Qualcomm and ZTE announced their collaboration to enhance the capacity and performance of UMTS systems with the integration of Qualcomm’s Uplink Interference Cancellation technology into ZTE’s next-generation UMTS base station products. Using this technology, operators can boost their UMTS data throughput by up to 60% and deliver a user experience that is comparable to LTE in a similar channel bandwidth, the companies said. The technology also enables UMTS operators to increase voice capacity by up to 45%, they said. Details.