Japanese telecom service provider NTT Docomo will launch its LTE-Advanced with 225Mbps data-transmission speed on March 27.
The launch of LTE-Advanced will be supported by Advanced C-RAN network architecture to increase radio capacity and maximum transmission speed simultaneously especially in high-traffic areas.
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NTT Docomo, which competes with SoftBank, will use carrier aggregation technology to accelerate data speed to a maximum 300Mbps towards the end of the next fiscal year ending in March 2016. The maximum uplink will be 50Mbps.
Docomo will launch LTE-Advanced network in 22 prefectures, including Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. The telecom operator will launch LTE-Advanced nationally by March 2016.
The company will be offering two Docomo mobile Wi-Fi routers — the Wi-Fi STATION HW-02G, which is now on the market, and the L-01G, which will be launched in March. Docomo said it is preparing to expand its lineup of compatible smartphones soon.
Baburajan K
editor@telecomlead.com
