FCC gives green light to controversial LTE-U

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has given telcos in the US the green-light to turn on LTE-U in their basestations, allowing devices to access the less-trafficked, unlicensed parts of the 5 GHz frequency band.
T-Mobile will be the first carrier to test out LTE-U in the spring, following the FCC’s certification of equipment from Ericsson and Nokia. T-Mobile customers will now be able to tap into the first 20 MHz of unlicensed spectrum on the 5 GHz band and use it for additional LTE capacity. The FCC a