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4G
service to speed up British mobile internet by 16 times
Wednesday March 23, 2011 02:43:45 PM,
IANS
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London: Mobile phone
networks in Britain will be able to provide internet speeds up to 16
times faster than current technologies after Ofcom unveiled plans
for 4G coverage.
Ofcam, the independent telecom regulator in Britain, has announced
an auction for the right to provide high-speed services to consumers
and businesses in a sale that could raise more than 10 billion
pounds for the treasury.
It is envisaged that four companies would buy the right to offer 4G
services -- already available in the US -- from 2013.
Typically, they should offer speeds of 4 to 8 megabits per second
(Mbps), compared with the 0.5 to 2 Mbps of most existing 3G services
which currently connect high-tech handsets such as the iPhone to
mobile masts and the web.
The speedier system will allow people to smoothly stream
high-definition TV and films on their smartphones, laptops and
tablets on the go, the Daily Mail reports.
However, rural areas may face a long wait for the mobile revolution,
as successful bidders will have until 2017 to achieve coverage for
95 percent of the country.
The auction will cover two significant spectrum bands within the
so-called 'sweet spot' which is most suitable for mobile
communications - 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz - made available as a result of
the government's decision to end analogue TV broadcasts in a switch
to digital transmissions.
Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards said 4G offers "much better data
services and therefore all the kind of things you can get on your
broadband at home or in your office and that you aspire to do
through your smartphone or tablet computer and so forth, that is
exactly what 4G services will enable."
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