SINGAPORE-Nokia Corp. and L.M. Ericsson are submitting a statement to the Association of Radio Industries and Business, the Japanese standardization body, backing the proposal of NTT DoCoMo in support of the wideband Code Division Multiple Access air interface at 5 MHz bandwidth.
“Together, our companies will cooperate with NTT DoCoMo to lay the foundations for rapid commercialization of third generation cellular technology,” said Kurt Hellstrom, president of Ericsson Radio Systems Inc.
“In addition to the joint standardization efforts, advanced WCDMA tests will take place in Japan next year, and the required frequency spectrum has been allocated in the 2 GHz band in both Asia and Europe.”
The technology is optimized for packet switched data such as high-speed Internet applications and electronic multimedia mail, said the companies.
WCDMA technology also offers high-capacity circuit switched capabilities for delivery of full-motion video services and high quality voice communications, said the companies.
