Independent labs confirm Nokia Siemens Networks TD-LTE leadership

Beijing, China – 13 August 2010
  

  • Meets full TD-LTE test specifications defined by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
  • Conducts world’s first high-definition TD-LTE video call including handover with a Samsung TD-LTE device

Nokia Siemens Networks has proven its leading role in advancing TD-LTE as it met the complete TD-LTE test specifications defined by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The successful completion of the trial in the 2.3GHz band at the MIIT lab in Beijing, China, marks an important milestone in the commercialization of TD-LTE. After the test, Nokia Siemens Networks also achieved the world’s first high-definition TD-LTE video call, including handover, with a Samsung TD-LTE device.

The high-definition video call demo showcased interoperability between Nokia Siemens Networks’ LTE infrastructure and Samsung’s TD-LTE USB dongle, and marks a definitive step toward ensuring early availability of a functioning TD-LTE ecosystem for commercial deployments.

“We’ve achieved excellent results from this test and are happy to partner with Nokia Siemens Networks in driving the TD-LTE ecosystem further,” said Mr. Tong Wang, president of Beijing Samsung Telecom R&D Center. “Commercial readiness of devices is a key indicator for the success of a new technology and the current test results show that we are now well prepared for TD-LTE.”

“Meeting TD-LTE test specifications defined by MIIT and achieving the first high-definition video call with handover, are key milestones in our list of achievements, added Paul Pan, head of Network Systems, Greater China Region, Nokia Siemens Networks. “We will continue to collaborate with partners to accelerate our progress toward a comprehensive deployment of TD-LTE.”

Nokia Siemens Networks is at the forefront of TD-LTE development and commercialization, actively working with telecom operators and device manufacturers. The company recently announced the first TD-LTE interoperability data call with a prototype TD-LTE USB dongle from Samsung and the first TD-LTE video call between Shanghai and Taipei.

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Notes to editors:

LTE can be offered either in paired (FDD - Frequency Division Duplexing) or unpaired (TDD - Time Division Duplexing) spectrums. Different operators will move toward either one of these two versions.

Nokia Siemens Networks’ Single RAN provides a future-proof, easy and cost-efficient path to LTE in both FDD and TDD spectrum via a software upgrade. Featuring the award-winning LTE-capable Flexi Multiradio Base Station, which supports GSM, 3G, LTE FDD as well as TD-LTE, the company’s TD-LTE telecom infrastructure offering comprises Evolved Packet Core including Flexi NS (Network Server) and Flexi NG (Network Gateway), transport solutions, network management system, Self Organizing Networks (SON) and award-winning Voice over LTE (VoLTE). Nokia Siemens Networks Single RAN has been shipped to almost all the company’s 3G customers since September 2008.

Long Term Evolution (LTE) is the next-generation mobile broadband technology and the evolutionary step from GSM, WCDMA/HSPA/HSPA+, TD-SCDMA, CDMA and WiMAX networks. It promises the delivery of broadband and smartphone services, thanks to increased data rates, reduced latency and a scalable flat all-IP network architecture. Nokia Siemens Networks is at the forefront of LTE development and has a long track record in demonstrating its technological leadership:

  • November 2006: Nokia Siemens Networks conducted the world’s first LTE demo with a handover to HSPA at the ITU World Congress in Hong Kong
  • September 2008: Nokia Siemens Networks shipped the industry’s first LTE base station hardware to customers
  • November 2008: Nokia Siemens Networks conducted the world's first demonstration of LTE-Advanced Relaying technology
  • September 2009: Nokia Siemens Networks made the world’s first LTE call using a commercial base station and fully standards-compliant software (3GPP Rel 8 March 09 baseline)
  • September 2009: Nokia Siemens Networks conducted with China Mobile the world’s first TD-LTE femtocell demonstration
  • October 2009: Nokia Siemens Networks conducted the world’s first TD-LTE call using its Flexi Multiradio base station and fully standards-compliant software (3GPP Rel 8 March 09 baseline)
  • October 2009: Nokia Siemens Networks conducts end-to-end LTE interoperability testing with four leading device vendors across several frequency bands
  • November 2009: Nokia Siemens Networks is a founding member of the One Voice initiative providing a blueprint for the early deployment of IMS-based Voice over LTE service. The company’s Fast Track approach is fully compliant with One Voice
  • December 2009: Nokia Siemens Networks registers another first in LTE with 3GPP standardized voice over LTE calls. Successful IMS-compliant voice calls and SMS messaging using standardized LTE equipment marks an important step towards commercial voice over LTE deployments
  • March 2010: World’s first call between different VoLTE clients showcased at CTIA 2010. Nokia Siemens Networks demonstrates standards-based Voice over LTE (VoLTE) interoperability using two different clients running on Samsung LTE devices
  • April 2010: Nokia Siemens Networks sets up industry’s first TD-LTE Open Lab. Provides smart phone and terminal testing facility to accelerate TD-LTE ecosystem
  • April 2010: Nokia Siemens Networks successfully completed MIIT’s TD-LTE field trials based on its commercial Flexi Multiradio base station in China
  • April 2010: TD-LTE ecosystem reaches maturity with landmark data call. Samsung and Nokia Siemens Networks collaborate on world’s first end-to-end TD-LTE data call
  • May 2010: Nokia Siemens Networks supports landmark TD-LTE video call. Collaborates with industry partners to conduct first live TD-LTE demo between Shanghai and Taipei
  • June 2010: Nokia Siemens Networks drives evolution to TD-LTE. Unveils complete integration of TD-LTE into existing mobile portfolio