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Kochi, Dec. 12 It is critical for India to make the right choice among the emerging technology options today, as it will influence the growth and spread of mobile telephony and mobile broadband in the country in the years to come.

“Compared to other alternatives, Wideband CodeDivision Multiple Access/High Speed Packet Access (WCDMA/HSPA) already has a time advantage and an established ecosystem in place. Going forward, Long Term Evolution (LTE) is the preferred technology choice of the global telecom industry with clear advantages of scale and superior performance. The economies of scale matter, to bring affordable services to the mass market,” Mr Hakan Eriksson, Chief Technology Officer of Ericsson, said.

WCDMA/HSPA is a 3G mobile broadband technology with around 240 commercially deployed networks available around the world, serving almost 300 million subscribers. Ericsson anticipates that by 2013 there would be two billion mobile broadband subscriptions, with 80 per cent served by HSPA networks. LTE technology is expected to double the size as the nearest TDD alternative.

Lauding the Indian Government on its efforts for initiating the 3G rollout process, Mr Eriksson said: “Harmonising the spectrum allocation in line with the global recommendations benefits both the industry and the consumers, bringing access to common services, interoperable ecosystem and affordable products.”

The Government efforts at aligning the 2.1 GHz and 2.3 GHz bands are in line with the global practice. He also urged the Government to follow the mainstream implementation also in the 2.5 GHZ and 2.6 GHZ frequency band.

When the Government expedites the rollout of mobile and broadband wireless access technologies, popularly known as 3G and BWA, it is expected to catalyse the social and economic empowerment in the country and bridge the digital divide. It was also pointed out that BWA is a family of technologies including WCDMA/HSPA/LTE and did not only refer to WiMAX.

Starting from late 2009, LTE technology is to be introduced, Mr Eriksson said.

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