Super 3G is the new faster than fast, whiter than white, icecold, hot as hell and totally groovy wireless transmission standard which is going to provide wireless speeds 10 times faster than 3G. The only catch is that it’s not even a specification at the moment, rather an initial agreement between the major mobile operators and phone companies to develop a new services by 2009 (with technology optimistically concluded by 2007). I’ll believe that when I see it but I suppose much of the ground work has been laid out in the latest releases of the UMTS standard. This service should enable all kinds of exotic scenarions like seamless roaming of continuous video feeds and the like. WOW! The reg has more information and gizmodo remarks on it as does ITWEB
The half-empty cynic in me still wonders whether this investment in hugely expensive new transmission technology is justified given that
“most wireless operators with 3G licenses have not made a profit on their high-speed wireless services after spending billions on licenses
Still all is not lost as according to the reg…
“In the nearer term, UK-based mobile operator mmO2 said in early December that it will launch a “super-fast” 3G network in 2005, promising speeds faster than current fixed broadband levels. The mobile operator, which has yet to launch its main consumer 3G service, said it will offer high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) technology and Internet Protocol Multimedia Services (IMS) with download speeds of 3.6Mbps, which will increase to 14.4Mbps as handsets become available.”