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While some carriers are busy getting their HSPA+ groove on, pretty much everyone is getting ready for the 4G jump. One of the world’s biggest service providers, Telefónica, has begun their LTE testing in the UK and Germany (through O2), Czech Republic (Czech Telecom), Brazil (Vivo), Spain and Argentina (Movistar). Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Huawei, NEC, Nokia-Siemens and ZTE are all partnering with Telefónica to build the infrastructure in all of these areas. Their latest tests have yielded data download speeds in the neighbourhood of 140 Mbps – not too shabby at all, but under ideal conditions, Telefónica is hoping to hit the 340 Mbps mark.
[Telefónica via Unwired View]
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
