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Verizon Wireless reports average speed of 5-12 Mbps on LTE

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  • 09-03-2010 12:14pm
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    bealtine
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    Verizon Wireless has achieved peak download speeds of 40-50Mbps on its trial LTE networks in Boston and Seattle. Upload speeds have reached as much as 20-25Mbps, the US operator said. Verizon has been testing LTE since August 2009 and aims to launch the service to 25-30 markets with around 100 million potential users by the end of this year. Successful data calls so far involved streaming video, file uploads and downloads and web browsing, as well as VoIP calls. Verizon Wireless engineers report LTE average data rates of 5-12 Mbps on the downlink and 2-5 Mbps on the uplink in real-world environments. The operator uses the 700MHz band for the new services.


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    watty
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    "Verizon Wireless engineers report LTE average data rates of 5-12 Mbps on the downlink and 2-5 Mbps on the uplink in real-world environments. "

    With what cell loading and distance?

    Yes. It will do that with a medium to light number of sector users and good signal. Expect half that speed to 1/4 indoors.

    And by the time LTE is ubiquitious, expect Cable & Fibre to be also ubiquitious in most Western Countries and most of Europe with 30Mbps to 200Mbps per user. In Ireland only in main cities.

    Notice how last year's 100Mbps "headline" LTE speed is now 5Mbps. :) With a peak (i.e. only one user and perfect signal) speed of 50Mbps.

    It's 4 to 5 years away in Ireland and likely to be x2 to x4 the cost of 3G/HSPA with any kind of useful Cap.


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    bk
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    watty wrote: »
    And by the time LTE is ubiquitious, expect Cable & Fibre to be also ubiquitious in most Western Countries and most of Europe with 30Mbps to 200Mbps per user.

    And therefore hopefully, LTE will be used for what it is designed for, mobile applications, while wired broadband will be used at home. Rather the awful situation we currently have where people use 3G for all their BB needs as they can't get or afford wired BB.

    LTE should definitely benefit mobile applications, in particular the low latency.


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