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Sprint Claims New Wireless Technology HPUE Can Extend 2.5 GHz Coverage by 30%

Sprint Claims New Wireless Technology HPUE Can Extend 2.5 GHz Coverage by 30% Image Credit: Sprint

Sprint has unveiled a new technology that it claims will extend the coverage of the 2.5 GHz wireless coverage by up to 30%, including indoors where the majority of wireless traffic is generated. Called High Performance User Equipment, or HPUE, the new technology is adopted as wireless industry standard this month.

"HPUE has been in development for nearly two years, and we are proud to help lead this effort in our continued drive to enhance the Sprint network for our millions of customers. In 2015, we began working on a solution to improve our 2.5 GHz coverage by increasing the uplink coverage of Band 41 devices," wrote Dr. John Saw, CTO, Sprint in a blog post.

With HPUE, outdoor 2.5 GHz coverage strength becomes nearly identical to 1.9 GHz coverage, said Sprint. And indoors, where 60 to 70 percent of all wireless traffic is generated, HPUE enables 2.5 GHz spectrum to achieve 90 percent of the indoor penetration that is currently achieved by 1.9 GHz spectrum. 

Sprint said it has worked closely with the Global TDD LTE Initiative (GTI) and companies such as China Mobile, SoftBank, Qualcomm Technologies., Samsung, ZTE, Broadcom, MediaTek, Skyworks Solutions, Alcatel, Motorola, LG, Qorvo and others to address the required building blocks. Finally, our team, together with industry colleagues, ushered HPUE through the standards process, and 3GPP certification was granted on December 6, 2016.

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