Wireless Broadband at 170 Mbps2008-09-19 16:27 by Philip
BONN, Germany (Reuters) - Mobile operator T-Mobile and Nortel Networks have successfully tested a new high-speed wireless technology designed to make mobile connections as fast as fixed fiber links, T-Mobile said. According to T-Mobile, a connection was maintained while driving in a car in range of three cell sites on a highway in Bonn, Germany at an average speed of 67 kph. The experiment achieved data rates of up to 170 Mbit/s for downloads and up to 50 Mbit/s for uploads, the operator said, about three times faster than the new high-speed broadband technology VDSL it is currently rolling out across the country. If the Long-Term Evolution (LTE) technology proved promising in more everyday situations, the Bonn-based company would consider upgrading its network with it, said Philipp Humm, head of T-Mobile Germany. A decision would be made within six months. There is increasing urgency for fourth-generation (4G) wireless networks, where growing demand for mobile data is driven by such tools as smartphones and embedded laptops. Read the full story -here-
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