(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Ooredoo Qatar, Nokia Networks and China Mobile created a world record by achieving a speed of 4.1 Gbps over TDD-FDD LTE, at the ITU Telecom World 2014.
For a user, the speed means he will be able to download a full-length 5 GB high-definition movie in 11 seconds and simultaneously upload a five-minute 30 MB video clip from a concert in less than a second.
The highest speed available in Qatar is 225 Mbps on Ooredoo's 4G+ network.
The speed was achieved in the lab and users will have to wait for some time to use it as infrastructure and devices needed to support it is not available.
"We are building the biggest, fastest network in Qatar, so that customers across the country can access next-generation wireless data services.
"We are proud that the first ITU Telecom World in Qatar should showcase this record-breaking success with the support of Ooredoo. By deploying our advanced LTE network in Qatar, we are laying the foundation for the future," said Waleed Al Sayed, Chief Operating Officer, Ooredoo Qatar.
Supported by the Global TD-LTE Initiative, the speed was achieved by combining TDD- and FDD-LTE spectrums and aggregating 10 carriers with 200 MHz bandwidth.
"We broke our own speed record which shows our capability to help operators address the ever-increasing demand for faster data download and upload speeds.
"TDD-FDD LTE not only delivers high uplink and downlink throughput, but also helps balance the load between two networks, efficiently using the spectrum," said Zhang Qi, Vice-President, TD-LTE, Nokia Networks.
The record was achieved using Nokia Networks' commercial Single RAN Advanced hardware, including the Flexi Multiradio 10 Base Station for high-capacity throughput, software to aggregate carriers on TDD- and FDD-LTE spectrums, with LTE-Advanced Multiple Input Multiple Output technology.
"The ground-breaking throughput is a milestone that boosts our efforts as we drive the commercialisation and globalisation of TD-LTE and TDD-FDD converged technology across the globe. In collaboration with Nokia Networks, our long-standing and trusted partner, we continue to exploit the immense capacity potential of TD-LTE," said Madam Huang Yuhong, Deputy General Manager, China Mobile Research Institute, and Secretary-General of Global TD-LTE Initiative.
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