Nokia Siemens Networks Expands Liquid Radio Architecture

Telecom equipment major Nokia (News - Alert) Siemens Networks announced that it has expanded its Liquid Radio architecture by launching a new, high power radio module for its Flexi Multiradio Base Station family.

Company officials said the new radio module offers 40 percent improvement in performance at edge of cell while carriers can be distributed across 60 MHz frequency band range. The module offers better GSM coverage and increased 3G data capacity at the edge of cells, providing an overall 40 percent increase in performance.

With the expanded Liquid Radio architecture, operators will have more capability to efficiently enhance their network. This apart, the ability of the new radio module to allocate carriers frequencies across a broad 60 MHz range is expected to reduce the size of hardware required per base station site allowing more flexibility in deployment.

“Our new radio module is especially suited for refarming GSM frequency bands for HSPA+ and LTE (News - Alert) services and network sharing deployments,” said Thorsten Robrecht, head of Network Systems product management at Nokia Siemens Networks, in a statement.

“Moreover, we are the only vendor to combine the capacity to drive three remote radio heads – or sectors – into a single 25-liter unit, offering a smooth evolution for compact multi-radio sites with lower power consumption,” Robrecht added.

Due to its higher output power, the new module improves the signal used in transmitting voice or data to a mobile phone user. This increases useful information on the signal or the number of people for whom it can provide a connection.

Recently, Nokia Siemens Networks (News - Alert) announced that Copel, a Brazilian telecom operator, has selected its network equipment to increase network capacity and offer cost effective services.

Copel will deploy a 3,000 km optical fiber network in Parana state to offer high-speed, affordable data services to consumers. The operator selected Nokia Siemens Networks to reduce the cost of providing Internet access to bridge the digital divide in the state.