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Mobile Broadband to Hit 42Mb/sec In 2009

Posted by timothy on from the we'll-see-about-that dept.

Barence writes "Mobile broadband speeds could hit a blistering 42Mb/sec as early as next year, according to Ericsson's chief technology officer. The idea seems far-fetched given that even the fastest dongles currently hover at around 7.2Mb/sec, but the technology to smash that barrier is thought to be just around the corner. One of the methods is very similar to the MIMO technology already used in draft-N wireless routers, but Ericsson believes a combination of factors may even squeeze that figure to 80Mb/sec in the longer term."

3 of 129 comments (clear)

  1. Latency by Tubal-Cain · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hear a station wagon full of tapes gets pretty good bandwidth, too.

  2. Re:EM Spectral Analysis by Kickersny.com · · Score: 2, Funny

    Here's a diagram that I refer to: http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/electromagnetic_spectrum.png

  3. Re:It's a WNBSITU by gad_zuki! · · Score: 4, Funny

    >So can we just call ourselves U from now on and (States of America) is implied? Then we can call Australia, A. Europe, E. Africa....F? Antarctica... N?

    Good idea, now African-American can just be abbreviated to F-U. Err, wait a second...