Go To Latest Video ReviewsFirst Commercial LTE (Super 3G) Site Unveiled
| Author | Gordon Kelly |
| Published | 27th May 2009 |
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Long Term Evolution (LTE), Super 3G, 4G - whatever you want to call it - represents the glittering future for mobile data and the world's first commercial deployment has just been announced.
Perhaps unsurprisingly it is network kings Sweden which grab gold here with a service by Erisson and Teliasonera that is expected to bring mobile broadband to customers at up to 160Mbit - and that's just initially. Real world tests have already surpassed 250Mbit with a theoretical peak of 326Mbit - take that fixed line!
Available to Stockholm residents from 2010, it promotes the likes of mobile video blogging, web TV, streaming HD, online gaming and cloud computing. "The unveiling of this site shows that LTE is no longer the story of the future; it is the story of today," said Ericsson VP Ulf Ewaldsson.
"Being at the forefront of broadband evolution means our customers will be the first to benefit from this groundbreaking technology," said TeliaSonera Senior VP Erik Hallberg. "This first LTE site is a key step towards further enhancing Sweden's fastest mobile broadband network."
LTE is also predicted to make a huge impact on fixed line broadband services (read: negatively) and while initial pricing is expected to be high (read: very high) putting such break neck speeds into the air can only be good for everyone (read: not BT). So come on Britain, go for the silver...
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John McLean said on 27th May 2009
GoldenGuy said on 27th May 2009
Why does the logo look... 'fun'? That's not right. Icons for technological standards are supposed to be bland and wear their :( serious face.
ravmania said on 27th May 2009
sounds amazing but there's no point getting too excited if current mobile coverage is anything to go by.
timple said on 28th May 2009
Time for new network operator "4" funded by Hutchinson Whampoa to announce its plans....
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But the massive headline bandwidth doesn't look so rosy when you factor in that it has to be shared among many many users. With BT you may get contention of say 50:1 (meaning... more