During a live demonstration in Berlin, Deutsche Telekom and Huawei announced that they have achieved 1.22Gbps speeds, thus breaching the one-gigabit speed barrier for mobile data transfers in the LTE network.
Both the companies used LTE Advanced Pro with a conventional mobile base station, which was bundled with a small cell solution; the data traffic flowed over five carrier frequencies instead of just one. The test is supported by 4x4 MIMO (multiple input – multiple output) technology.
In an earlier test last year, the two companies bundled three carrier frequencies in Berlin, reaching speeds of over 340 Megabit per second. They have now beaten this record by far, taking an enormous step toward creating the gigabit society together.
The constantly increasing demands for higher speeds are driving the evolution of the LTE wireless technology forward on the way to 5G, said Huawei.
Claudia Nemat, Deutsche Telekom AG's Board Member for Europe and Technology
That's why fast Internet access can't be limited to just fixed lines and fiber optics – our customers also want the highest possible speeds for maximum comfort on the go as well.
Lin Baifeng, President Huawei Deutsche Telekom Key Account
Together we innovate for the advanced wireless technology and Huawei is happy to support Deutsche Telekom to prove the benefits of the latest evolutionary step of this technology, LTE Advanced Pro, in real field application.