WHAT IS THE LTE/SAE Interoperability Event?
Vodafone and China Mobile are the first to sign up for the MSFs (MultiService Forum) major LTE/SAE (Long Term Evolution / System Architecture Evolution) Interoperability Event scheduled for March 2010. Providing the most comprehensive test yet of the EPC (Evolved Packet Core) infrastructure, this event will be hosted by Vodafones Test and Innovation Centre in Dusseldorf, Germany, as well as China Mobiles facilities in Beijing with other major carriers already expressing supporting interest. Of major importance to the telecommunications industry, this event marks a significant escalation of the MSFs involvement in activities beyond the large scale, carrier-hosted, globally networked biennial GMI events for which the MSF is best known.