The fact that T-Mobile wants to upgrade its network to the next level is well known already but it looks like the company has already started deploying its brand new 7.2Mbps HSPA network. People are reporting that T-Mobile already has deployed HSPA in various markets. The rollout is not official yet but we’re expecting T-Mobile to make it available by the end of the year. If you’re around New York or Chicago, go ahead and test your T-Mobile connection and tell us more about it. Speeds between 3.80Mbps and 5.40Mbps have been reported so T-Mobile is definitely testing the new network as we speak.

via androidandme

Tags: 7.2Mbps, HSPA, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

Bell has recently announced that they will be the exclusive carriers of the official handset of the 2010 Winter Olympics which is none other than the Samsung Omnia II.

The Omnia II features Windows Mobile 6.5, a 3.7-inch touchscreen, 5mp camera, WiFi, GPS and 7.2Mbps UMTS/HSPA.

Unfortunately a release date and price have yet to be announced but we’ll keep you posted.

via electronista

Tags: 5mp camera, 7.2Mbps, Bell, Cell Phones, GPS, HSPA, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Omnia II, Samsung, umts, WiFi, Windows Mobile 6.5, winter olympics

While AT&T is upgrading its 3G network to 7.2Mbps and while Rogers or T-Mobile are deploying 21Mbps HSPA+ networks, Huawei is working on something even bigger. It’s not LTE as you’d suspect is 56Mbps HSPA+ which should be available sometime next year in Beijing. The most interesting part is that Huawei is claiming that its partners will simply have to get a software upgrade in order to upgrade their networks. Could 56Mbps HSPA+ be that easy to deploy? That’s definitely a bold move from Huawei and its carrier partners should be very happy to hear such news. We’ll still want to see some more proof before we get too excited about such possibilities. Let’s see if other carriers, and I won’t name any names just yet, are going to be ready to offer similar theoretical speeds next year!

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Tags: 21Mbps, 56Mbps, 7.2Mbps, At&T, At&T, HSPA, huawei, LTE, Mobile News, Other Brands, Rogers, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

If you happen to live in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, LA or Miami and you happen to be one of AT&T’s paying subscribers then you should be happy to know that AT&T is getting ready to bring your full HSPA 7.2Mbps to your neighborhood. You should expect the service to be available by the end of the year but unfortunately that “theoretical” 7.2Mbps speed will not be available any time soon. You’ll have to simply get used to “real-world downlink and uplink speeds” which will be “less than the theoretical peak and will vary based on a number of factors, including location, device, and overall traffic on the local wireless network at a given time.” By 2011 AT&T will about 90% of its current 3G network footprint will get HSPA 7.2 and maybe by that time we’ll actually be able to take advantage of the full download and upload speed.

In the mean time AT&T will also work on a bunch of other projects meant to enhance your whole wireless experience:

An initiative to substantially expand the wireless spectrum serving 3G customers in hundreds of markets across the country, using high-quality 850 MHz spectrum. This additional spectrum expands overall network capacity and improves in-building reception. Deployments of this 850 MHz spectrum are about 90 percent complete today, with local roll-outs recently completed in New York, Atlanta and Houston.

Addition of about 2,000 new cell sites to our network in 2009, expanding service to new cities and improving coverage in other areas.

Enabling widespread access to our Wi-Fi network – the largest in the country with more than 20,000 hotspots in all 50 states – to qualifying customers, allowing them to take advantage of the best available AT&T mobile broadband connection.

Preparation for field trials of 4G LTE wireless networks next year, with deployment planned to follow in 2011. This schedule aligns with industry expectations of when a wide variety of compatible 4G wireless devices will be available.

So what do you say? How’s your AT&T experience?

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Tags: 7.2Mbps, At&T, At&T, HSPA, LTE, Mobile News, Network

Sure, what is pictured may look like an ordinary USB modem, but it’s not, it’s Sony Ericsson’s MD400G USB modem!

OK, so maybe the MD400G doesn’t have any super powers, but it does feature a microSD/Memory Stick Micro M2 slot with storage capacities up to 8GB. However, in terms of stuff you guys actually care about, it features 7.2Mbps download speeds, the ability to roam globally on 2G/3G and built-in GPS.

Best of all, it’s currently free on Rogers with a 3 year contract.

via Rogers

Tags: 2G, 3G, 3G modem, 7.2Mbps, GPS, MD400g, Mobile News, Portable Devices, Sony Ericsson

When Motorola’s original RAZR hit the scene it effectively took the world by storm. Consumers near-and-far were attracted to its sleek design despite it not featuring any ground breaking features.

Well here we are years later and the RAZR is still popular enough that Motorola has releases a LuK Hot Pink version for the South Korean market. Technology has progressed a bit, and so has this phone. The LuK Hot Pink RAZR will feature 7.2Mbps HSDPA, video call capabilities and Bluetooth.

Of course, it’s ~$400 price tag probably wouldn’t spurr up much interest here in the States but perhaps the Korean market will take to it better.
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Tags: 7.2Mbps, bluetooth, Cell Phones, flip phone, HSDPA, luk hot pink, Mobile News, MOTO, Motorola, Motorola, RAZR, south korea, video call

American consumers who have been tracking the Omnia II’s every move will be happy to hear that the handset has recently made its way through the FCC.

The Omnia II is a Windows Mobile powered handset that features a touchscreen 3.7-inch AMOLED display, an 800MHz processor, 5MP camera with 720 x 480 video recording and a 7.2Mbps HSPA.

We’re not positive when it will actually be made available for purchase but considering the FCC model is specced for AT&T, I think it’s safe to say we’ll see the phone on said carrier soon enough.
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The result? It’s a draw! It’s not that the iPhone 3GS is not faster! It’s more likely that AT&T’s current 3G network can’t be used yet to show the iPhone’s true potential. If you got excited about the whole Speed coming with the 3GS you should be pretty bummed right now. Sure your new phone has a faster processor and it can record video, but it fails where it really shouldn’t. That connectivity speed is not attainable just yet.

The speed test above was conducted in Chicago and it clearly shows that the iPhone 3GS won’t be better than the 3G model. It’s just a little faster at downloads with 1202kbps for the 3GS vs 1161kbps for the 3G and similar when it comes to uploads speed. Latency-wise it does a little better with numbers at 175ms vs 210ms.

So folks, there you have it! You should be just fine with your iPhone 3G at least until AT&T has deployed and thoroughly tested the new 7.2Mbps network. For now AT&T hasn’t even rolled out the public trial of this upgraded 3G network which means that only AT&T personnel would have access to it. Basically any speed test conducted in the Chicago area would have been done on AT&T’s regular 3G network which better explains the similar performance of the iPhone 3GS and 3G. We hope that by the end of the year those bars in the graph above will significantly change in favor of the 3GS as AT&T will finish upgrading its 3G network. When that happens, you should have no problem ditching your iPhone 3G in favor of the new model.

via Gizmodo

Tags: 3G, 7.2Mbps, Apple, Apple, At&T, At&T, iPhone 3GS, Mobile News, Network