While not many of us owns a HSDPA cellphone yet… Japanese carrier NTTDoCoMo is testing next generation networks: Super 3G.
Super 3G, also called 3GPP LTE (Long Term Evolution) , is an evolution of UMTS (3G) technology, standardized by 3GPP. Its most impressive feature is the 256Mbps data transfer rate. Yes, 256Mbps. Of course, we talked about downlink. Uplink does not reach these numbers, but we can afford it.
Test are under way since past summer, tough LTE has been not normalized yet by 3GPP (tough standard is about to come).
With both feet on the ground, it will take a long road until we can see this in Europe. First, we should pay off 3G and HSDPA.
Anyway, new wireless technologies allowing higher data rates on way to reality, are always good news. Don’t forget troubles suffered to make UMTS come true, some years ago.
Via Gizmologia
