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I-HSPA Trial Reaches 10.1 Mbps Download Speed

May 8, 2008, 11:23 AM by Eric M. Zeman

Mobilkom Austria and Nokia Siemens Networks recently performed some tests on Internet High Speed Packet Access (I-HSPA) equipment. During a data call test, information was transmitted from the tower to the device at a rate of 10.1 Mbps, making it the world's fastest I-HSPA call. I-HSPA differs from traditional HSPA in that the network architecture has been flattened and the base stations are connected directly to the Internet. I-HSPA represents a step between standard HSPA and LTE.

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fracturedpsyche

May 8, 2008, 2:25 PM

what should we expect fro LTE?

if this is half way between standard HSPA and LTE at 10Mbps, then does that mean the LTE will be that much faster? i havne't really looked a whole lot at LTE yet, but i know that it is being strongly considered for 4G networks in the US within the next year or so

Roadkill

Technically, 4G isn't defined yet. However, preliminary drafts of the 4G specification target 100 Mbps for download.

I'm not really sure why I-HSPA exists. HSPA itself is theoretically capable of just over 14 Mbps, so unless this is a really slow...
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