ESPOO, Finland -- Sonera, one of the leading mobile operators in Finland, has introduced extremely fast 300 Mbps download data speeds in certain areas of Helsinki. The operator launched its commercial LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) network and is now able to provide higher network capacity, speed and performance.
Carrier aggregation accelerates typical user data rates by more flexible radio resource selection in LTE-Advanced networks. Operators can create larger, virtual carrier bandwidths for services by combining separate spectrum bands. Nokia’s LTE-Advanced networks can deliver data to mobile devices at rates most people have never experienced on a residential broadband connection. Sonera now offers data speeds in Finland’s capital up to two times faster than previously possible with 4G LTE.
Key facts:
Downlink data rates of up to 300 Mbps are achieved by aggregating spectrum resources with a total bandwith of up to 40 MHz
1800 MHz and 2600 MHz frequency bands were used
Sonera business customers using Sonera Sopiva Pro or Real 4G Max subscriptions can now take advantage of the service
Sonera offers Samsung Galaxy Alpha and Samsung Galaxy Note 4 smartphones to use LTE-A and new devices are being added to the portfolio at the beginning of 2015
The agreement includes systems integration services and Nokia’s Flexi Multiradio 10 Base Station
Nokia Networks