LG Shows Off Early Stage LTE Technology, Achieves 60Mbps Download
LG announced today that they’re the first handset maker to independently produce a modem chip based on Long Term Evolution (LTE), the next and best in Internet connectivity when it comes to cell phones. Spec’d at supporting up to 100Mbps downloads and 50Mbps upload, LG tested the new chips at its Mobile Communication Technology Research Lab in Anyang, Korea today and was able to achieve 60Mpbs down and 20Mbps up. Not bad for early stage, but keep in mind the inevitable bandwidth bottle neck one is sure to face (i.e. the servers supplying the content, etc probably won’t be able to keep up at these speeds).
Expect LTE enabled handsets to hit the market sometime in 2010.
[Aving]
Christen Costa
Grew up back East, got sick of the cold and headed West. Since I was small I have been pushing buttons - both electronic and human. With an insatiable need for tech I thought "why not start a blog focusing on technology, and use my dislikes and likes to post on gadgets."
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