What Is the Value of Nortel’s LTE Patents?

July 05, 2009| Nortel may be trying to sell its LTE R&D unit to Nokia Siemens (NOK, SI) but there’s a lot of chatter about what’s not part of the deal: some LTE patents.The talk was triggered by a

Nokia Siemens retreats from WiMAX as LTE beckons

July 2, 2009|By Phil Goldstein:Nokia Siemens Networks is transferring more of its research, development and base station production efforts from WiMAX to HSPA+ and LTE, according to Unstrung. The action follows similar moves from several other major equipment suppliers, and coincides with Nokia Siemens’ plans to acquire Nortel Networks’ LTE assets.

LTE And Femtocells—An Essential Symbiosis

Can you have one without the other? The cellular communications industry is currently abuzz with two big issues: the development of Long-Term Evolution (LTE) and the emergence of femtocells. Although the two may at first sight appear barely related, it is becoming increasingly clear that they are, in fact, inextricably linked.