NTT DoCoMo tests speedy Super 3G
It's a bird, it's a plane, no, its just Japan's NTT DoCoMo blowing the rest of the world away with yet more steroid-loaded 3G action, or Super 3G in this case. Blending advanced HSDPA and HSUPA technologies, Super 3G is touted as having downlink speeds as quick as 300Mbps -- a fair bit quicker than earlier reports -- to your handset. The indoor tests will begin with only one transmitting and receiving antenna, but switch up to the four Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna system that would be used if deployed. Test are expected to wrap up in 2009, so in the interim we'll all just sit back and cry a little knowing we'll never see this type of tech on these shores.
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Filed under: Handsets, NTT DoCoMo, HSDPA, Studies, HSUPA
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Donald @ Jul 13th 2007 3:18PM
It'll be interesting to see if they can get 300mbps downstream in a car doing 55mph on an interstate highway and in a reasonable amount of spectrum.
carlo @ Jul 13th 2007 3:43PM
You mean on a train?
People don't really drive in Japan as much as we do in the US, which is where I am only able to assume you are writing from, so I think that a train is a more relevant test.
But that's an interesting question nonetheless. I'm sure they'll be happy with 150 though.
Donald @ Jul 14th 2007 1:01AM
Any sort of moving target is a relevant test. I just went with a typical example.
Though it requires 40mhz of spectrum to run from further research, so it's not bloody likely to happen.