Telstra in partnership with Ericsson and Qualcomm has completed a live demonstration of 4x4 multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) with 256 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) as a foundation to achieve commercial network download speeds of up to 1Gbps. Telstra had already demonstrated 1 Gbps network capability on a pilot basis in November this year.
As part of the demonstration, Ericsson’s Networks Software 16B and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X12 LTE modem were integrated to support 4x4 Spatial Multiplexing on Telstra's commercial network to achieve peak downlink data speeds of up to 380Mbps. Ericsson believes that this feature will likely be incorporated in smartphones by 2016 for quicker access to content and applications. Leveraging the technical prowess of 4x4 MIMO on 256 QAM technology, operators can achieve better network performance, higher security and better digitization opportunities, said Ericsson.
