ESPOO, Finland-Vodafone Italy and Nokia Corp. made a end-to-end call at Vodafone Italy’s test facilities with High Speed Downlink Packet Access technology using W-CDMA network equipment, obtaining data speeds of 1.5 megabits per second.
“This is a significant step on our successful journey in packet data evolution,” said Giuseppe Donagemma, vice president of Networks at Nokia. “It is concrete proof that Nokia’s HSDPA solution is ready to enhance W-CDMA 3G with greatly increased data speeds. It also highlights the strong 10-year partnership between Nokia and Vodafone Italy, as we continue working together to shape the future of communications.”
“The exhibited performance demonstrates that HSDPA has become reality and delivers amazing customer experience,” said Didier Lebrat, chief technology officer at Vodafone Italy. “This is an important milestone that makes us very confident in the first coming of HSDPA upgrades of our UMTS infrastructure.”
