Singapore’s second-largest mobile operator, Starhub and Nokia Networks have successfully conducted a joint trial that demonstrates 600Mbps peak download speeds on its LTE-Advanced network. Using Nokia Networks' 4X4 Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) with LTE-Advanced Carrier Aggregation technology, Starhub becomes the first Southeast Asian operator to achieve the milestone. LTE-Advanced 4X4 MIMO technology doubles download speeds using four transmit and four receive antennas for communication between a mobile device and the base station.
In addition to the trial, StarHub and Nokia Networks have successfully tested 3-band carrier aggregation using a commercial mobile device. The successful trials of 4x4 MIMO and multiband carrier aggregation are expected to pave the way towards even faster mobile broadband in future.
Mock Pak Lum, Chief Technology Officer, StarHub
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.
Ray Owen, Head of Singapore, Philippines, Australia and New Zealand, Nokia
The demand for data continues to peak, even as operators evolve their networks to address the related opportunities and challenges. 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.
