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"Sweden-based telecommunications firm Ericsson has unveiled one of the world’s first high-speed 4G mobile devices, working using LTE (Long Term Evolution) connectivity.
The prototype device, dubbed ‘Berta’, was unveiled as part of Ericsson’s LTE demonstration at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It can apparently achieve download speeds of up to 300Mbps, though in real-time tests was shown to achieve 25Mbps upload and download speeds.
Evolutionary release
It is rumoured Ericsson will also release a LTE / 4G device later this year, though the company declined to comment when contacted by TechRadar.
LTE technology is competing with WiMAX to deliver high speed mobile networks, and both have high profile supporters worldwide.
The LTE project was designed to evolve the current 3G technology used today, and Erissson’s prototype shows clearly which camp the company is in.
The unit may be bulky now, but it adequately shows what the technology is capable of, and would allow high-end fixed line broadband speeds on a mobile platform in the near future.
Ericsson also showed new mobile base stations, 25 per cent smaller and capable of hi-speed 3G, and the new LTE platform."
http://www.techradar.com/news[....]son-first-off-4g-blocks-358135
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Posted: 2008-05-08 04:56:58
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i see you with a big grind
what i see at the bottom of the phone is a fastport and 2 usb ports?
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Posted: 2008-05-08 05:14:51
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yeah, looks so.. hope there will be more updates soon
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Posted: 2008-05-08 05:22:38
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4g phone? wow
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Posted: 2008-05-08 06:35:53
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wow, 4g phones, look..so bulky! and why are there 2 joysticks in there. remind me of my AC remote
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Posted: 2008-05-08 06:49:13
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Not a phone per sey, but a test bed for an upcoming platform. Ericsson always does this, btw this thing is almost 1yr old. Ericsson has been testing 4G or LTE since January 2007
always rules!
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Posted: 2008-05-08 08:09:14
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wow really? ericsson rocks..bigtime haha...
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Posted: 2008-05-08 08:33:33
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Hi all
Oh please let it be true and Ericsson return to making handsets even if it is only a few high end devices that would make me and lots of others very very happy.
If anyone thinks that is big they obviously don't remember how huge the first GSM handsets were, but even 25mbps is pretty incredible IMO.
As it means you could download a whole Movie in High quality in under 30 seconds. Which would make Movies on the move a reality who would need a DVD then as you could use it on various devices or stream to a large screen via your computer or even use the TV out functionality and just plug your device in. Add this to what was announced recently about Dolby Digital finding it's way to our devices and the possibilities are incredible. Not of course forgetting the projected growth of the size of memory cards and it all looks good IMO.
I love the future and what it will hopefully deliver.
Marc
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[ This Message was edited by: Dogmann on 2008-05-08 09:54 ]
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Posted: 2008-05-08 08:42:21
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I don't like the design too much either.
After all it looks more like a brick for me..
Hehe no offense though
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Posted: 2008-05-08 10:44:15
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On 2008-05-08 04:56:58, BobaFett wrote:
It can apparently achieve download speeds of up to 300Mbps, though in real-time tests was shown to achieve 25Mbps upload and download speeds.
Err... what does this actually mean? If 300Mbps is unattainable, why mention it? My HSDPA phone downloads at 1/4 theoretical maximum but this gadget downloads at 1/12 theoretical maximum. Is this a backwards step?
Australia and NZ are heading towards 42.Mbps LTE rollout in 2010, I can't wait!
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Posted: 2008-05-08 11:01:35
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