Ukko Networks, a mobile data operator in Finland and Huawei this week announced that they have successfully demonstrated a peak throughput of over 507Mbps over TDD LTE-A in their Helsinki-based lab on a 2.6GHz band. The testing was concluded using 2*20Mhz Carrier Aggregation (CA), as well as several application services such as a video surveillance solution. Both companies aim to develop enterprise services on the new technology. In December, Ukko Networks partnering with Huawei commercially launched the 4G LTE service in Finland operating on 450MHz spectrum.
In addition, Huawei also showcased its Mate7 smart phone which is capable of handling a throughput of 200Mbps. Moreover, Ukko Networks also plans to utilize the 50MHz LTE TDD frequency resource on the 2.6GHz band.
According to Huawei, along with LTE-A technology, such as CA and 4*4 MIMO, the LTE TDD network can provide a peak throughput of 507Mbps to a single user and by using a 450MHz and 2.6GHz LTE network, Ukko Networks intends to provide the widest LTE coverage and highest LTE throughput of any LTE network in Europe.
Yang Ge, Vice President of Huawei LTE TDD Product Line
As a strategic partner, Huawei not only provides end to end solutions to help Ukko Networks be the best in Finland’s mobile market, but also allows them to reduce their TCO and Opex, ultimately achieving business success in Finland’s telecom market.
Antti Pellinen, CEO of Ukko Networks
Ukko Networks is clearly in a great position in the Finnish mobile market landscape, especially from a frequency resources point of view. After launching the best coverage network using LTE 450MHz technology, we will launch the LTE TDD 2.6GHz network, which aims to be the fastest network in Europe. It gives us high capacity and new added-value for this frequency in the use of mobile data.
