StarHub completes HSPA+ network test (Singapore)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: HSPA+ network test has been successfully completed by Singapore’s StarHub through the use of Dual Carrier frequency technology. The conclusion in the test will result in a peak data downlink speed of up to 42.2Mbps.

After the test, StarHub has become the first mobile operator in Southeast Asia to have successfully deployed the Dual Carrier technology on its HSPA+ network. Principle of bonding two carrier channels dominates the Dual Carrier technology allowing the increase of the transmission to double the current maximum value of 21Mbps.

According to Mr Peter Cook, Vice President, Integrated Network Engineering at StarHub, the deployment of 42.2Mbps HSPA+ Dual Carrier technology is a straightforward upgrade of the telco’s current HSPA+ network that will double its current downlink peak rate of 21Mbps. The company is basically installing new software into current network equipment, with minimal hardware upgrade required.