Qualcomm, a major proponent of deploying cellular in unlicensed spectrum (LTE-U), is developing LTE-U small cells with partners Samsung and SpiderCloud Wireless.
LTE-U is seen as a way for carriers to keep up with demand for mobile data, but, because the cellular is operating in the same spectrum as Wi-Fi in some cases, fair co-existence with Wi-Fi is a key consideration for LTE-U.
