News

Ericsson, SmarTone-Vodafone to Deliver Broadband with HSDPA in Hong Kong

Ericsson has announced that Hong Kong mobile operator SmarTone-Vodafone has launched a commercial mobile broadband service with full HSDPA coverage in Hong Kong, to support business growth. Ericsson will be delivering HSDPA hardware, software and implementation services to SmarTone-Vodafone.

Ericsson said this launch follows the successful upgrade by Ericsson of SmarTone-Vodafone's third generation wideband code division multiple access network (WCDMA) with high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA).

The upgrade to HSDPA enables SmarTone-Vodafone to deliver true broadband speed of up to 1.8Mbps to laptops. Users will be able to download five times faster than the current 3G connection using existing PC-cards, and 20 times faster than with a GSM/GPRS connection.

"The launch represents what real 3G can achieve and demonstrates how 3G with HSDPA can bring substantially better benefits to both business users and consumers through our Mobile Broadband service," said Johan Adler, President of Ericsson Hong Kong.

Ericsson's HSDPA solution will enable peak download speeds of up to 14.4 Mbps. The advanced technology offers operators more than double the system capacity and makes response times for interactive services faster. SmarTone-Vodafone is planning to upgrade to a maximum speed of 14.4 Mbps by 2007/08.


print	save	email	comment