SK Telecom has partnered with Nokia Networks to commercialize the ‘Enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination' (eICIC) that can reduce inter-cell interference by an estimated 15 percent in areas with higher traffic congestion. SK Telecom has deployed the eICIC capability to its LTE-A network located in Gwangju Metropolitan City and plans to apply the technology to the rest of its nationwide LTE-A network by the first half of 2016.
The eICIC, which is part of LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) is a technology that controls the signal interferences between macro and micro base stations to enhance the quality of the LTE-A network. The technology is designed to be used in heavily congested areas where a mix of macro and micro cells are deployed. According to SK Telecom, this is the first time that eICIC technology has been commercially available.
Tero Peltola, Vice President of FDD LTE, Nokia Networks
Together with SK Telecom, we have achieved an important milestone in advancing the mobile network through the development of eICIC. By using eICIC, SK Telecom’s customers can utilize their existing LTE devices with no need to buy new smartphones.
Park Jin-hyo, Senior Vice President and Head of Network Technology R&D Center at SK Telecom
SK Telecom’s partnership with Nokia has led to the achievement of the world’s first commercialization of eICIC, a powerful technology that will further improve our customer experience. We will continue to develop and commercialize new and innovative technologies to solidify our position as the leader in the era of the next-generation network.
