O2 Germany has stated it’s intention to be up to HSPA+ (that’s one step up from 3.5G by the way) by mid-2009. Rollouts, as with all things network-related, will be phased, and starting in Munich. Whilst there’s a theoretical max of 28Mbps, the reality will be about 8 Mbps, thinks O2.
Huawei is the vendor in the mix to provide the upgrade, so some nice cash going their way – of course, the thing that we need is devices (laptops, modems, phones) to take advantage of this. I can’t wait for the more extensive rollout of HSPA+ … wireless broadband is forging ahead in leaps and bounds … surely resulting in some mouthwatering new devices too 🙂
[Via: TeleGeography]