Launched by TeliaSonera in December 2009 (only in Oslo and Stockholm for the beginning), the world’s first commercial 4G / LTE network doesn’t seem to be as awesome as users have expected.
The folks over at Northstream (a Swedish-based management consulting firm) have recently run “countless tests” with the Samsung GT-B3710 LTE modem – the only LTE modem available at the moment.
They were disappointed to find out that – even outdoor, where they had full signal strength – download speeds “never exceeded 12Mbps”, although, back in December, speeds of up to 100Mbps in downlink were promised.
Upload speeds, however, managed to reach 5Mbps, which was “more impressive.”
Northstream also mentions that there were “rather frequent drops in services”. However, the whole early-LTE experience was deemed to be a positive one. Even so, the testers said that, for the moment, they’re still relying on their HSPA modem rather than the LTE one, since it provides similar peak rates “but without the drops.”
I guess that users will still have to wait a few years to enjoy the full capabilities of LTE. Until then, maybe 3 Scandinavia’s 84Mbps HSPA network will do a better job.
Via Cellular-news
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Written by Ilinca Nita on January 25th, 2010 with no comments.
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Samsung has announced the commercial availability of its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) dongle in Sweden and Norway. TeliaSonera begins offering commercial Samsung LTE dongles (Model Name: GT-B3710) for customers in Stockholm, Sweden and in Oslo, Norway. The introduction of the commercial dongle follows the announcement in October about TeliaSonera’s selection of Samsung as its 4G device provider.
Customers in Sweden and Norway can now enjoy maximum download speeds of 100 Mbps in 4G, which is ten times faster than the speed of the current ‘Turbo 3G’ service. TeliaSonera’s LTE service is the world’s first commercialization and will open up new possibilities for customers to enjoy the benefits of high-speed data service on their laptops, such as advanced web TV broadcasting, online gaming and web conferencing.
Samsung’s LTE dongle (Model name: GT-B3710) can be connected to a laptop computer or other portable devices via USB. The dongle incorporates Samsung’s in-house developed LTE modem chip, branded Kalmia, and supports 2.6GHz band for LTE service. Samsung’s LTE solution is fully compliant with the latest 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) LTE Release 8 (Rel-8) standard. Samsung will provide an updated version of USB dongle, which offers backward compatibility to LTE, HSPA, and EDGE service, in the first half of 2010.
TeliaSonera has three nation wide 4G/LTE licenses; in Sweden, Norway and also recently in Finland. The network roll out is in progress to offer 4G to Sweden’s and Norway’s largest cities.
Written by Kim Poh Liaw on December 19th, 2009 with no comments.
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TeliaSonera has become the world’s first mobile carrier to commercially launch a 4G/LTE network, as it just rolled out LTE services in Oslo, Norway, and Stockholm, Sweden.
For the moment, the only LTE product available via TeliaSonera is the Samsung GT-B3710 dongle, which can be connected to your laptop and provide download speeds of up to 100 Mbps. The B3710 uses Samsung’s Kalmia modem chip and supports the 2.6GHz LTE band.
The first 4G/LTE phones will probably be introduced by TeliaSonera next year.
“The use of mobile broadband in the Nordic countries is exploding and customers need higher speeds and capacity. This is why we launch 4G services in both Stockholm and Oslo,” declared Kenneth Karlberg, President and Head of Mobility Services at TeliaSonera.
TeliaSonera plans to gradually roll out LTE services in Sweden’s and Norway’s most important cities.
Via Press release and Press release
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Written by Ilinca Nita on December 14th, 2009 with no comments.
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In vying to be one of the world’s first telecom operators to offer the world’s first 4G commercial wireless networks, TeliaSonera has teamed up with Ericsson and Huawei to deploy the new technology in Stockholm and Oslo.
In a statement issued to the press today, TeliaSonera Senior Vice President and CTO Lars Klasson says, “We have chosen Ericsson to deliver the initial 4G city network in Stockholm and Huawei for the initial 4G city network in Oslo. Now, TeliaSonera continues the evaluation of suppliers to deliver 4G networks in the Nordic and Baltic countries.”
4G is billed as a way to get a whole new mobility experience using mobile broadband services, and suitable for media and interactive services for which timing on the second is essential. It will give users a way to connect to services demanding large data volumes or fast data traffic. The projected date for the official launch is on 2010.
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Written by David Gonzales on January 15th, 2009 with comments disabled.
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Two renowned Finnish companies, Nokia and F-Secure, have joined forces to protect the enterprise mobile users of TeliaSonera, as well as to offer them mobile management solutions.
The collaboration between the three big Nordic names is targeting small to medium-sized enterprises (abbreviated as SME) and it should enable them to better manage their mobile devices, while at the same time keeping them safe against security threats.
Since the handsets that feature Web & corporate email access are open to these kinds of threats, TeliaSonera has combined the F-Secure Mobile Security solution with Nokia’s Intellisync Device Management platform into a Managed Device solution that will be made available for its enterprise customers. This will allow SMEs to make use of their mobile devices at a maximum potential.
What’s interesting and perhaps surprising too is that not just the Nokia phones of TeliaSonera’s enterprise clients can benefit from the new services, but all of the carrier’s handsets in use by SMEs, regardless of their manufacturer. Pretty cool, huh?
Via Press
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Written by Ilinca Nita on September 17th, 2008 with no comments.
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You were intrigued when you heard that FranceTelecom was interested in buying out TeliaSonera. You cried with us when Telia immediately rejected that offer. You perked up with a glimmer of hope when we discovered FT was throwing more cash into the pot to sweeten the deal.
Now, finally, we have what we believe to be the final post in this ensuing saga of acquisition and heartbreak, as the talks between the two powers ended almost as quickly as they began.
We told you that we would hear news about the offer by today at the latest, and the Wall Street Journal did not disappoint for us when it reported that TeliaSonera’s board decided on Sunday evening that the new offer, while a “marginal” increase, was still too low.
But worry not everyone; FT isn’t through with its search for companies to buy up. The company is indeed turning its sights on smaller acquisitions, from Algeria to Vietnam to Egypt. So who knows what FranceTelecom has up its sleeve, but we’ll keep an eye out for you.
via WSJ
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Written by Brad Molen on July 2nd, 2008 with no comments.
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