LG Electronics unveiled the world’s first ever LTE-enabled mobile device, its first data card technology standards during the GSMA, based on 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) Mobile World Congress 2009. The company has developed this modem chip solution independently. This modem chip is the most vital aspect required to create a viable 4G handset containing the LTE technology. This revolutionary step taken by LG goes toward creating a market-ready 4G phone. Handsets based on this LTE technology are said to be able to support download speeds of about 100Mbps and upload speeds of 50Mbps, while using 2 antennae.
LG displayed the versatility of its new introduction by connecting three data cards to 3 different devices, a laptop, a netbook and a Mobile Internet Device or MID. LG also displayed a smartphone prototype with built-in LTE technology. The four devices ran advanced applications such as HD video streaming, videoconferencing, Video-on-Demand and Internet browsing.
LG Unveils The World’s First LTE-Enabled Mobile Device At The 2009 MWC
LG Electronics, a premier mobile communication company, has announced the creation of its independent innovation and the world’s first ever handset modem chip, based on 3GPP LTE or Long Term Evolution technology standards. Currently, the world’s fastest phones using the HSDPA technology support a maximum download speed of 7.6Mbps. The LTE-based modem chip, it says, is designed to support wireless downloads at a speed of 100Mbps and uploads of 50Mbps, at a far lesser cost as well.
The size of the modem chip is 13×13mm, which can easily fit into the slimmest next-gen handsets. This marks a vital step toward getting the market readied for the 4G phone or the fourth generation phone. LG demonstrated the chip’s abilities at its Mobile Communication Technology Research Lab in Anyang, Korea.
Today, mobile phones are used for much more than talking. More and more people are now listening to music and watching movies on their handsets. So it becomes important to offer them high download speeds. The latest LTE technology would allow users to stream up to four movies without the hassle of buffering. Now, is that a hell of speed or what? In addition to the modem chip, LG is also developing its first LTE-based data card, which is expected to give the competition a run for its money.
LTE Modem Chip
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