TeliaSonera launches the first LTE (4G) networks in Scandinavia
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- 5ushi
- vmD
- 15 Dec 2009
I've been able to peak download speeds of 12MByte per sec while I was in Korea. And that was a old DMB (non-3G) phone back in 05.
I've yet to see 3G achieve that speed elsewhere in the world, and am rather doubtful how 4G will perform. I remember 3G promising us 'unprecedented' speeds - all I saw was a 10kbyte/sec increase in DL speed... From what I see, it is just a marketing gimmick, and far too early in its development stages (but then, Japan has been at 4G research since 07)
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- 3Jc
- 15 Dec 2009
I don't understand why O2 is testing 4G. I can't even get 3G coverage in my own house near the city, only the place where I work and it is definitely not widespread. Firstly, 3G network coverage should be made much more available.
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- Dani
- nF0
- 15 Dec 2009
Scandanavia is way ahead in the GSM networks compared to the rest of Europe, in Finland/Sweden/Norway Phone coverage is always FULL
Here in the UK, it keeps jumping and sometimes loses coverage
so Scandanavia FTW
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- Anonymous
- upc
- 15 Dec 2009
Any info about which mobile handset company are ready or almost ready with LTE handset?
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- Anonymous
- Uij
- 15 Dec 2009
no its just you getting a little too excited
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- Anish
- vGf
- 15 Dec 2009
I have had 3G phones for 4 years now, and the government of India has still not allowed private operators to start 3G services!!!
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- Anonymous
- p7K
- 15 Dec 2009
Unless this will actually be cheaper than 3g, then I really odn't care. It just another excuse for phones to be more expensive, this time because of the extra 4G chip....
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- speed
- up1
- 15 Dec 2009
somebody PLEASE bring 3G to india!
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- Peter
- M1w
- 15 Dec 2009
This is a PR-stunt from Telia that has apparently worked its magic around the globe. Their so called LTE-network consist of a handfull of emitters/receivers in the town center of Stockholm and Oslo. They announced yesterday that the first 1000 customers to report interest would recieve a LTE-modem to try it out starting today at 10:00 AM, but have not delivered since the modems are not availible from Samsung until mid january and forward.
The customer base covered by their LTE-network is approx 30000 customers. So to say that the have launched LTE commercially in scandinavia is not correct. They wont launch until Q3/Q4 2010, and even then it will be only in the major cities in Sweden/Norway (there are only 5 major cities in these countries).
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- Phonehouse
- Snx
- 15 Dec 2009
In sweden we have telia and in the uppcoming months there will be another 2 opperators that will launch 4G so it will be fun to se how hig the prices will be. telia has now 12 months contrakt and the first 6 months it will cost 4 SEK (0,6 USD or 0,4 EURO) and after that itt will be 599 SEK (84 USD or 57 EURO)
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- lolme
- fqy
- 15 Dec 2009
4g is already here while 3g is new in my country+ the 3g speed available is lame
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- Shorya
- tYV
- 15 Dec 2009
4G really sounds well but it would not be available in india for many years because it is even struggling for establishing 3G network indeed .....
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- Anonymous
- n7k
- 15 Dec 2009
sweet
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- spawner
- Mfx
- 15 Dec 2009
whoah 4G the next generation wow..
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- vlad
- PHk
- 15 Dec 2009
interesting
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- Santa
- Lmu
- 15 Dec 2009
First!