TDD-LTE gear by 1Q 2011: Ericsson
25-07-2010
Ericsson's India pilot did 71 mbps downloads with 20 Mhz of spectrum
TDD-LTE equipment could be offered to Indian telcos by as early as 1Q 2011, according to Ericsson.
"We will start commercial supplies by first quarter of 2011 worldwide. In India, supplies will depend on the demand from operators" P Balaji, Ericsson India VP, told CIOL
At a China Mobile event in China, Ericsson for the first time showcased its complete end-to-end TDD-LTE solution. Together with ST-Ericsson devices, the system showcased super-fast mobile broadband applications such as video on demand (VOD) and video streaming using a live camera.
Per Thorzell, head, radio Access Network, Ericsson India says Ericsson did a TDD-LTE trial run in India using 20 Mhz spectrum and achieved a download speed of 71 mbps per second.
"Technically it could go up to 90 mbps but we were able to achieve 71 mbps with 20 Mhz of spectrum" said Thorzell.
Thorzell mentioned that Ericsson has already done commercial launch of FDD (frequency division duplex)-LTE in some parts of the world and the eco-system is gearing up for LTE. He added that the chipset that supported FDD-LTE will also support TDD-LTE.
"There are approximately 95 per cent functional similarity between TDD and FDD-LTE. Therefore chipsets that support FDD-LTE will also support TDD-LTE" said Thorzell.
To support TDD-LTE, Ericsson feels there will be dongles as access devices in the first half of 2011, followed later by handheld devices.
Based on CIOL story
TDD-LTE equipment could be offered to Indian telcos by as early as 1Q 2011, according to Ericsson.
"We will start commercial supplies by first quarter of 2011 worldwide. In India, supplies will depend on the demand from operators" P Balaji, Ericsson India VP, told CIOL
At a China Mobile event in China, Ericsson for the first time showcased its complete end-to-end TDD-LTE solution. Together with ST-Ericsson devices, the system showcased super-fast mobile broadband applications such as video on demand (VOD) and video streaming using a live camera.
Per Thorzell, head, radio Access Network, Ericsson India says Ericsson did a TDD-LTE trial run in India using 20 Mhz spectrum and achieved a download speed of 71 mbps per second.
"Technically it could go up to 90 mbps but we were able to achieve 71 mbps with 20 Mhz of spectrum" said Thorzell.
Thorzell mentioned that Ericsson has already done commercial launch of FDD (frequency division duplex)-LTE in some parts of the world and the eco-system is gearing up for LTE. He added that the chipset that supported FDD-LTE will also support TDD-LTE.
"There are approximately 95 per cent functional similarity between TDD and FDD-LTE. Therefore chipsets that support FDD-LTE will also support TDD-LTE" said Thorzell.
To support TDD-LTE, Ericsson feels there will be dongles as access devices in the first half of 2011, followed later by handheld devices.
Based on CIOL story
