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The Long-Term Evolution (LTE) is often called “4G”, but many also claim that LTE release 10, also known to as LTE-Advanced, is the true 4G evolution step, with the first release of LTE ( Release 8 ) then being labeled as “3.9G”.

This ongoing race of increasing sequence numbers of mobile system generations is in fact just a matter of labels. What is essential is the actual system capabilities and how they have advanced.

The evolution of 3G systems into 4G is powered by the creation and growth of new services for mobile devices, and is enabled by advancement of the technology available for mobile systems.

Best Free Resources To Learn 3GPP LTE (Long Term Evolution)

Either you are a 3G, LTE or LTE Advanced developer or a tester you will definitely love to have these free study materials and Webcast CDs from Agilent. If you do not know about Agilent, it is one of the biggest wireless test equipments manufacturer in the world.

Agilent is specialized in range of products staring from Oscilloscopes, Protocol Analyzers, Network Analyzers, Bit Error Ratio Test Solutions, EMI/EMC, Phase Noise, Physical Layer Test Systems and many other important test and debugging products.

Rohde & Schwarz Tests VoLTE and Audio Quality

Rohde&Schwarz demonstrated voice over LTE (VoLTE) and audio quality measurements with the R&S®CMW500 wideband communication tester and the R&S®UPV audio analyzer at LTE North America 2011. For the demonstration a commercial LTE USB dongle in collaboration with an IMS client running on a PC was used to simulate a VoLTE-capable device. This setup registered to an IMS server via LTE (more ..)