Nokia Siemens Networks sets TD-LTE speed record, goes beyond 4G – #1GBperday$

The speed record was achieved at the Nokia Siemens Networks lab in Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA. This is the company’s fifth straight LTE speed record in the past six months*.

“We have been pushing the limits in 4G technology, and this time we have done so with 1.6 Gbps data throughput and increased uplink capacity. We are proud to be enabling the commercial readiness for LTE-Advanced and beyond,” said Tommi Uitto, head of mobile broadband value creation management at Nokia Siemens Networks. “Users want to be able to upload and download huge files, which underscores the need for operators to drastically increase data throughput and capacity in their mobile networks.”

The record breaks Nokia Siemens Networks’ own record of 1.3 Gbps data throughput on TD-LTE. In the new record, the company used 60 MHz of aggregated spectrum with an 8-pipe radio module that enables eight streams of uplink MU-MIMO**. With this approach, Nokia Siemens Networks is taking TD-LTE beyond the LTE-Advanced*** (4G) specifications that require only four streams of uplink MU-MIMO. TD-LTE can enable users to enjoy rich video content and other advanced services with even greater data throughput.

“With our commercial Flexi Multiradio 10 Base Station and MU-MIMO, we are ready to help operators significantly increase per site capacity and uplink capacity at a reduced cost,” added Uitto.

With its comprehensive mobile broadband and services portfolio, Nokia Siemens Networks is at the forefront of TD-LTE development and commercialization. The company is involved in more than 16 major field trials in China, Russia, Taiwan and elsewhere, and has commercial deals with eight TD-LTE network operators including Bharti Airtel in India, MTS in Russia, Sky Brazil and STC in Saudi Arabia. A GSA report of September 2012 lists eleven commercial TD-LTE network launches around the world, with five of these eleven networks being supplied by Nokia Siemens Networks.

Nokia Siemens Networks’ complete network life-cycle services for TD-LTE are delivered both locally and remotely by a team of global experts. This approach allows operators to ensure uninterrupted, high-quality TD-LTE network rollouts. It minimizes technical and commercial risk and provides 3GPP compliant data security and protection with no disruptions to existing users via multilayered network optimization.

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Notes:
*The series of 4G technology demonstrations by Nokia Siemens Networks in the past six months continues to prove the company’s strong commitment to TD-LTE innovation and commercialization globally:

• The 1st record was achieved during MWC 2012 by aggregating 100 MHz of spectrum for LTE FDD (see press release 4G speed record smashed with 1.4 Gigabits-per-second mobile call #MWC12).
• The 2nd record was achieved during CTIA 2012 by aggregating 60 MHz of spectrum on TD-LTE (see press release Nokia Siemens Networks aims for record TD-LTE speeds of 1Gbps #CTIA12).
• The 3rd record was achieved during a Beijing show by aggregating 60 MHz of spectrum and using Config2 on TD-LTE in China (see press release Nokia Siemens Networks extends #TD-LTE speed record in China).
• The 4th record was achieved during an analyst meeting in the USA (July 17-18, 2012) by aggregating 60 MHz of spectrum and using four streams of MU-MIMO uplink on TD-LTE (see blog post Nokia Siemens Networks continues to prove LTE-Advanced readiness, TD-LTE speeds).

**For MU-MIMO (Multi User-Multiple Input Multiple Output), Nokia Siemens Networks’ pipe concept provides more flexibility than other vendors’ fixed configuration and single-sector remote radio head approach: The pipe concept allows, in fact, multiple sectors, multiple carriers and even multiple transmit and receive channels from a single radio module in a zero footprint configuration. Nokia Siemens Networks’ 8-pipe radio and 6-pipe radio modules were launched in 2011, while the company’s 4-pipe radio module was launched during CTIA 2012.

***3GPP – 3rd Generation Partnership Project – is the standards group that has defined LTE-Advanced, the evolution of LTE designed to deliver data throughputs of 1Gbps and beyond.