IRVINE, Calif. and ESPOO,
Finland, Feb. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadcom
Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) and
Finnish operator Elisa today announced the first ever demonstration
of LTE Advanced (LTE-A) carrier aggregation Category 6 (Cat 6) data
rates of 300 Mbps on a live commercial network in the Nordic
Countries. The achievement represents an important milestone for
all three companies with the goal of delivering a superior mobile
experience to consumers.
The end-to-end test was completed on Elisa's commercial LTE
network in Finland with Broadcom's
LTE-A Cat 6 technology using inter-band carrier aggregation and
NSN's Flexi Multiradio 10 Base Station. The test was performed by
aggregating two 20 MHz channels in the 1800 MHz band (LTE Band 3)
and the 2600 MHz band (LTE Band 7) to reach speeds of 300
Mbps.
"LTE-A Category 6 is the number one priority for operators as
they look to deploy the next speed enhancement to their networks,"
said Robert Rango, Executive Vice
President and General Manager, Mobile and Wireless Group, Broadcom.
"The success of this test demonstrates Broadcom's ability to
engineer advanced LTE modem features to address stringent carrier
requirements for speed and interoperability."
"This live network demonstration with 300 Mbps mobile data speed
is a great example of possibilities of the mobile technology. It's
a major step towards delivering the best possible experience to our
customers. In addition to the extremely high maximum data speeds,
it will also offer much more capacity for mobile broadband
customers," said Dr. Eetu Prieur,
Head of Access Networks from Elisa.
"This test underlines the strong partnership between Elisa and
NSN, one that dates back to the world's first GSM network," said
Petteri Terho, Account Director at
NSN in Finland. "After jointly
building LTE networks on 1800 MHz and 2600 MHz, NSN enabled the
operator to launch Finland's first
800 MHz LTE network in January this year. Now, in collaboration
with Broadcom we have showcased how our technical expertise and
best-in-class equipment can help Elisa address subscriber demands
in the future."
Broadcom will demonstrate LTE-A Cat 6 data rates on NSN
infrastructure at the upcoming Mobile World Congress show in
Barcelona, February 24-27.
About Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a
FORTUNE 500® company, is a global leader and innovator in
semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications.
Broadcom® products seamlessly deliver voice, video, data and
multimedia connectivity in the home, office and mobile
environments. With the industry's broadest portfolio of
state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip solutions, Broadcom is changing
the world by connecting everything®. For more information, go
to www.broadcom.com.
About NSN
Nokia Solutions and Networks is the world's
specialist in mobile broadband. From the first ever call on GSM, to
the first call on LTE, we operate at the forefront of each
generation of mobile technology. Our global experts invent the new
capabilities our customers need in their networks. We provide the
world's most efficient mobile networks, the intelligence to
maximize the value of those networks, and the services to make it
all work seamlessly.
With headquarters in Espoo, Finland, we operate in over 120 countries and
had net sales of approximately 11.3 billion
euros in 2013. NSN is wholly owned by Nokia Corporation.
http://www.nsn.com
About Elisa
Elisa is a telecommunications, ICT and online service company
serving 2.3 million consumer, corporate and public administration
organisation customers. Elisa provides services for communication
and entertainment, and tools for improving operating methods and
productivity of organisations. In Finland Elisa is the market leader in mobile
subscriptions and fixed broadband subscriptions. Cooperation with
Vodafone and Telenor enables international use of services. Elisa
is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Large Cap with over 200 000
shareholders. Elisa's revenue in 2013 was 1.55 billion euros and it employed 4,200 people.
www.elisa.com
Contacts
Broadcom
Press
Susan Vander May
Senior Manager,
Public
Relations
408-922-6161
susanv@broadcom.com
Investors
Chris Zegarelli
Senior Director,
Investor
Relations
949-926-7567
czegarel@broadcom.com
NSN
Media Relations
+358 7140 02869
mediarelations@nsn.com
Elisa
Dr. Eetu
Prieur
Head of Access Networks
+358505065313
eetu.prieur@elisa.fi
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