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TeleGeography is reporting that Vodafone Greece has gone live with mobile broadband (read: USB dongles) using HSPA+ tech. Just to clarify, that should mean a theoretical top-end data rate of around 22Mbps download and 6 Mbps upload.
Of course, there are some reality checks here – first of all, the coverage is in part of Athens only for now, secondly, you need the Vodafone AAi4505 USB stick wireless modem, and third of all, you maybe shouldn’t expect all of the 22Mbps – it’s all about contention ratios you see!
Still it’s good to see Operators rolling out these services – 3.75G is going to be our stop-gap until the much-vaunted 4G (LTE) arrives!
[Via: TeleGeography]
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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.
