Ericsson Breaks 4G Speed Record
Mobile phone company Ericsson set a world record at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona when it showcased a LTE / 4G phone with a download speed of 1 GB per second.
The high download speed is possible by combining two types of 4G technology: Multi Carrier technology and Multiple Input Multiple Output.
Ericsson has already signed commercial contracts with five major mobile phone operator – AT&T, Verizon and MetroPCS in the US, TeliaSonera in Norway and Sweden and NTT DoCoMo in Japan.
Ericsson Hopes for Japan 4G Mobile Network
Ericsson may win contracts for new a 4G mobile network by Japan’s NTT DoCoMo in 2010, according to Ericsson’s head of radio networks, Ulf Ewaldsson.
Trials of 4G with several mobile operators were ongoing, he said, and added that DoCoMo will decide next year whether to use Ericsson for its LTE technology.
The Stockholm based company has already won orders from Swedish mobile operator TeliaSonera as well as Verizon Wireless and MetroPCS in the states.
Motorola Builds 4G Network in 10 Days
Motorola has setup a test LTE / 4G network in Stockholm, Sweden. The network – which Motorola claims to have installed and optimized in only ten days – is intended to showcase its 4G hardware systems to Nordic mobile phone operators.
The technology demos apparently take place in a van crammed with high tech equipment and show video conferencing, web browsing, VoIP calls and more happening on a live Motorola 4G network.
Cheekily, it seems Motorola parks the van in the same district of Stockholm as Ericsson HQ :)
China 4G Along The Yangtze River
Chinese mobile phone operator, China Telecom, is enlisting the help of Ericsson to upgrade its network along the Yangtze River region.
Ericsson will provide China Telecom with its advanced 40 Gbps DWDM solution, the MHL 3000 series, allowing the cell phone network to upgrade its service in cities such as Shanghai, Nanjing and Hangzhou.
The 4G equipment is expected to be delivered in the third quarter of this year, with commercial deployment by December.
4G in Stockholm, Sweden
Ericsson and TeliaSonera have opened the world’s first commercial Long-Term Evolution (LTE) site in Stockholm, Sweden.
Stockholmers can now enjoy a true mobile broadband experience – super high data speeds for goodies such as internet TV, mobile video blogging, online video games and – if absolutely necessary – work related stuff.
That is, of course, if anyone in Sweden has 4G mobile phone yet.
The new 4G site is part of a commercial 4G network scheduled for 2010.
