At the Mobile World Congress, ZTE said CSL will collaborate with Qualcomm and ZTE on testing a new LTE Advanced CAT6 modem using the Qualcomm Gobi 9×35 chipset, which is expected to be available commercially in H2 2014.
CSL and ZTE announced the deployment of first LTE Advanced 300 Mbps cell site in a commercial network at MWC 2014.
CSL has combined its existing licensed 20 MHz LTE carrier at 2600 MHz with another licensed 20 MHz LTE carrier at 1800 MHz, to achieve a maximum theoretical speed of 300 Mbps.
ZTE’s carrier aggregation (CA) technology helps CSL leverage its unmatched spectrum to deliver 4G connectivity for consumers and corporations in Hong Kong.
CSL is the only operator in Hong Kong today with sufficient FD-LTE spectrum to achieve the optimal theoretical speed of 300 Mbps with LTE-A.
Phil Mottram, chief executive officer of CSL, said: “Hong Kong broadband networks are among the fastest in the world, and therefore Hong Kong customers are accustomed to the highest speeds and are demanding even more. We are creating a future ready network for Hong Kong, a network that will support the growing data needs of business and consumers in this highly mobile city.”
Christian Daigneault, chief technology officer of CSL, said: “The activation of LTE Advanced at 300 Mbps in our network can be done quickly since we already have deployed dual-band LTE Software Definable Radio (SDR) hardware at both 1800 MHz and 2600 MHz at our cell sites, and the upgrade requires a software change in most cases.”
In 2014, CSL will launch of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) in the first half of 2014 when device and service are mature.
