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Technology Evolution

Fixed and mobile broadband must support one another if the broadband evolution is to be a success. Technologies such as HSPA and LTE build upon the highly successful 3GPP track, while deep-fiber access solutions, including GPON and VDSL2, are responsible for the emergence of the digital home.
  • HSPA is the undisputed leader in mobile-broadband services and the best way to create a global mass market for mobile broadband.
  • 3G networks based on WCDMA and HSPA technologies ensure global acceptance, economies of scale and spectrum efficiency.
  • LTE offers a superior user experience with high speeds and great capacity, while simplifying technology for next-generation mobile broadband.
  • GPON delivers high bandwidth to residential users and network nodes with high capacity to enable new services.
  • The metro network is a key part of the Full Service Broadband architecture, transporting traffic between access and service nodes and providing transport-based connectivity services.
  • IMS is in the enabling technology for anywhere access and a blending of services.
Technology evolution

In brief/In detail

Interviews

HSPA vs WiMAX (Interview with Håkan Ericsson 2007)

HSPA vs WiMAX (Interview with Håkan Ericsson 2007)

The 4G future (Inteviews with Ericsson Inc. USA executives)

The 4G future (Inteviews with Ericsson executives)

Full Service Broadband (Interview with Keith Shank 2007)

Full Service Broadband (Interview with Keith Shank

The Full Service Broadband evolution is the synchronized development of fixed and mobile broadband. We can help operators deploy a combined fixed and mobile architecture that is standards-based and offers a cost-effective, evolution route to new broadband opportunities.

The mobile broadband side is dominated by HSPA thanks to its unrivalled deployment throughout the world and the raft of devices, such as personal computers, cameras, games consoles and music players that are already HSPA enabled.

HSPA performance is improving and transmission-bit rates of up to up to 14Mbps have been proven. With HSPA evolution around the corner, up to 42Mbps will be possible – Australian operator Telstra is already delivering 21Mbps. With highly economic urban and rural coverage – up to 200km cell range and measured speeds in excess of 2Mbps at the cell border – HSPA is a dependable and easily adopted evolution path.

Long Term Evolution (LTE), the next step for faster speeds, is an easy evolutionary path from WCDMA/HSPA. It also works for operators wanting to evolve CDMA or TD-SCDMA networks to provide downlink speeds greater than 200Mbps. LTE supports flexible-carrier bandwidths from 5MHz up to 20MHz, as well as Time Division Duplex and Frequency Division Duplex. LTE already meets key 4G requirements.

Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) is currently one of the fastest fixed broadband access technologies to attract market interest. It supports a wide range of applications and services, in particular high-bandwidth unicast and broadcast video/TV.

GPON can be deployed in many network architectures, for example, in combination with Very-high speed Digital Subscriber Line 2 (VDSL2), with fiber to the curb, (FTTC) or as residential access (fiber to the home, FTTH).

The metro network plays a key role in enabling residential, business and mobile users to access any broadband service anywhere. It delivers flexibility and efficiency for the network operator, enabling new services and customer types to be added more cost-effectively than in service-specific networks.

Whatever your requirements, let us guide you along the path to a Full Service Broadband evolution.