MulteFire releases first specs for LTE in unlicensed bands

(Telecompaper) The MulteFire Alliance has launched its first specification for LTE operating independently in unlicensed spectrum. MulteFire Release 1.0 comes just under a year after the alliance was first formed at the Mobile World Congress last year. The specification builds on elements of 3GPP Releases 13 and 14 to define how LTE networks can operate in unlicensed and shared spectrum, while ensuring fair sharing of spectrum with other users and technologies such as Wi-Fi. By removing the requ