Nortel and LG Electronics are demonstrating LTE over the AWS spectrum (1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz) at CTIA. The demonstration, claimed to be the world’s first, shows standards-based interoperability between Nortel’s LTE Solution and the handset platform developed by LG Electronics. Nortel will also be offering LTE solutions – as well as CDMA EV-DO solutions – for the recently auctioned 700 MHz spectrum.
Nortel and LG Electronics say they have achieved the world’s first demonstration of mobile LTE while traveling in a vehicle at 110 kilometers per hour with data rates of up to 50 Mbps – fast enough to support mobile multimedia applications.
Both demonstrations are carried out over ‘live networks’ which means that they have the same characteristics as the real world LTE networks that will be deployed by operators. For example, Nortel’s demonstration LTE networks have advanced features that allow them to adapt in real-time to variations in signal strength as the user moves around.
LG Electronics, never short with a hyperbole, said, “With this technology, people will be able to access applications like streaming HD video, real-time video surveillance and media-rich social networking from their mobile phones.
Nortel also announced a WiMAX trial in Thailand with Loxley Public Company Limited. WiMAX offers lower total cost-of-ownership while offering high spectral efficiency and a next-generation solution design, to reach areas where wireline connection is a challenge or not feasible such as Thailand’s rural and sparsely populated areas.
