AT&T, Qualcomm, and Ericsson Showcase Gigabit LTE with LAA Technology at Mobile World Congress Americas
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- At Mobile World Congress Americas, AT&T, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), and Ericsson plan to showcase the power of the latest LTE technologies, which are expected to offer improved data download speeds for wireless customers with compatible smartphones. For the first time publicly in the U.S., AT&T, Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies plan to demonstrate Gigabit LTE with License Assisted Access (LAA) technology enabled by the Ericsson Radio System's small cell portfolio by using the Samsung Galaxy Note8, powered by the Qualcomm® Snapdragon(TM) 835 Mobile Platform with X16 LTE.
The full release is available on the Qualcomm News Center website at
(https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2017/09/08/att-qualcomm-and-ericsson-showcase-gigabit-lte-laa-technology-mobile-world)
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About Ericsson:
Ericsson is a world leader in communications technology and services with headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. Our organization consists of more than 111,000 experts who provide customers in 180 countries with innovative solutions and services. Together we are building a more connected future where anyone and any industry is empowered to reach their full potential. Net sales in 2016 were SEK 222.6 billion (USD 24.5 billion). The Ericsson stock is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and on NASDAQ in New York. Read more on www.ericsson.com
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