SoftBank Corp., Sercomm and Rohde & Schwarz have joined the MulteFire Alliance, a group working to commercialize an LTE-based technology for small cells operating solely in unlicensed spectrum.
Other sponsoring members include Ericsson, Intel, Nokia, Qualcomm, Boingo and Ruckus Wireless (owned by Brocade).
MulteFire technology arguably is important because it allows quality-controlled communications services on license-exempt spectrum, even by entities that own no licensed spectrum.
So Multefire also creates a way for many types of service providers or end users to provide quality-assured communications over their own networks, for example, without the requirement for spectrum licenses.
MulteFire also shows the growing relevance of license-exempt spectrum as a method for spurring innovation in the communications business, as well as potentially changing business models for most suppliers of access services.
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