Friday, March 31, 2006

Nortel, Qualcomm Claim '3.5G' Speed Record

Now we're talkin'...

Marguerite Reardon writes on C|Net News:

Telecommunications equipment maker Nortel Networks and wireless chip manufacturer Qualcomm announced Friday that they have set a new download speed record using so-called 3.5G wireless technology.

The companies say they have achieved downloads of 7.2mbps (megabits per second) based on the UMTS-HSDPA (Universal Mobile Telephone System - High Speed Downlink Packet Access) standard. The companies will show off the high-speed capability during a demonstration at the CTIA Wireless 2006 trade show in Las Vegas next week.

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