MWC 2014: HetNet news

Editor’s note: This is a compilation of Mobile World Congress 2014 news in the HetNet space, including small cells, Wi-Fi and distributed antenna systems (DAS). This list will be updated daily. Email khill@rcrwireless.com to have your release included.

NSN expands its Flexi Zone small cell line to include TDD, more bands, and Wi-Fi capability

NSN extends its Flexi Zone architecture with a Flexi Zone controller application that allows existing base stations to control small cell clusters

Arcadyan choose AirHop’s eSON software for integration with its LTE small cells

Arcadyan choose semiconductor company Cavium Inc. for carrier-grade LTE small cells with data offload and DPI, starts lab trials

Cavium Inc. launches new enterprise small cell design kit

Cavium introduces unified architecture for small cells to cloud RAN

Silicon Image offers new 60 GHz RF transceivers for the small cell wireless backhaul market

Controller-less Wi-Fi provider Aerohive launches “Controllers are dead” campaign

Transit Wireless’ cellular and Wi-Fi project in the NYC subway system is in phase two, and a finalist for a Global Mobile Award from the GSMA

Airspan Networks collaborated with Texas Instruments on its new LTE small cell solution, AirSynergy

CommScope launches a new in-building wireless architecture designed around IT-based structured cabling: Ion-E

Wi-Fi chipset maker Quantenna Communications and Texas Instruments are working together on a 3G/4G/802.11n/ac solution for small cells