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LiberalArkie

(15,722 posts)
Mon Jan 20, 2014, 10:07 AM Jan 2014

Korean carrier to launch broadband-shaming 300Mbps LTE-Advanced network this year

http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/20/sk-telecom-lte-a-300-mbps/





Most of us in Europe and North America try not think about how much we're getting smoked by Asia in terms of internet speeds, but here's another reminder: residents in South Korea will soon enjoy 300Mbps wireless on the nation's largest carrier, SK Telecom. That follows on the heels of a similar effort by CSL in Hong Kong, which achieved the same speed by combining two 20MHz LTE bands. However, the Korean carrier is using so-called LTE-Advanced 3-band carrier aggregation tech, which combines one 20MHz and two 10MHz bands. Before residents there can download the proverbial 800MB movie in 22 seconds, though, the new format will have to be standardized globally and adopted by smartphone and chip makers, a process SK said is underway. While you're mulling that, the carrier will actually be showcasing even better 450Mbps tech in February at Mobile World Congress -- so enjoy your 75Mbps max LTE, citizens.
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Korean carrier to launch broadband-shaming 300Mbps LTE-Advanced network this year (Original Post) LiberalArkie Jan 2014 OP
I have 1 gig, Google Fiber. RC Jan 2014 #1
Must be nice, I have 750k DSL on good days...paying for 3meg.. LiberalArkie Jan 2014 #2
DU is faster and so is my smugmug picture site. RC Jan 2014 #4
USA USA USA!!! jsr Jan 2014 #3
 

RC

(25,592 posts)
1. I have 1 gig, Google Fiber.
Mon Jan 20, 2014, 10:41 AM
Jan 2014

When I pick various locations using http://www.speedtest.net/ , I get reported speeds anywhere from 30 megs to 480 megs. Distance doesn't seem to be much of a factor.
From my experiments, most of our Internet infrastructure needs an upgrading very badly.
Less profit and more plowing that money back into maintenance and upgrading. But if they did do that, there would be less excuse for speed capping, priorities and and otherwise killing net neutrality and all the bull shit.

LiberalArkie

(15,722 posts)
2. Must be nice, I have 750k DSL on good days...paying for 3meg..
Reply to RC (Reply #1)
Mon Jan 20, 2014, 11:12 AM
Jan 2014

Our dslam is only at 215% of capacity. The one I am on is the last one in the county that is not on fiber. Telco says sometime this year, if they can find the money...

 

RC

(25,592 posts)
4. DU is faster and so is my smugmug picture site.
Mon Jan 20, 2014, 11:35 AM
Jan 2014

What used to take 20 to 40 minutes to upload, now is only a few minutes.
And yes, it is nice. But way too many sites are still just as sluggish and slow, limited to average DSL speeds.

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