Nokia Siemens Networks demos I-HSPA at 10.1Mbps

Nokia Siemens Networks demos I-HSPA at 10.1Mbps. We already heard Verizon LTE Network (700 MHz spectrum) in 2010, 4G LTE Network by AT&T in 2012, and it's now another announcement from Nokia Siemens Networks, They have demonstrated their new I-HSPA (Internet High Speed Packet Access) in Austria and showed off the technology's 10.1Mbps data transfer rate.

The innovative solution also complies with the future network technology known as Long Term Evolution (LTE), supporting data rates of up to 173 Mbps. In addition to the world's fastest I-HSPA call, Nokia Siemens Networks also demonstrated its LTE solution for the first time in Austria.

"These new technologies will offer higher data transmission rates to our customers, making it easy to use broadband multimedia services while shortening the latency rates. For us as a network operator, these technologies, with their flat architecture, offer the possibility to expand our network with more slender investments," said Boris Nemsic, CEO mobilkom austria und CEO Telekom Austria Group. "The evolution from GPRS via UMTS and HSPA towards LTE is a consequent line in our complementary network strategy."

The I-HSPA functionality is designed for heavy data and rich multimedia usage over the wireless network. I-HSPA innovation by Nokia Siemens Networks introduces a flat network architecture to the 3G networks based on Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) technology by connecting the base station directly to the Internet and enables cost-efficient scaling of the network. It works with all HSPA devices and improves end user experience by reducing latency. I-HSPA flat network architecture also enables smooth migration to LTE.