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T-Mobile Germany has annoucned the completion of the HSPA upgrade to it’s 3G network, meaning that customers can now download (HSDPA) at 7.2Mbps. The plan is that the upload speed (HSUPA) will be boosted to 2Mbps by the end of the year.
T-Mobile’s UMTS network now covers all important agglomerations as well as all cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants, where HSDPA with a maximum download speed of 3.6 Mbps is available. At the same time, more than 250 cities have a maximum download speed of 7.2 Mbps. At the same time, T-Mobile plans to increase the coverage of GSM/EDGE network to all German households, while the number of Wi-Fi hotspots has been increased to 20,000 around Germany.
Wow, that is serious outlay in knitting together some good coverage – in addition to the Femtocell trials they are running, it would appear they are trying to get as close as possible to that magic 100% coverge marker….
[Via: Telecom Paper]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
