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Huawei Drives Commercial HSPA+ Technology to 42 Mbps with Qualcomm's Support
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Huawei and Qualcomm have completed one of the industry’s first interoperability tests on HSPA+ Dual Carrier technology. The trial, which reached a peak downlink data rate of 42Mbps, was based on Huawei's latest HSPA+ solution and Qualcomm's Mobile Data Modem (MDM) MDM8220 chipset. Huawei's technology, which can transmit data via two or more carriers, can boost an operator’s spectral efficiency by up to 20%.

Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, announced that Huawei and Qualcomm Incorporated, successfully completed one of the industry's first interoperability tests on dual carrier HSPA+ (High Speed Packet Access Plus) technology. The test, which reached a peak downlink data rate of 42Mb/s, the fastest downlink rate experienced by 3G end-users, demonstrates that dual-carrier HSPA+ technology is ready for commercial deployment.

Huawei's latest HSPA+ solution and Qualcomm's Mobile Data Modem™ (MDM) MDM8220™ chipsets were used in this interoperability test. Implemented with dual cell technology, Huawei's HSPA+ solution can transmit data via two or more carriers, resulting in the downlink data rate of 42Mb/s, which improves an operator's spectrum resources, enhances spectral efficiency by up to 20%1 and doubles user data rates across the coverage area of a dual cell HSPA+ network.

"Qualcomm is pleased to be working with Huawei to bring dual-carrier HSPA+ technologies to market," said Alex Katouzian, vice president of product management, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. "We remain committed to WCDMA modem leadership and the seamless and cost-effective commercialization of next-generation technologies around the world."

Wan Biao, President of Wireless, Huawei, said, "Achieving higher speeds is a constant pursuit for customers and their subscribers. As a customer-centric company, Huawei is dedicated to developing innovative technology and cost-effective solutions and services. In cooperation with Qualcomm, we are able to deliver the latest in commercially available mobile broadband technology and user devices."

Huawei plays an active role in cooperating with global telecom operators, providing their subscribers with a faster and high quality mobile broadband experience. In March 2009, Huawei deployed Asia Pacific' s first 21Mb/s HSPA+ commercial network. In October 2009, Huawei announced plans to provide 28Mb/s HSPA+ commercial service in Singapore, and Huawei successfully demonstrated a 56Mb/s HSPA+ commercial solution in Beijing.

Based on full buffer traffic. More significant percentage gains in subscriber capacity are possible in a bursty traffic environment.