LG to Demonstrate the World’s First LTE-Enabled Mobile Device
-What: Demonstration of LG’s LTE-Enabled Mobile Device
-When: February 16 - 19, 2009
-Where: Mobile World Congress 2009, Fira de Barcelona, Hall 8
Barcelona, Spain, - LG Electronics (LG), a worldwide technology and design leader in mobile communications, announced that it will demonstrate the first data card based on 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology standards during the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009. The demonstration of this device, which LG developed independently, will take place in Hall 8 at Fira de Barcelona on February 18.
LG’s data card will be using LG’s own developed modem chip solution. The modem chip is the most crucial component required to create a viable 4G handset with LTE technology, the leading candidate to become the fourth generation mobile phone technology standard. LG’s development of this chip represents a significant step toward creating a market-ready 4G** phone. Handsets based on the LTE standard can theoretically support maximum wireless download speeds of 100 megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds of 50 Mbps when using 2 antennas.
Details about LG’s Demonstration
For its demonstration, LG will display its versatility with its data card solution by connecting three data cards to 3 different devices. These devices include a laptop, a netbook and a prototype mobile internet device (MID). In addition, LG will display an early smartphone prototype with LTE built into the device. The four devices will run applications such as HD video streaming, video conferencing, Video on Demand and internet browsing.
The chip that LG will demonstrate can achieve wireless download speeds of 60 Mbps and upload speeds of 20 Mbps. The fastest phones currently on the market use HSDPA technology and download at a maximum speed of 7.6 Mbps.
“The LTE handset modem chip we are demonstrating at the Mobile World Congress shows LG as a clear leader in 4G development. I am confident that when initial 4G service rolls out next year, LG will be the best positioned company to provide handsets that leverages this new technology,” said Dr. Skott Ahn, President & CEO of LG Electronics’ Mobile Communications Company. “This chip is the result of significant research and development over many years and an achievement of which we are all very proud.”
About LTE
Handsets and other mobile devices that are based on LTE will be able to download multimedia and other information 10 times faster than the current 3G standard. This will mean that mobile broadband service can be as fast as or faster than conventional wired broadband.
Higher download speeds are becoming more and more important as people are increasingly using their mobile phones to watch movies, listen to music and browse the internet. Devices with LTE technology can download a 700 MB movie file in less than one minute at speeds of 100 Mbps. LTE technology would also allow consumers to simultaneously stream four HD movies without any buffering.
LG’s LTE Market Outlook and Plans
Most of the major mobile operators are pursuing LTE-based 4G technology. Because it is based on the existing 3GPP technology evolutionary path, WCDMA and CDMA service-provided carriers will be able to upgrade their networks to LTE with far less cost than building a new network based on a different technology.
According to market research company Strategy Analytics, the global LTE handset market will double from 70 million sales units in 2012 to 150 million sales units by 2013.
In addition to LTE on handsets, LG expects high-speed LTE telecommunication services to be available on Netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices in the near future.
-When: February 16 - 19, 2009
-Where: Mobile World Congress 2009, Fira de Barcelona, Hall 8
Barcelona, Spain, - LG Electronics (LG), a worldwide technology and design leader in mobile communications, announced that it will demonstrate the first data card based on 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology standards during the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009. The demonstration of this device, which LG developed independently, will take place in Hall 8 at Fira de Barcelona on February 18.
LG’s data card will be using LG’s own developed modem chip solution. The modem chip is the most crucial component required to create a viable 4G handset with LTE technology, the leading candidate to become the fourth generation mobile phone technology standard. LG’s development of this chip represents a significant step toward creating a market-ready 4G** phone. Handsets based on the LTE standard can theoretically support maximum wireless download speeds of 100 megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds of 50 Mbps when using 2 antennas.
Details about LG’s Demonstration
For its demonstration, LG will display its versatility with its data card solution by connecting three data cards to 3 different devices. These devices include a laptop, a netbook and a prototype mobile internet device (MID). In addition, LG will display an early smartphone prototype with LTE built into the device. The four devices will run applications such as HD video streaming, video conferencing, Video on Demand and internet browsing.
The chip that LG will demonstrate can achieve wireless download speeds of 60 Mbps and upload speeds of 20 Mbps. The fastest phones currently on the market use HSDPA technology and download at a maximum speed of 7.6 Mbps.
“The LTE handset modem chip we are demonstrating at the Mobile World Congress shows LG as a clear leader in 4G development. I am confident that when initial 4G service rolls out next year, LG will be the best positioned company to provide handsets that leverages this new technology,” said Dr. Skott Ahn, President & CEO of LG Electronics’ Mobile Communications Company. “This chip is the result of significant research and development over many years and an achievement of which we are all very proud.”
About LTE
Handsets and other mobile devices that are based on LTE will be able to download multimedia and other information 10 times faster than the current 3G standard. This will mean that mobile broadband service can be as fast as or faster than conventional wired broadband.
Higher download speeds are becoming more and more important as people are increasingly using their mobile phones to watch movies, listen to music and browse the internet. Devices with LTE technology can download a 700 MB movie file in less than one minute at speeds of 100 Mbps. LTE technology would also allow consumers to simultaneously stream four HD movies without any buffering.
LG’s LTE Market Outlook and Plans
Most of the major mobile operators are pursuing LTE-based 4G technology. Because it is based on the existing 3GPP technology evolutionary path, WCDMA and CDMA service-provided carriers will be able to upgrade their networks to LTE with far less cost than building a new network based on a different technology.
According to market research company Strategy Analytics, the global LTE handset market will double from 70 million sales units in 2012 to 150 million sales units by 2013.
In addition to LTE on handsets, LG expects high-speed LTE telecommunication services to be available on Netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices in the near future.
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