EE showcases ultrafast 400 Mbps 4G LTE with Qualcomm, Huawei

UK mobile network operator EE showcased ultrafast 400 mbps 4G LTE trials at Wembley Stadium, marketbusinessnews.com reported.

The next-gen 4G technology would boost top mobile broadband speeds up to 400 Mbps.

EE worked in association with Qualcomm and Huawei on the technology.

A Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 CAT 9 processor combined three different EE spectrum (a 20MHz of 1800MHz spectrum, 20MHz of 2.6GHz spectrum and 15GHz of 2.6GHz spectrum) to achieve 400Mbps speeds on a single device.

Mohamed Madkour, vice-president of marketing, Huawei wireless network product line, said, ''We are thrilled to see the innovative technology of LTE-Advanced coming to reality in a place like Wembley Stadium where a speed-hungry application like 4K video streaming is much needed by many simultaneous users.''

''To meet end user expectations, a much higher capacity and a more reliable connection to mobile devices is required.''

EE has planned a £1.5-billion outlay to make its 4G services available to 99 per cent of the UK population by 2017 and would make ultrafast 4G+ available in 20 of the country's biggest cities by that date.

Fotis Karonis, EE's chief technology officer, said, ''We have established network in Europe, and we will continue to stay ahead of the curve, in terms of both speed and capacity.''

''Smarter devices with more data-intensive video and audio demands are launching all the time, and it's trials like these at Wembley Stadium that allow us to ensure EE customers continue to get the very best experiences from their mobile network now and in the future.''

''This is a showcase of what a truly amazing 4G network can do, and it is a big step in our ambition to make Wembley Stadium the most connected stadium in the world.''

To achieve the 400 Mbps speed, EE had aggregated 20 MHz of 1800 MHz spectrum with another 20 MHz of 2.6 GHz, and a third carrier of 15 MHz of 2.6 GHz.

EE said the new 4G LTE network would be  available to visitors at the stadium starting next month.

According to Tome Bennett, EE's director of network services, the demonstration, conducted at Wembley Stadium, was an opportunity to show the world the future of the EE mobile network, and what three-carrier aggregation could do.

He added EE was showcasing incredibly high speeds here, but what it was also showcasing was amazing capacity - the ability to provide a great internet connection to so many people all at the same time was vital.