According to a recent report the Long Term HSPA Evolution from T-Mobile USA and Nokia Siemens Networks is looking to match the mobile broadband speeds offered by LTE Advanced technology.
It has been reported that the Long Term HSPA Evolution being pushed by T-Mobile USA and Nokia Siemens is aiming to provide the same mobile broadband speeds as those available with LTE Advanced technology. It is hoped that this can be achieved by using many of the same techniques as the LTE technology.
Keith Sutton, head of the WCDMA business line for Nokia Siemens Networks, said: “The demand for higher data rates and mobile broadband growth continues to push the need for advances in both HSPA and LTE technologies. We are thus equally committed to both technologies. As a leader in HSPA evolution, we have already demonstrated data rates exceeding 100 Mbps at the Mobile World Congress earlier this year. Today, we also have the largest number of HSPA customers with nearly 200 operators worldwide. Driving the standardization of the new technology is a natural extension of our efforts to realize the full potential of HSPA.”
Neville Ray, chief technology officer, T-Mobile USA, said: “We strongly believe in continued HSPA evolution in parallel to the further development of LTE and LTE Advanced. Long Term HSPA Evolution will allow us to enhance our 4G mobile broadband network beyond its current and planned near term capabilities, and provide room for considerable growth and speed enhancements. As customer demand for wireless data increases, we are well positioned to compete based on the speed, breadth and evolution path of our mobile broadband service.”
Source – Converge Digest