Nokia Siemens Networks (NSNs) and LG Electronics have achieved an LTE downlink data transfer rate of 100Mbps, the maximum speed for a Class 3 LTE terminal. In LTE, user equipment is categorised into classes based on its potential uplink and downlink data rates. Class 3 terminals are expected to be the first widely used commercial LTE terminals when they are launched later in 2010.
The call was made using the NSNs' LTE radio equipment including the Flexi Multi radio Base Station, its Evolved Packet Core network elements and standards-compliant software along with a pre-commercial LTE USB modem from LG Electronics (LG), a global leader and technology innovator in mobile communications.
"LTE is the super-fast mobile broadband technology that we are able to deliver today. It helps operators address the challenge of growing data traffic as well as delivering a superior end-user experience," said Marc Rouanne, head of Network Systems, the NSNs. The data call was made as part of extended interoperability tests conducted by the NSNs and LG in the 2100 MHz and 2600 MHz frequency bands at NSNs' LTE R&D centres in Oulu, Finland, and Ulm, Germany.
"This successful data call at 100 Mbps shows the progress we have made towards commercial LTE deployments as well as our readiness to offer the high throughput performance expected with LTE," said Go-hee Choi, vice president of LG Electronics Mobile Communication Technology Research Lab.-PR
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