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Globe Telecom showcases LTE CA, LTE eMBMS technologies in forum

Posted on September 2, 2014

MANILA, Sept. 2 (PNA) — Globe Telecom on Tuesday forum showcased the latest Long-Term Evolution (LTE) technologies in line with its advocacy to promote and develop innovative products and services.

LTE is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals.

In a statement, Globe said this will enable the telecommunications provider to stay ahead of its customers’ data requirement amid increasing use of bandwidth-intensive applications during its celebration of Innovation Month.

During the Globe Innovation Forum (GIF), Globe demonstrated its on-going Proof-of-Concept Trials on LTE- CA (Carrier Aggregation) and LTE eMBMS (enhanced Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service) or LTE Broadcast.

The LTE CA technology increases utilization of frequencies, enabling mobile operators to use non-contiguous blocks of spectrum in multiple frequency bands to achieve higher bandwidths to meet growing demand for wireless broadband services.

Globe Head of Network Technologies Strategy Emmanuel Estrada said the LTE CA technology would translate to improved data rates and broadband capacity for Globe wireless broadband network and result to high-speed mobile data access.

“This helps address the demand for data-heavy multimedia applications which are becoming more and more popular,” Estrada said.

“This means that our customers will experience faster data connectivity in areas where this will be implemented as LTE CA becomes commercially available in the near future,” he added.

Estrada noted that LTE CA has an average throughput of around 220 Mbps with a total 20 MHz of spectrum and initial tests conducted by Globe in April this year showed a maximum speed of up to 230 Mbps.

On the other hand, LTE eMBMS (evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service) technology allows the efficient delivery of video and multimedia services over a telco’s LTE network.

“The LTE Broadcast solution addresses such challenge as it enables transmission of live video contents to a large number of users without using huge amount of network resources,” Estrada said.

“The technology enables a more efficient use of a mobile operator’s bandwidth resources, allowing customers to enjoy seamless video services in a wireless communication network,” he added.

He pointed out that for mobile live TV watching on smartphones and tablets, LTE eMBMS works by simply downloading its Live TV Apps and also by using an eMBMS capable device or smartphone.

LTE eMBMS will be commercially available within 2015 in select areas.

In addition to demonstrating LTE CA and eMBMS and as part of its activities for celebration of Innovation Month, Globe held Mind Brew talks, a café forum, where experts of different fields were invited to inspire employees to share their thoughts and ideas.

Globe developer community Globe Labs also helped employees unleash innovation with iSpark, which encouraged employees to form groups, prepare their hack concept, make it happen, and pitch their app.

The telco provider also launched Globe City, a virtual platform where everyone has the opportunity not just to share their ideas but to turn them into reality and earn from it, all in a fun gaming environment.

Globe technology partners which also showcased their latest products and services in the forum include Nokia, WSA/Telco Systems, Gemalto, SMSGT, DTQ, Stratpoint, Acision, Teradata, Amdocs, SmartQ, Evolving Systems, Huawei, WSA/TeleDNA, Nominum, and SAS. (PNA)

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