Singapore's third largest mobile operator, M1 has achieved download speeds of more than 1Gbps on 4G network in a recent trial exercise it conducted with Huawei. The operator also demonstrated upload speeds of more than 130Mbps. At present, the most advanced 4G devices available commercially in the market, LTE CAT9 devices, support download speeds of up to 450Mbps and upload speeds of up to 50Mbps.
The trial was conducted at M1's LTE Advanced test lab, leveraging existing commercial hardware infrastructure provided by Huawei and a prototype Cat 14 device. The 1Gbps speed was made possible using an array of advanced technologies such as 3CC (three component carrier) aggregation, 4x4 MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output), Higher Order Modulation 256 QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) and 2CC uplink carrier aggregation.
Denis Seek, Chief Technical Officer, M1
Through technology innovation, we can further stretch the capability of current 4G technology, prior to the advent of 5G technology, to achieve an incredible peak download speed of more than 1 Gbps.
Wang Jun, President of LTE Networks, Huawei Technologies
The successful trial marks the beginning of 4.5G era in Singapore, demonstrating Huawei and M1's continual innovation in delivering the benefits of the latest mobile technology advances to Singapore consumers, for instance, in enabling machine-to-machine connections and improving HD video experience.
