Singtel achieves Asia's fastest five-carrier aggregation LTE speed
Singtel said they have achieved peak LTE speeds of 1.5 Gbps using five-carrier aggregation. This is the fastest in Asia and 50 percent faster than prevailing 1 Gbps speed.
Singtel will gradually deploy the new speed across the island as more spectrum bands are allocated for the LTE network. Smartphones supporting 1.5 Gbps speeds are scheduled to be launched in 2019.
“We are constantly investing in innovative technologies to boost network speeds, enhance coverage and expand capacity to give our customers the best network experience,” said Mr Yuen Kuan Moon, Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Singapore and Group Chief Digital Officer at Singtel. “As our customers’ lifestyles increasingly revolve around their smartphones, we do our best to ensure they enjoy fast, reliable, comprehensive and secure connectivity.”
The enhanced network speed was achieved in collaboration with Ericsson with a first-of-its-kind carrier aggregation of five carriers, which boosts network bandwidth. A combination of two 1800 MHz frequencies, together with 2100 MHz, 2600 MHz and TDD 2500 MHz spectrum bands and technologies such as FDD & TDD, 256QAM and 4X4 MIMO was used to achieve the peak speed of 1.5 Gbps. When introduced in the live network, such capability improves user experience and enhances network capacity. For instance, customers can download a two-hour 4K video in eight minutes.
“Ericsson has been a leader in pioneering technologies,” said Mr Martin Wiktorin, Head of Ericsson Singapore, Brunei & the Philippines. “By leveraging five-carrier aggregation across both FDD & TDD, we continue to lead the way to meet customers speed and capacity demands. We are proud to be working on new capabilities and advancements on LTE.”
Singtel and Ericsson will launch a pilot 5G network in Singapore in the fourth quarter of 2018. Singtel was recently named Asia’s Best Mobile Carrier by Telecom Asia and recognised by global metrics leader, Ookla, for having the fastest mobile network speeds in Singapore.
Source singtel
Latest Jobs
-
- IT Cyber Security Recruitment Consultant – Hot Desk
- Beckenham
- Dependent on Experience
-
We are looking for an IT Cyber Security Recruitment Consultant – Hot Desk who has cybersecurity recruitment experience, with a track record of success. Most of the roles you will be required to recruit for will be within the salary region of £50k - £300k, experience placing candidates at this level is desirable. Responsibilities: To provide a consistent, high-quality level of service to new and current clients in order to build a long term working relationships with clients. Detailed, consultative approach to calling passive candidates in order to profile them in detail, against set criteria of skills and experience given to you by your client Achieve and exceed sales targets. Self-manage your daily tasks in order to make sure that the following day will be as successful as possible Have a structured approach with a solution selling ability as the sales cycles are not as quick.
-
- Principal Mechanical Engineer
- London
- Up to £90,000 Base + Bonus
-
Principal Mechanical Engineer Location: London Salary: Up to £90,000 Base + Bonus A Principal Mechanical Engineer is needed for a state of the art, London based Data Centre provider. The Principal Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for all of the Mechanical components (support, development/design etc.) within our clients Data Centre’s. Other responsibilities include but not limited to; Commissioning, approving, design & review/improvement of new data centre infrastructure Commercial’s (Contract negotiation, project finances etc.) Project management Training/Development of other staff General engineering tasks Requirements HND / Degree in Engineering or equivalent. Must have current/recent experience (ideally in a senior position) within a mechanical/electrical position ideally within a DC or Consultancy background Candidates must be UK based and unfortunately, our client are unable to provide sponsorship Ref: PG7608 (M&E Jobs, Mechanical & Electrical Jobs, Engineering Jobs, Data Centre Jobs, Data Center Jobs)
-
- Carrier Service Manager / Access Delivery manager
- London
- Up to £70,000 Base + 10% Bonus + Benefits
-
An Access Delivery Manager (Carrier Service Manager) is required for this Global services provider, to be responsible for vendor management across the European region and to manage the purchasing and delivery of 3rd party Access. Your key responsibility will be to conduct regular service reviews with key providers across the region, provide performance feedback, prepare & present vendor balanced scorecards, drive action plans for improvements and drive the vendor profile management strategy. Alongside the access management, you will act as the services manager to the 3rd party suppliers ensuring that the services being offered are being delivered as sold. If you are interested in this position, you will need the background from a telecoms provider where you have had experience of dealing with 3rd party suppliers, negotiating access services. It is key that you have a relationship with international carriers. Ref RA7293 (Telecoms Jobs, Telecommunications Jobs, Telecommunications Jobs in London)
-
- Cloud Sales Specialist
- London
- Up to £100,00 Base + Double OTE
-
DCL are currently working on behalf one of the fastest growing service providers in London who are on the look out for a Cloud Sales Specialist. The Cloud Sales Specialist will be responsible for selling (opening and closing new business opportunities new business) and being the SME in all things Cloud providing support to other members in the sales team. Preference will be given to the Cloud Sales Specialist who possesses Exceptional knowledge of Cloud Technology (Public / Private / Hybrid.). Proven sales experience of identifying and closing new business within the Cloud market. Must be currently selling into the enterprise market. Consistency on tenure in current and past roles. New business background is a must In return you will be working for a successful, growing SME organisation with excellent sales support from pre-sales, post-sales, project management, service management, bid management, pricing and customer service. Reference Number: BD7588 (Cloud Sales Jobs, Cloud Computing Jobs, Cloud Computing Sales)