New Record Throughput in Live Indoor WCDMA Network

TeliaSonera and Ericsson continue to push the limits for maximum data throughputs in dedicated indoor WCDMA networks. In TeliaSonera's live 3G network in Goteborg, Sweden, in the Ericsson building at Lindholmspiren they showed recently downlink total average user throughputs of up to 2400 kbps within one sector using one WCDMA carrier.

The test included six simultaneous 384 kbps packet switched connections, two 128 kbps packet switched connection and two video calls, all established in the same meeting room.

Such a high throughput is in indoor scenarios possible due to the high code orthogonality, small soft-handover area and low interference from the outdoor cells. The code limit was reached in the trial.

The indoor system consists of three sectors with distributed antennas connected to an Ericsson WCDMA RBS 3202."

Posted to the site on 10th May 2005