Cisco has confirmed that it is investing in Altiostar Networks, which is working on a 4G LTE radio architecture that falls between small cells and macro cells in both size and scope. “I can confirm that Cisco has invested in Altiostar Networks and that Kelly Ahuja is serving on Altiostar’s board of directors,” a Cisco spokesperson said.
Kelly Ahuja is a Senior VP & GM for Cisco’s mobility business group and plays a large part in Cisco’s grand wireless plan. How the Altiostar system appears to work is that it splits the difference between public access small cells and the LTE macro network with a layer of “microcells” acting together. These microcells are controlled by a central brain that coordinates and synchronizes them to provide dense 4G coverage over a wide area.
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