UMTS: Alive and Well - 4G Americas

Siemens Networks and Sony Ericsson to enhance the predictability and transparency of IPR licensingcosts in future 3GPP LTE/SAE technology. This initiative includes a commitment to an IPR licensingframework that provides more predictable maximum aggregate IPR costs for LTE technology and enablesearly adoption of this technology into products. In 2008, Ericsson unveiled the world’s first commerciallyavailable LTE-capable platform for mobile devices, the M700, which offers peak data downlink rates of upto 100 Mbps and uplink rates of up to 50 Mbps. The first products based on M700 will include datadevices such as laptop modems, USB modems for notebooks and other small-form modems suitable forintegration with other handset platforms to create multi-mode devices. Since LTE supports hand over androaming on existing mobile networks, all of these devices can have ubiquitous mobile broadbandcoverage from day one. Product development for LTE is in progress and the first LTE systems will go tomarket at the end of 2009.In 2008, Ericsson announced the new RBS 6000 base station family. The RBS 6000 is a no-compromise,energy efficient compact site solution that supports GSM/EDGE, WCDMA/HSPA and LTE in a singlepackage. The RBS 6000 is built with cutting-edge technology and at the same time provides backwardscompatibility with the highly successful RBS 2000 and RBS 3000 product lines. Base stations deliveredsince 2001 are LTE-capable, supporting operators with a clear and stable evolutionary path into thefuture. As a multi-standard base station, the RBS 6000 offers many options that make choices simplerwhile providing greater freedom of choice. Cost-effective deployment and development of new, highspeedmobile broadband services, mobile TV and Web applications requires a smart solution thatprovides a real performance leap. The RBS 6000 family not only ensures a smooth transition to newtechnology and functionality minimizing OPEX, but also reduces environmental impact.To date, Ericsson has signed 58 IMS system contracts for commercial launch. All based on the IMS (IPMultimedia Subsystem) standard, 31 of these contracts have been deployed and are running livecommercial traffic. All Ericsson IMS contracts include a CSCF and HSS and may include one or more ofthe following applications:• IP Telephony• IP Centrex• Messaging• Push-to-Talk• weShare• PresenceThey are distributed throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa and include fixed networkimplementations, GSM/GPRS, WCDMA/HSPA and WiMAX.The mobile TV business is booming and many operators around the world have already introducedmobile TV services. To date, the two-way unicast capabilities of existing cellular networks are, by far, themost used technology of mobile TV. Out of just over 200 launched mobile TV services in the world, morethan 180 have been distributed over existing cellular telecommunication networks. Ericsson supports over80 of them and has positioned itself as a market leading vendor of mobile TV and Video Solutions. Backin April 2006, Ericsson showcased its enhanced program guide for mobile TV that integrated TV and ondemandmobile TV services in one location in one device, which allowed users to easily access storedcontent for playback; thus, making the mobile TV service even more attractive and personal.www.3GAmericas.org February 2010 Page 120