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19 megabits on 3G

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the step-in-the-right-direction dept.

haligan writes "Bell Labs research arm announced the development of two prototype chips that would allow mobile devices to receive more than 19 megabits of data per second on 3G networks." Power consumption is low enough for cel phone type applications.

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  1. real time pr0n by batboy78 · · Score: 5, Funny

    now I can stream it directly to my 3G phone, while waiting in line at the video store.

  2. Wow... by CySurflex · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow I would actually be able to host a web site off my cell phone and be able to handle a slashdotting...

    1. Re:Wow... by Kallahar · · Score: 4, Funny

      or, slashdot itself could run on a shoebox full of them :)

      Travis

  3. Neat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's more than 6 megabits per G. Incredible!

  4. Woohoo! by funar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Brain tumors at lightning fast speeds!

    funar@multiplayergamers.com

  5. Do you know what this means? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    19MBps is about exactly what you need for HDTV! Now you can watch HD in all its glory on a 2 inch screen =)