Ericsson demos 168Mbps over HSPA network

BARCELONA, SPAIN: Networking equipment vendor Ericsson demonstrated multi-carrier HSPA with 168Mbps on the downlink and 24Mbps on the uplink.

The demonstration was done using a prototype consumer device and commercial network equipment, along with telco SingTel.

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The same will be also showcased at GSMA Mobile World Congress, later this month.

Tay Soo Meng, executive vice president, SingTel Networks, says: "SingTel has been driving the growth of mobile data services with the introduction of new smartphones, tablet devices and rich multimedia applications. We expect to see greater demand for higher speeds and bandwidth in the near future. In 2010, we were one of the first in the world to demonstrate 42Mbps "live" on our networks, and it is a natural progression to continue improvements in HSPA with 84Mbps and beyond."

Ericsson also showcased dual-carrier HSPA with 84Mbps using commercial network products, using two 5MHz carriers in the connection to the same consumer.

The networking company also demonstration single-carrier HSPA with 42Mbps using end-to-end commercial products including a consumer device on a single WCDMA frequency carrier of 5MHz by using multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) technology.

The first commercial network implementations of single-carrier HSPA with 42Mbps and dual-carrier HSPA with 84Mbps can be expected during 2011, followed by higher HSPA speed implementations.