“Hello, this is your future calling”
GLOBAL – We don’t know what was said during what is believed to be the world’s first call made on a next generation 4G LTE network yesterday. It probably wasn’t somebody saying that “the future [is] calling”, but it should have been. I won’t go into the details of what LTE networks are here (read about 4G modems here instead to get some background) but the news reaching us this week of the first official call, using a real base station and standards-compliant software means the future is getting much closer.
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ESPOO, Finland – The next generation of mobile broadband moved a step closer today with the release of the Nokia Internet Modem RD-3, Nokia’s first LTE-capable Internet Modem. The new device is designed to be used in industry trials which will help the development of Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology. The device itself is expected to be used by network vendors, equipment manufacturers and operators. It is expected that the first LTE-capable networks will launch before the end of 2010.
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