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Vodafone squeezes 16mbps out of mobile broadband

Categories: Mobile Broadband, Vodafone
By: , IntoMobile
Sunday, January 18th, 2009 at 2:01 AM


…. in a lab in Spain that is. It was done using HSPA+ 64QAm technology, and now the plan is to test out 21mbps!!

It is understood that the real-world implications of getting somewhere like 16-21mbps peak might be something like 13mbps in good cell conditions, and maybe 4mbps in typical urban environments. Quite apart from the speed boost, I think Vodafone ought to be congratulated for releasing a statement like this, because it puts in perspective the difference between lab-peak and real-world.

Roll on/out the HSPA+!

[Via: Mobile Today]

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