By November 14, 2011

O2 begin London 4G trial

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O2 has begun a 4G LTE trial in London. The trial will be available to around 1000 individuals, which will run until June 2012, and will offer speeds of up to 150 MB per second on the spectrum used.

Over 25 4G sites will go live across London this month, covering a combined area of 40 square kilometres, between now and summer 2012.The network will stretch from Hyde Park to The O2 in Greenwich and has been carefully designed to cover key areas of the capital, including Canary Wharf, Soho, Westminster, South Bank and Kings Cross.

The network will enable O2 to provide a mobile internet experience comparable to the fastest landline fibre home broadband connections, unlocking a wealth of services including high speed corporate LAN access, high-definition film and music streaming, mobile online gaming and high-speed access to social networks. At these speeds, the time to download a 500MB file could be as fast as under one minute, compared to over 5 minutes on 3G.

 

O2 CEO Ronan Dunne said: “O2 has been at the heart of the mobile data explosion over the last three years and our priority has always been to build ahead of the curve.”

“Our work in London will give us a better understanding of the capabilities of 4G technology and will allow us to explore the super fast benefits it will bring to people and industry across the UK.”

“This 4G trial is the next step on our journey to a smarter network – a network that offers a seamless, connected experience across multiple devices, locations and services.”

It is about time the UK networks started moving in this direction. Let’s hope the others follow suit.

 

Posted by: James

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