Nokia reported a major performance improvement of smartphones on 3G networks from its first live network trial on a commercial 3G/HSPA network of a major European operator and test devices fitted with Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ processors that support High Speed Cell FACH.
The trial using its High Speed Cell FACH technology cuts smartphone-generated network signaling by up to 80%, boosts response time by up to 65% and achieves up to 20% faster browsing, said Nokia. This is particularly critical when running applications such as WhatsApp Messenger, Facebook Messenger, web browsing and e-mail, where smartphones often send and receive small data packets of just a few hundreds of bytes or a few kbytes.
According to Nokia, High Speed Cell FACH handles these small data packets more efficiently to improve the overall customer experience and enable operators to support a higher number of smartphones on their networks. Nokia claims that the enhancement will provide up to 40% power savings, contributing to longer smartphone battery life for subscribers.
Thorsten Robrecht, vice president, Mobile Broadband portfolio management at Nokia Networks.
Smartphones already outsell feature phones and by 2018, smartphone penetration in some developed markets is expected to exceed 90%. With virtually all these smartphones being 3G-enabled, it’s important to be able to improve network efficiency under high signaling load. Nokia Networks already offers a unique set of software features to reduce smartphone signaling. High Speed Cell FACH is now the next step.
