01-25-2011 19:24
New LTE technology displayed
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A researcher at Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) demonstrates
a seamless video stream on an LTE-advanced system in a moving vehicle at the institute in
Daejeon, Tuesday. / Courtesy of ETRI
By Yoon Ja-young
Efforts are being made to perfect the ultra-fast advanced fourth generation (4G) telecommunication technology on the platform of long-term evolution or LTE. The latest technology enables users to watch 3D TV without interruption while on the move.
There was a glimpse of such an effort when the state-run Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) demonstrated the so-called LTE-advanced system, Tuesday, for the first time in the world.
The demonstration involved the seamless streaming of video in a moving vehicle. The technology involved is an advanced version of LTE technology to be commercialized by the second half of this year by SK Telecom.
The institute has committed 470 researchers and invested 64.4 billion won during the past five years to develop the new technology.
The institute expected businesses to take 40 percent of the global terminal market from 2015 to 2021, making 346 trillion won in sales. Korean players are also likely to take 15 percent of the station and network device market, making 16.7 trillion won.
The institute has applied for around 500 patents during the development, and received 24 essential core patents.
The researchers are currently working on the commercialization of the service, which is likely to be made available in 2014.
To this end the system should be optimized with one chip, and a compatibility test should be undertaken between the terminal and the station.
The institute said the achievement would help the country to get ahead of competitors in Beyond 4G development.
“I hope that the achievement of ETRI will be transferred to small- and medium-sized businesses that develop related devices, which would lead to shared growth and job creation,” said Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik.
The new 4G technology can reach a data transmitting speed of 600Mbps. It is 40 times faster than the currently used high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), and six times faster than the LTE service that will launch here commercially from July.
The downlink speed in mobility marked 120 Mbps, which means a high speed Internet service without cutoff will be available anywhere.
It also supports interlocking with other mobile technologies such as a global system for mobile communication (GSM), wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) and HSDPA.
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Qualcomm, China Mobile and top-five Taiwan carriers to exchange views on 4G development in seminar
Telecom service | Jan 20, 15:06
High-profile representatives from Qualcomm, China Mobile and the top-five Taiwan-based telecom service providers Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM), Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), Vibo Telecom, and Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT) and a number of telecom equipment providers are to take part in a seminar on the 4G technology to be held in Taipei on January 21, according to the sponsors of the event.
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4G network here sooner than planned?
by Rachel Adrienne Kelly
Updated 07:21 AM Jan 25, 2011
SINGAPORE - The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) announced yesterday that it plans to bring forward the rollout of 4G - or the fourth generation of wireless-mobile standards - by auctioning off 4G wireless spectrum rights as early as next year. (...)
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25.01.2011 / 12:07
Mobilfunkausrüster
Ericsson macht mehr Umsatz durch mobiles Internet
Ericsson profitiert vom Ausbau des mobilen Internets durch die Mobilfunkbetreiber. Die Nachfrage ist so stark, dass der schwedische Mobilfunkausrüster nicht alle Kunden bedienen kann. (...)
"Der Umsatz stieg im Jahresvergleich um fast acht Prozent und gegenüber dem Vorquartal sogar um 32 Prozent, getragen durch die starke Nachfrage für mobiles Internet", sagte Ericsson-Konzernchef Hans Vestberg. "Das mobile Datenvolumen wird sich in den nächsten Jahren jährlich fast verdoppeln." Auch wenn sich der Vertrieb von Ausrüstung für mobiles Internet in Mobilfunknetzen normalisiert habe, gelinge es Ericsson weiterhin nicht, die Nachfrage voll zu befriedigen, räumte Vestberg ein.
Auch die Nachfrage bei chinesischen Mobilfunkbetreibern sei sehr stark, sagte Vestberg. Ericsson ist weltweit der größte Anbieter von Mobilfunkausrüstung. Im Jahr 2010 habe das Geschäft mit LTE, der Mobilfunktechnologie der vierten Generation begonnen. Vestberg sieht das Unternehmen durch Aufträge in den USA und Südkorea als führend in dem Bereich.Nokia Siemens Networks, Alcatel-Lucent und Huawei Technologies sind die wichtigsten Wettbewerber. (asa)