boost data rate.

• A key objective of the project is to ensure fair coexistence between LTE LAA
and Wi-Fi.

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