Motorola Showcases Seamless Mobility Capability Using CDMA 1xEV-DO Rev. A Solution at 3G World Congress & Exhibition 2005
Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) unveiled its prototype CDMA 1xEV-DO Rev. A solution at 3G
World Congress and Exhibition 2005, demonstrating some of the advanced
multimedia wireless broadband services that will be possible with this next
generation technology. With downlink speeds of up to 3.1 Mbps and uplink
speeds of up to 1.8 Mbps, CDMA 1xEV-DO Rev. A provides new capability for
operators to offer enhanced services such as simultaneous video, voice and
data applications. These new services can help wireless operators earn
incremental revenue, reach new user segments and compete with those services
offered by other broadband providers.
At its booth (# 1721), Motorola is featuring live Voice over IP (VoIP) and
video telephony calls, two applications that are optimized for commercial
service on a CDMA 1xEV-DO Rev. A network due to the higher bandwidth, lower
data latency, and improved quality of service inherent with the technology.
The demonstration uses Motorola's prototype CDMA 1xEV-DO Rev. A solution and
Motorola's IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), (referred to as Multimedia Domain
(MMD) by the 3GPP2), to demonstrate simultaneous video telephony calls using
Motorola's Ojo(TM) Personal Video Phone, VoIP, and video downloads from a
media server. Test modems from Qualcomm provide the CDMA 1xEV-DO Rev. A link
to a Motorola base station equipped with a CDMA 1xEV-DO Rev. A channel card.
"Motorola's all-IP CDMA architecture is ready to support Rev. A, and our
integrated radio access network solution lets operators leverage their
existing investment as they make the migration to this new technology," said
Bruce Stone, senior vice president, Cellular Networks, Motorola. "Our CDMA
1xEV-DO Rev. A solution is another addition to Motorola's growing portfolio of
broadband access and core solutions, mobile devices, and services that will
enable converged services and seamless mobility."
CDMA 1xEV-DO Rev. A is an enhancement to CDMA 1xEV-DO mobile broadband
access that combines voice and data on a single carrier, decreasing the burden
of operating separate networks for circuit voice and packet data. This not
only increases voice capacity, but also enables multiple concurrent data
links. Motorola's 1xEV-DO system, in service with operators in Brazil,
Thailand, and the United States, can be migrated to Rev. A with hardware and
software upgrades. Motorola's CDMA 1xEV-DO Rev. A solution is planned for
commercial availability in 2006.