Companies establishing Interoperability Test lab to accelerate development of the ecosystem
Middle East - May 20, 2012
Intel Corporation and Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, have announced a collaboration aimed at advancing the development of interoperability testing and deployment of LTE TDD solutions worldwide. As part of the agreement, the two companies will establish a joint lab for IOT (Interoperability Tests) and fast implementation of LTE TDD technology.
"Huawei has been committed to LTE TDD commercial deployment worldwide," said Deng Taihua, president LTE TDD & WiMAX &TDS wireless networks, Huawei. "We will continuously invest in LTE TDD research and deployment as well as the global expansion of LTE TDD networks. We are excited to partner with Intel to accelerate the development of our technology and provide our customers with leading LTE TDD solutions."
The collaboration will utilize Huawei´s expertise in LTE TDD network infrastructure technologies and Intel's innovative and cost-optimized mobile communication platforms to expedite the maturity and deployment of LTE TDD. By connecting directly to Huawei's infrastructure, Intel will carry out end-to-end testing of its mobile platforms in a real life environment.
"Collaborative innovation is Intel's strategy in China," said W.K Tan, VP of Intel IAG & Head of MCG, China. "The engagement with Huawei will take advantage of the two companies' strengths and leading technologies."
The partnership with Intel follows on the heels of Huawei showcasing the world's first 4x4 MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) carrier aggregation solution for LTE TDD. The solution adopts leading 4x4 MIMO technologies and allows the peak data rate for a single end user to reach up to 520Mbps. Carrier aggregation and MIMO are leading technologies utilized to improve utilization of spectrum and network capacity in order to provide subscribers with better mobile data experience.
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