Telstra on Target for 21Mbps Mobile Download Speed by Year-End
Marking the second anniversary of the opening of its Next G (HSDPA) network, Australia's Telstra has announced that its planned deployment of Enhanced HSPA (eHSPA) to the Next G network is progressing on schedule, as connectivity testing between network infrastructure equipment and cellular device technology was successfully achieved.
Telstra expects that it will be the first in the world to experience peak downlink speeds of 21Mbps by the end of the year.
Mike Wright, Executive Director Telstra Wireless, attended the world's first live demonstration of the eHSPA interoperability at Ericsson headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. The interoperability test was performed on a wireless infrastructure network solution from Ericsson using Qualcomm's MDM8200™ product, the industry's first chipset solution to support eHSPA devices.
"The peak speeds and network efficiency enabled by this evolution will encourage the development of more innovative applications and, importantly, increase our network capacity to support the explosion we are experiencing in wireless internet use," added Mr Wright.
Ulf Ewaldsson, Vice President and Head of Product Area Radio at Ericsson, said, "The demonstration is significant proof of the maturity of HSPA Evolution technology. Ericsson is the market leader in introducing the latest HSPA network solutions in operator networks that give customers the best possible mobile broadband experience."
Posted to the site on 6th October 2008
