O2 UK Hits 150 Megabytes 3G Trial Speeds
O2 UK Hits 150 Megabytes 3G Trial Speeds
16th December , 2009
Europe : O2 UK has undertaken a 3G LTE ( Long Term Evolution ) live trial. This is the first live 3G LTE trial to be undertaken by any UK mobile network operator.
The trial was undertaken in the Slough area and a peak network speed of 150 Megabytes per second was achieved. O2 UK also recently demoed video conferncing, mobile gaming and HD video over 3G LTE.
Earlier this month O2 confirmed it was upgrading its 3G HSDPA Network in UK - read more here.
The speed of O2 UK’s 3G wireless network which is 3G HSDPA is 1 Megabyte. The 150 Megabytes was achieved over a short network in ideal conditions but we at 3G.co.uk could see O2 UK’s 3G LTE download speeds hitting 30 Megabytes in years to come.
Derek McManus, CTO of O2 UK, commented ”We are pleased to collaborate with Huawei on this LTE trial, which will allow us to better understand this emerging technology and prepare us in offering our customers next generation mobile broadband services in the future.”
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