Smartphone users here will soon be able to
enjoy a mobile speed of 1Gbps. Singtel said yesterday that it has
achieved this using Ericsson's quad-band FDD/TDD Carrier
Aggregation technology.
This will enable the telco to optimise the usage of its
newly acquired 2500 MHz spectrum band. Singtel will progressively
roll out this technology at high-traffic locations such as Orchard
Road, Raffles Place, Tanjong Pagar and Clarke Quay.
Handsets supporting the 1Gbps speed on the network are
expected to be available from the second half of this year.
The telco said Singtel smartphone users will be able to
enjoy up to 20 per cent faster mobile broadband speeds on
average.
"This feature allows operators to manage spectrum more
efficiently and supports customers' smartphones to automatically
select the best spectrum band combination available, enabling
optimum speeds," said a spokesman.
- THE STRAITS TIMES