Contents

1 INTRODUCTION
  1.1 BACKGROUND
  1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THIS WHITE PAPER
  1.3 TERMINOLOGY

2 WHAT IS DRIVING THE DEMAND FOR TDD SPECTRUM
  2.1 TDD FACILITATES ADVANCED ANTENNA SOLUTIONS
  2.2 TDD SUPPORTS TRAFFIC ASYMMETRY EFFICIENTLY AND FLEXIBLY
  2.3 UNPAIRED TDD BANDS CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE MORE EASILY THAN PAIRED BANDS

3 AVAILABILITY OF TDD SPECTRUM IS SECURED
  3.1 ITU-R BANDS AND THE WAY FORWARD
  3.2 TDD BANDS IN STANDARDIZATION

4 TDD STANDARDIZATION ROADMAP

5 TDD NETWORK DEPLOYMENT RELATED ASPECTS
  5.1 TDD BANDWIDTH REQUIREMENTS
  5.2 TDD SPECTRUM HARMONIZATION
  5.3 COEXISTENCE ISSUES

6 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TDD SPECTRUM UTILIZATION

7 REFERENCES

ANNEX1: SPECTRUM SITUATION IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
ANNEX 2: COMMERCIAL TDD NETWORK DEPLOYMENTS, REFERENCE LIST
ANNEX 3: PRODUCT AVAILABILITY, REFERENCE LIST
ANNEX 4: 3GPP CA SPECTRUM COMBINATIONS

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