Update - May 2011

3GPP RAN has made significant progress on the work on 3500MHz spectrum range for LTE and UMTS/UTRA. At the recent RAN Plenary meeting (RAN#51, March 2011) the major work item was 80% complete and is expected to be finalised by June 2011, after coordination with the European Radio Office 'IMT Matters' Project Team (ECC PT1) on alignment with their plan for band arrangements.

User equipment testing work items in 3GPP should be completed by September 2011.

Original Story, February 2011:

At the ETSI booth at the Mobile World Congress we were often asked about the status of the 3GPP specifications for UMTS and LTE around 3500MHz. Specification work is due for first publication in March 2011 (TSG#51), with a series of specifications updated or being created.

The UMTS-LTE 3500 MHz Technical Report (37.801) is already available as a study of current plans in the frequency bands 3.4-3.6 GHz and 3.6-3.8 GHz for UMTS and LTE systems.

Key sections of the UMTS-LTE 3500 MHz Work Item Report include:

• Frequency band arrangements
• Deployment aspects (European scenarios only added so far)
• Study of UTRA requirements
• Study of E-UTRA requirements
• Required changes to UTRA FDD specifications
• Required changes to E-UTRA specifications
• Required changes to Multi-Standard Radio specifications
• Required changes to UTRA TDD specifications

Further reading:

Click links for an up-to-date listings of the specs that are linked to 3GPP Work Items:

• 380173 (RInImp8-UMTSLTE3500) "UMTS/LTE 3500 MHz" [Rel-10]

• 380073 (-) Core Part "UMTS/LTE 3500 MHz" (Rel-10)

• 420013 (LTE-UEConTest_LTE3500) "Conformance Test Aspects – LTE 3500" (Rel-10)

• 420014 (RInImp-UEConTest_UMTS3500) "Conformance Test Aspects – UMTS 3500" (Rel-10) 

 

380173	RInImp8-UMTSLTE3500	UMTS/LTE 3500 MHz	100%	Rel-10		RP-091380	history	2013‑06‑03	-	UTRA, LTE
	380073	-	...Core part: UMTS/LTE 3500 MHz	100%	Rel-10	R4;R2;R3	RP-091380	history	2011‑09‑09	RP#53 completed. TR 37.801v200 for Approval	25.101, 25.104, 25.113, 25.133, 25.141, 25.307, 25.307, 25.331, 25.461, 25.463, 34.124, 36.101, 36.104, 36.113, 36.141, 36.331, new 37.801
	420013	LTE-UEConTest_LTE3500	...Conformance Test Aspects – LTE 3500	100%	Rel-10	R5	RP-080859	history	2013‑06‑03	RP#60 completed	36.508, 36.521-1, 36.521-2, 36.521-3
	420014	RInImp-UEConTest_UMTS3500	...Conformance Test Aspects – UMTS 3500	100%	Rel-10	R5	RP-110386	history	2012‑06‑05	RP#56 completed	34.108, 34.121-1, 34.121-2