3 Scandinavia to launch World’s First 84Mbps network this year
Soon, the greater majority of Canada will be able to enjoy 21Mbps HSPA+ goodness courtesy of the Rogers, Bell and Telus and other carriers like Videotron who will be following in their footsteps. However, hopping across the Atlantic over in Scandinavia, 21Mbps is a thing of the past as they’ve already set their eyes on a bigger goal, and that’s to launch an 84Mbps network this year. This is 3 Scandinavian’s target which they’re currently working on with the help of Ericsson. Their timetable pegs a Denmark roll out in the first half of 2010 with four major cities in Sweden getting a taste of what 3’s new trailblazing network has to offer as well.
Here’s what 3 Scandinavia CEO Peder Ramel had to say about their latest venture:
We were the first to launch turbo 3G in the Nordic region and now we are first signing up for the world’s fastest 3G. Our Scandinavian customers are sophisticated users with high demands in terms of mobile broadband services. Ericsson is evolving our network so we can meet these demands and give our customers true connectivity, wherever they are – from city office to country cottage.
To help improve coverage, they’ll also be deploying a new 900Mhz 3G network, a first in Sweden. Once 3 goes live with their new record setting 84Mbps network, they can then lay claim to the having the world’s fastest HSPA network. It’s groundbreaking alright, but we highly doubt that anyone can really advantage of its maximum speed since there isn’t even a 21Mbps capable handset yet. On the bright side though, when the devices come finally come out, at least they’ll be more than ready to support it. You can read the full press release here.
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