Backman
09-11-2005, 01:01 PM
O2 has brought HSDPA to the Isle of Man, and claims that two mystery vendors are developing laptops with integrated support
Manx Telecom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of O2, has formally launched what it claims is the first commercial HSDPA network in Europe.
Based on the Isle of Man, the network supports downloads at up to 1.4Mbps with incremental upgrades expected to raise this to 10Mbps by 2008. "This is the first super 3G network" said. Dave Williams, O2's chief technology officer, "It's the 3G everybody wanted."
No handsets are currently available; the service is only currently delivered by Sierra Wireless AirCard 850 PC cards. When phones become available next year, the company says, they'll be comparable in size and shape to current 3G models.
In tests carried out by ZDNet UK, pictured below, peak download speed was measured at 1.29Mbps with an average over 10 minutes of 480Kbps. 300Kbps streamed video displayed perfectly.
Read more (http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/3ggprs/0,39020339,39236217,00.htm)
Manx Telecom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of O2, has formally launched what it claims is the first commercial HSDPA network in Europe.
Based on the Isle of Man, the network supports downloads at up to 1.4Mbps with incremental upgrades expected to raise this to 10Mbps by 2008. "This is the first super 3G network" said. Dave Williams, O2's chief technology officer, "It's the 3G everybody wanted."
No handsets are currently available; the service is only currently delivered by Sierra Wireless AirCard 850 PC cards. When phones become available next year, the company says, they'll be comparable in size and shape to current 3G models.
In tests carried out by ZDNet UK, pictured below, peak download speed was measured at 1.29Mbps with an average over 10 minutes of 480Kbps. 300Kbps streamed video displayed perfectly.
Read more (http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/3ggprs/0,39020339,39236217,00.htm)