Softbank Mobile subscribers look beyond 3G

Softbank Mobile subscribers are gearing up for the next phase of mobile broadband. The operator will deploy an HSPA+(DC-HSDPA)solution over its existing network in the 1.5 GHz band. Softbank Mobile has tied up with Nokia Siemens Networks for its cost effective and future proof mobile data services proposition. Junichi Miyakawa, chief technology officer, Softbank Mobile said, “Japan is the world's most advanced market in terms of data consumption. We realize that mobile broadband is now a lifestyle preference and are constantly thinking of ways to improve our delivery to subscribers. The Nokia Siemens Networks solution enables affordable, cost competitive prices, allowing us to provide the best value to our subscribers”. Having already achieved 60 % reduction in power consumption and 40 % savings in site rentals with Nokia Siemens Networks' Flexi Base Station, Softbank Mobile will be able to extend the environment and operational efficiency benefits to offer the most economical proposition in the market.