Touch conducts LTE FDD 800 MHz/1800 MHz trial

Touch, Lebanon's leading mobile company has announced the successful completion of a field trial of LTE FDD 800 MHz/1800 MHz carrier aggregation (CA) technology on Touch's live network.

The field trial achieved a maximum of 250 Mbps download throughput, reaching almost the highest speeds ever recorded using Huawei equipment.

Carrier aggretgation technology includes intra-band and inter-band CA, and is an essential technology for LTE-Advanced. The field trial on Touch's network is the first global application of the inter-band CA on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz.

Compared with intra-band CA, inter-band CA is more advanced and provides more flexible usage of spectrum resources. While 800 MHz and 1800 MHz become major frequency resources for LTE, the successful CA test on these two bands marks a significant achievement for CTouch, Lebanon's leading mobile company has announced the successful completion of a field trial of LTE FDD 800 MHz/1800 MHz carrier aggregation (CA) technology on Touch's live network.

The field trial achieved a maximum of 250 Mbps download throughput, reaching almost the highest speeds ever recorded using Huawei equipment.

Carrier aggretgation technology includes intra-band and inter-band CA, and is an essential technology for LTE-Advanced. The field trial on Touch's network is the first global application of the inter-band CA on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz.

Compared with intra-band CA, inter-band CA is more advanced and provides more flexible usage of spectrum resources. While 800 MHz and 1800 MHz become major frequency resources for LTE, the successful CA test on these two bands marks a significant achievement for CA technology commercialization.

"Touch is the first mobile operator in the world to use this technology over the 800 MHz and 1800 MHz bandwidths placing the company firmly as a world player and a leader in telecommunications, and driving Lebanon to the forefront of innovation in the ICT sector," said Wael Ayoub, CEO, Touch.

Elias El Hachem, Huawei general manager, Lebanon said, "This technological achievement will pave the way towards additional local applications and developments which in turn will be positively reflected in the local economy. Huawei is committed to maximizing economic and long term social benefits through ICT and is very proud to be one of the main 3G/4G suppliers in this country."

Nicolas Sehnaoui, Lebanon telecom minister said, "I definitely feel proud of what Touch has accomplished with Huawei. Together we have witnessed the development of LTE-Advanced which will eventually reach a speed of 250 Mbps compared to a traditional speed of 100 to 150 Mbps. We pledge to the Lebanese more advancements, and we aim to transform Lebanon into a regional platform specialized in ICT and a hub for a digital economy."

 

 

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"Touch is the first mobile operator in the world to use this technology over the 800 MHz and 1800 MHz bandwidths placing the company firmly as a world player and a leader in telecommunications, and driving Lebanon to the forefront of innovation in the ICT sector," said Wael Ayoub, CEO, Touch.

Elias El Hachem, Huawei general manager, Lebanon said, "This technological achievement will pave the way towards additional local applications and developments which in turn will be positively reflected in the local economy. Huawei is committed to maximizing economic and long term social benefits through ICT and is very proud to be one of the main 3G/4G suppliers in this country."

Nicolas Sehnaoui, Lebanon telecom minister said, "I definitely feel proud of what Touch has accomplished with Huawei. Together we have witnessed the development of LTE-Advanced which will eventually reach a speed of 250 Mbps compared to a traditional speed of 100 to 150 Mbps. We pledge to the Lebanese more advancements, and we aim to transform Lebanon into a regional platform specialized in ICT and a hub for a digital economy."