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Sure, LTE is still several years away, but if this latest test is any indication of HSPA-based mobile broadband solutions set to hit the wireless market in the near term, the long road to LTE won’t be too unbearable. Nokia Siemens networks has demonstrated their new I-HSPA (Internet High Speed Packet Access) in Austria and showed off the technology’s 10.1Mbps data transfer rate.
The outstanding data speeds were achieved by using a “flat-network architecture” where the HSPA network base stations are directly connected to the internet. By connecting the base station directly to the web, users experience less latency. And, the flat network architecture allows for a smooth transition to LTE when it goes live.
So, until the 250+ Mbps LTE networks light off on GSM networks worldwide, we’ll just have to make do with a measley 10.1Mbps transfer rate.
[Via: MobileTechNews]
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Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
