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The world’s first commercial LTE network went up simultaneously in Stockholm and Oslo, courtesy of TeliaSonera, and while we’ve been salivating over their 30 megabit per second download and 5 megabit per upload connections for a while now, we’ve been waiting to hear what sorts of speeds are going to show up on American shores. Now historically Verizon has always had the most superior wireless network, and customers paid for it. They’ve been the most expensive, and that’s true even today, so what they’re going to charge for LTE is another question all together, but what we can see today is real benchmarks done on real machines in real world envioments. Check it out:
Expect to hear more about Verizon’s LTE network by the end of the year, but don’t expect to hear anything about LTE mobile phones for at least another year. Minimum.
About The Author
Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
