Huawei unveils mobile broadband over LTE

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Huawei Technologies Co., a provider telecommunications network services for operators, and TeliaSonera/Netcom, today announced the mobile broadband Internet connection over a live commercial LTE network in Oslo, Norway.

This demonstration saw download speeds to mobile devices greater than what is currently available, said a press release. Based on Huawei’sLTE solution, TeliaSonera’s LTE network would benefit from high quality and extensive capacity to provide end users with the best mobile communication experience.

August Baumann, president of Netcom, a subsidiary of TeliaSonera in Norway, said, "We appreciate the professional implementation from Huawei and we are very pleased to make this world’s first LTE session in Norway.”

He added that it is a significant step in bringing their customers much closer to real fourth generation mobile broadband service. It is also a milestone in the cooperation between TeliaSonera and Huawei.

The first showcase of the live LTE network in Oslo, between a Laptop PC with a 4G modem and public Internet/Intranet, included downloading of high resolution photos, music, movies and mobile business applications, at a speed much quicker than most available fixed Internet accesses of today, said the release.

By adopting the LTE MIMO and OFDM technologies (Multiple Input Multiple Output and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex, key radio technologies of LTE), the download peak data rate can reach 150 Mbps in one LTE cell with multiple terminals.

James Chen, Managing Director of Huawei Nordic Office, said “We are proud and excited to support TeliaSonera in completing its mobile broadband connection over the world’s first live LTE network.”

He further said that the first LTE session reflects Huawei’s leadership in the most cutting-edge of technologies and its ability to build LTE networks. They are well positioned to deliver a high quality network that will enable leading operators like TeliaSonera to achieve business success.