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Alcatel-Lucent (News - Alert) and LG Electronics have announced the completion of Long Term Evolution (LTE) test calls using Alcatel-Lucent's LTE solution and mobile device prototypes from LG.

 

The tests were conducted using both single antenna and multiple input/multiple output (MIMO) 2x2 configurations, transmitting over a 10 MHz channel. The tests, according to both the companies, have demonstrated super high-speed data transmissions, validating the expected performance of LTE in the field.

 

The accomplishment highlights the strength of the two companies' LTE development efforts and represents a key milestone in the commercialization of this next-generation wireless technology, which is currently being standardized by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

 

“We are proud of the results that were demonstrated by this end-to-end LTE system, which help show in concrete terms the benefits and capabilities that LTE mobile broadband technology can deliver,” said Mary Chan, President of Wireless Networks at Alcatel-Lucent.

 

Chan also added: “By using LTE equipment that was developed using a commercial wireless networking platform—one that is in service in mobile operators' networks today—as well as early devices from one of the world's leading device vendors, we've been able to highlight the great progress that is being made in bringing LTE to market.”

 

Chan pointed out that the tests are part of a broader testing regime being conducted under the auspices of the LTE/SAE Trial Initiative (LSTI), a group of operators and vendors established to ensure the rapid commercialization and easy interoperability of LTE systems.

 

The tests were carried out by Bell Labs researchers and product development teams in Alcatel-Lucent's facility in Stuttgart, Germany.

 

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