Leading Swiss operator, Swisscom becomes the first operator in Europe to launch a fully commercial LTE-Advanced service based on three-carrier aggregation in both FDD and TDD modes.
The Swiss operator deployed the solution on its network last week in a Swisscom shop in Zurich using the Ericsson Radio Access Network software 15B and hardware, as well as by the Snapdragon X12 LTE modem. The deployment saw Swisscom achieving maximum speeds of 335 Mbps on its network, said Ericsson. The demonstration involved two LTE TDD carriers each with 20 MHz bandwidth in the 2.6 GHz frequency band (B41) and one LTE FDD carrier with 15 MHz in the 2.1 GHz band (B1).
Swisscom plans to roll out the three carrier FDD/TDD LTE-A service to Swiss metropolitan areas by summer 2016, just as three-carrier FDD/TDD smartphones become available.
Heinz Herren, CTO,Swisscom
Swisscom innovates to offer customers the best network at all times. With LTE FDD and TDD we are the first provider in Europe to offer a completely new combination of technologies, and in doing so we are underscoring our technological leadership. LTE FDD/TDD will be provided to all our customers at heavily frequented locations from summer 2016.
Martin Bürki, Managing Director, Ericsson AG in Switzerland
With this world first, we underline our commitment to helping Swisscom bring Swiss subscribers the latest innovations and ensure top network performance and app coverage.
