Cable telecommunications provider Cox Communications Inc. said it successfully completed voice calling and high definition video streaming using LTE technology in the Phoenix and San Diego markets. The company said the trial involved the company’s 1.7/2.1 GHz AWS and 700 MHz spectrum holdings.
The trial was conducted in collaboration with Cox’s technology partners Alcatel-Lucent and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. using the 3GPP Release 8 standard of the LTE technology.
The trial comes on the heels of Cox’s announcement last month of the launch of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based wireless network in Hampton Roads, Va.; Orange County, Calif.; and Omaha, Neb. Cox said it plans commercial offering of the 3G-based service in the coming months.
Cox’s 3G service will rely on its own network as well as a roaming agreement with Sprint Nextel Corp. A number of cable companies have partnered with Clearwire Corp. to launch mobile broadband services using Clearwire’s mobile WiMAX network.
Cox completes LTE voice, video trials
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