Qualcomm added LTE to its device and base station roadmap, announ...
Qualcomm added LTE to its device and base station roadmap, announcing Thursday that three chipsets support the technology. Qualcomm expects to sample the chips in Q2 2009, it said. The chips are backward compatible with existing 3G UMTS and…
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CDMA2000 networks, and two support UMB. No major U.S. carrier has announced plans to use UMB, but many in the industry see the Qualcomm-developed UMB as an LTE rival. Not so, a Qualcomm spokeswoman said. Qualcomm strives to be “technology agnostic,” supporting “as many technologies as possible,” she said. UMB is still on the Qualcomm roadmap, but the chipmaker also sees a “market need” for LTE, she said. Also Thursday, Qualcomm said international operators Hutchison 3G, Telecom Italia, Telefonica and Telstra will trial HSPA+ technology this year. HSPA+ is an upgrade to HSPA technology, increasing mobile broadband speeds up to 28 Mbps. Qualcomm expects to se HSPA+ to appear commercially in 2009, it said.