T-Mobile Thinks It is going to Push 3G Mobile Broadband Speeds Into 4G Territory [Mobile Broadband]

T-Mobile’s not quite able to put it’s full support behind the 4G mobile broadband infrastructure. Instead, they wish to take the current 3G HSPA standard they’re using, and make it as fast as 4G , reaching speeds of 650Mbps.

How, you ask? In line with Ars Technica, Nokia has teamed up with Nokia Siemens , and together, they’re developing a 3G antenna array that’s just like MIMO (multiple in, multiple out) technology used in wi-fi routers. By having a device pick up and broadcast multiple frequencies using multiple antenna, they could fuse those signals together to create an excellent frequency with increased speeds.

Currently called Long run HSPA Evolution (which isn’t confusing AT ALL), T-Mobile’s embrace of this standard would give them an early advantage on competitors since they might should rollout a completely new infrastructure-all they’d should do is swap out antennas and get manufacturers to make new handsets. And as Ars points out, they wouldnt ought to abandon the 3G networks which they adopted later than the competition and have already dumped a host of money into. But seeing as it’s just been approved for study by the 3GPP standards committee, who knows after we’ll see this in action. [ Nokia Siemens via Ars Technica ]

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