Reliance, Qualcomm demo TDD-LTE in India

MUMBAI, INDIA: Reliance Industries and Qualcomm have started doing trials for offering broadband services using the LTE-TDD technology.

While RIL conducted trials at the Reliance Corporate Park in Navi Mumbai, Qualcomm demonstrated LTE-TDD mobility in Gurgaon.

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Both have partnered with Swedish equipment maker Ericsson for conducting the trials. LTE is a next generation broadband technology that offers speeds of 7-10 Mbps.

RIL has pan-India spectrum for broadband services in the 2.3 Ghz frequency band and Qualcomm has air waves in four circles, including Delhi and Mumbai.

In Qualcomm's case, the demonstration live streamed multiple high-definition video feeds to a mobile van in the Gurgaon area, showing a seamless hand off between base stations while maintaining session continuity.

The demonstration was carried out using USB dongles based on Qualcomm's multimode chipset that supports both LTE and 3G.