Who is still playing with 3Gs?

[TeeKee]

4G network comes to Scandinavia

Swedish and Norwegian mobile users could be among the first to use a fourth-generation (4G) mobile network.

Mobile phone firm TeliaSonera has completed work on two 4G networks in Oslo and Stockholm.

The company said that the first customers will be able to start using the networks in early 2010.

Despite the launch of the network, no handsets can yet use 4G. Initially customers will connect via a dongle and a laptop.

Fourth-generation, 4G, networks are based around the Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology and downlink data speeds can hit 100 megabits per second - about ten times quicker than the fastest 3G networks.

The technology has been designed to overlay existing 3G networks and most operators have committed to upgrading to the faster system.

TeliaSonera said it was recruiting customers to pilot the network during the first quarter of 2010.

It has released no information about the cost of connecting to the high-speed network. The dongles for connecting to the LTE network are made by Samsung.

Phone equipment maker Ericsson has put together the network in Stockholm, Sweden and Chinese firm Huawei is behind the one in Oslo, Norway. Both networks cover the central regions of both cities.

TeliaSonera said it expected the boost in speed to drive many novel applications including gaming on the move and much greater viewing of video on laptops.

Handsets that can use LTE are expected in mid-late 2010.

 

[zuoom]

how have they address the issue of power consumption? ie: full 100mbps speed consume how much power?

 

[ThePlen]

Despite the launch of the network, no handsets can yet use 4G. Initially customers will connect via a dongle and a laptop.

 

[cowbellc]

On most occasion, new technology will takes years to mature.

just by overlaying exisitng network, the cost will be overwhelming unless operators has already recover the buliding and maufacturing costs. not to mention the exisiting products that makes use of present 3G.

 

[Ash007]

I still use GSM. wahahahahah No idea what all this fuss about 3G 4G is about. Use phone to talk, send sms is enough, you don't need anything else.

 

[zuoom]

someone once said that 640kb of ram is enough.

another asked why would people want a camera on their phone, and another questioned the need for color on the pda... etc.

salted egg, pickles n porridge is enough to feed somebody. sure, to survive is no issue. but to be strong n healthy, there's probably a need to eat a mix of vegetables, meat, fruits etc.

 

[ericchow]

agree with you

 

[Frankiestine]

Honestly with so many features on the phone now a days? Do we really need them??

 

[eatshitndie]

how have they address the issue of power consumption? ie: full 100mbps speed consume how much power?

it will hit 100 mbps only in theory, provided they have 20 mhz of contiguous spectrum. the downlink will have little issue with power as it is from the base station. the uplink will require to chop up its spectrum use to smaller resource blocks as it needs to moderate its power to achieve longer battery life. the average uplink speed will not match that of the average downlink speed. the aggregate or composite throughput will be less than the theoretical number.

 

[johnny333]

Today althought I got broadband, I can't even get decent speed & the connection is flakey. I get disconnected numerous times in an hour


So even if they update to the latest & greatest, how much will the monopolistic GLCs charge Sporeans to use it

Don't hold your breadth lah :(