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Ericsson Gears Up for HSPA and LTE Deployment in 2.6GHz spectrum
(Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
Ericsson said that winners of Sweden's 2.6GHz spectrum auction can now
look to rapid deployment of advanced mobile networks via its end-to-end
HSPA and LTE technology.
The auction is the first held in the world to license according to the
harmonized band arrangement decision by the European Conference of
Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT).
Ulf Ewaldsson, Vice President and Head of Product Area Radio at
Ericsson, says: "All the pieces of the puzzle are now in place, with
harmonized spectrum and licensing all backed by Ericsson products and
solutions that support HSPA and LTE on the 2.6GHz band."
As a front runner in allocating the 2.6GHz frequency band, the
regulator Swedish Post and Telecom Agency has adopted a harmonized
spectrum allocation as defined by CEPT. The allocation will facilitate
economies of scale for operators and secure the availability of
standardized terminals, allowing roaming between countries for users.
Auctions of the 2.6GHz band in Austria, Netherlands, Italy and the UK
are scheduled for 2008.
LTE and HSPA, the preferred technologies for the 2.6GHz band, enable a
superior, mass-market user experience, enhancing demanding applications
such as mobile video, blogging, advanced games, rich multimedia
telephony and professional services.
Ericsson's solutions help operators leverage their network investments
by providing optimal voice communication and mobile broadband services.
Ericsson employs scalable architecture and allows seamless network
expansion, providing an efficient migration path to broadband,
regardless of the legacy technology in place.
"As the leader in mobile communications technology, Ericsson is
committed to innovation and standardization. Operators, authorities and
end-users can be confident that the CEPT band plan is the most
attractive route to future mobile broadband capability," Ewaldsson says.
Ericsson's offerings for the 2.6GHz band are based on its
multi-standard RBS 3000 and RBS 6000 series. These energy efficient
base stations support WCDMA/HSPA/LTE and GSM/EDGE/WCDMA/HSPA/LTE
respectively. Ericsson's RBS suite offers the smallest base stations on
the market and facilitates low-cost migration and easy network
integration. HSPA is already commercially deployed in more than 185
networks in 80 countries, with more than 600 devices launched.
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