RF interference to DVB-T reception from multiple LTE devices in adjacent bands

In this paper, we study the compatibility of operating multiple Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile handheld devices in the digital dividend spectrum identified in Australia. European studies provide some valuable insights on the operation of mobile services in the digital dividend, the results however do not provide a direct comparison due to difference in the DVB-T transmission band plan, the DVB-T channel bandwidth and the preferred duplexing arrangement. The European studies also only take into consideration compatibility of operating single LTE handheld devices in adjacent bands. Thus our study is into the impact of multiple LTE transmission on the DVB-T reception in the boundary of the Australian digital dividend using Monte Carlo simulations.