Ericsson's HSDPA Solution Live in 15 Countries.STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Ericsson's (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ERICY) HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) See HSPA. solution is now in operation in 15 countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . This was announced today by Carl-Henric Svanberg Carl-Henric Svanberg (born May 29, 1952, Porjus, Norrbottens län) is a Swedish businessman who is the current CEO of telecommunications company Ericsson. Born in the north of Sweden, Svanberg studied in the south and graduated with a Masters degree in Applied Physics and , President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Ericsson, at Stora Aktiedagen, a major retail shareholder event in Stockholm. In all these 15 countries, the solution is live on commercial hardware and software, providing data speeds up to 3.6Mbps in the downlink. Operators worldwide are today exploring 3G/HSDPA-enabled services, as preparation for fast commercial launches. Carl-Henric Svanberg, President and CEO of Ericsson, says: "We have received positive reactions from our customers to the opportunity to explore the mobile broadband Description Mobile Broadband is a type of wireless internet access that differs from Wi-Fi. Mobile Broadband is the name used to describe the 3G services which are made possible by HSDPA and HSUPA, the latest technologies on the W-CDMA evolutionary path. possibilities of HSDPA at an early stage. There are now 15 live HSDPA systems, with ongoing evaluations of applications. This strengthens my belief that we will see many successful HSDPA launches during 2006, based on our solution." In addition, Ericsson recently upgraded Cingular's UMTS/WCDMA network to HSDPA, making the operator the first in the world to offer services over a commercial HSDPA network. Another important milestone was passed earlier this month when Ericsson upgraded Vodafone KK's commercial network in central parts of Tokyo to support HSDPA. HSDPA, the next step in the evolution of WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) A 3G high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that use the TDMA or GSM technology worldwide, including AT&T (formerly Cingular) and T-Mobile in the U.S. , enables download data speeds of up to 14.4Mbps, offers operators more than double the system capacity and makes the response time for interactive services faster. Mobile broadband with access anywhere to e-mail, on-line music and video, internet-services and mobile TV will fully exploit the capabilities that HSDPA provides and make these mass-market services. WCDMA is the leading 3G technology selected by eight of the world's ten largest operators. Ericsson expects that, by 2007, as many as 80 percent of all mobile subscribers will be served by the GSM/ EDGE/WCDMA family, in which Ericsson holds the leading position with a 35 percent market share. Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world. Read more at http://www.ericsson.com |
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