160 Mbps LTE site goes live

World’s first commercial 4G/LTE site unveiled in Sweden by Ericsson and TeliaSonera

Ericsson and TeliaSonera have unveiled the world’s first commercial Long-Term Evolution (LTE) site in Stockholm, Sweden.  According to Ericsson it is an important milestone in making the mobile digital highway a reality.

“LTE will transform the mobile-broadband user experience, providing the ultra-high data speeds needed for services such as internet TV, mobile video blogging, on-line video games and the mobile office environment,” said Ericsson.

The site will be part of a commercial network scheduled to go live in 2010, bringing data rates far above what is possible in today’s mobile broadband networks.

Ulf Ewaldsson, Vice President and Head of Product Area Radio at Ericsson, says: “The unveiling of this site shows that LTE is no longer the story of the future; it is the story of today. Ericsson, as a leader in LTE development, is proud to work with TeliaSonera to bring a commercial LTE network to life.”

Erik Hallberg, Senior Vice President and Head of TeliaSonera Mobility Services in Sweden, says: “Being at the forefront of broadband evolution means our customers will be the first to benefit from this groundbreaking technology. This first LTE site is a key step towards further enhancing Sweden’s fastest mobile broadband network.”

LTE enables high performance in terms of peak data rates, spectrum efficiency and delay, and Ericsson has already demonstrated peak rates of up to 160Mbps. According to the company LTE can be deployed both in new and existing frequency bands and is designed to minimize the cost of network operation and maintenance.

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