Nortel and Qualcomm complete 7.2 Mbps HSDPA Call
April 2nd, 2006Nortel and QUALCOMM have successfully achieved the industry’s first 7.2 Mbps HSDPA mobile data calls. The tests achieved data downloads at speeds up to four times faster than most current fixed broadband connections.
The companies completed the initial series of pre-commercial category 8 HSDPA data calls using test terminals based on Qualcomm’s Mobile Station Modem MSM6280 solution and Nortel’s HSDPA network equipment.
Nortel continues to be an industry leader in driving HSDPA technologies to faster, more cost-effective capabilities that will help power mobile communications to beyond 3G services such as high quality live TV and HD video on demand. Together with QUALCOMM, Nortel is an industry pioneer in advancing the potential of HSDPA to help wireless operators maximize their existing UMTS infrastructures by offering new and faster services for subscribers.
Nortel and Qualcomm have been HSDPA partners for some time. The companies completed their first HSDPA test call in January 2005. Nortel also has several HSDPA trials and/or deployments with several operators, including Orange France, Vodafone Spain, Edge Wireless, SKT and KTF, mm02, Partner Communications and Mobilkom Austria.
Nortel and Qualcomm plan to demonstrate the capabilities of a 7.2 Mbps mobile data call, including high-resolution video streaming, at the CTIA Wireless show next week in Las Vegas.
