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Germans Reach 360 Mbps in Mobile Network Tests

Posted by samzenpus on from the but-I-want-it-now dept.

povvell writes "German telecomms giant Siemens has managed to hit speeds of an astonishing 360 Mbps in field tests in the centre of Munich using 'orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) and the so-called multi-hop technology'. This is not the only demonstration of OFDM producing super fast wireless speeds, as other companies are also working on variants of the technology. It surely can't be long now before we're all streaming the latest blockbuster movies to our laptops on the commuter train home?"

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  1. But when will we see a suitable application? by ravenspear · · Score: -1, Redundant

    We keep hearing about all these new bandwidth records, but when will someone conduct a real case study and find out how much pr0n/sec it can handle.

  2. You need a better server by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    "I never see the full bandwidth of my 4Mbps line used on one task."

    My line only goes to 3MB/s, but Giganews consistently can deliver the full 3MB/s to me 24 hours a day.

    So some people know how to scale.

  3. Re:except for... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Poor little eurotrash. So jealous, so bitter.

    Oh, and you're going to be more bitter when GWB is elected on Nov. 2. Muwwahaha.

  4. Perhaps a bit off-topic... by chrisbro · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...but how is power consumption looking for long-range wireless transmissions on the user end? Is it going to drain laptop batteries in a heartbeat? I know there'a a large power difference between Bluetooth and Wifi, how big is the jump to the new long-range wireless plans?