Telstra trialling 4G Mobile Broadband

Telstra and Ericsson are claiming, post-trials, that they will squeeze 21-42Mbps out of the Next-gen network next year - and all this from enhanced-HSPA??

Interestingly, ZDNet looks at the server infrastructure and software that is going in to providing these new blistering speeds - a blade cluster architecture will be used, significantly reducing the floorspace requirement by 85% - and reducing its carbon footprint by more than 60 per cent - which has got to be a good thing.

On its network, Telstra has activated 3G direct tunnel technology that provides a capacity increase to the telco’s mobile packet core network, which is due to more efficient data packet handling. The functionality comes from software enhancements, with no additional hardware required.

All good stuff methinks - at this rate, if they deploy e-HSPA in the UK, I might just have Mobile broadband faster than my fixed line!!!
[Via: ZDNet.com.au]