Singapore's StarHub has teamed up with Nokia Networks to demonstrate 600Mbps LTE-Advanced using 4X4 Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) technology.
The trial, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, was conducted at StarHub's headquarters. It used 4x4 MIMO technology from Nokia along with carrier aggregation.
LTE-A 4x4 MIMO technology uses four transmit and four receive antennas for communication between a mobile device and base station.
According to StarHub CTO Mock Pak Lum, ““4G is still on the evolution path, and we are readying ourselves to meet the ever-growing demand for bandwidth-heavy applications and services on faster, more advanced smartphones.
“Through this demonstration of our LTE-Advanced capabilities, we want to reiterate our focus on leveraging latest technologies to provide our customers with the best possible service experience.”
StarHub and Nokia also tested three-band carrier aggregation using a commercial mobile device. This comes soon after China Mobile and Huawei completed verification of TD-LTE inter-band three-carrier aggregation technology.
“The demand for data continues to peak, even as operators evolve their networks to address the related opportunities and challenges,” Nokia Networks head of Singapore, Philippines, Australia and New Zealand Ray Owen said.
“With this trial, we have proven that our technology is suitably equipped to help StarHub in coping with the forthcoming data deluge, a scenario wherein networks have to be ready to deal with download demands of gigabytes per person per day.”