While we are still waiting for 3G service in many parts of India, Telia Sonera has already announced 4G Services in various countries like Sweden and Norway, thus becoming the first operator in the world to offer 4G services.
LTE or “Long Term Evolution” is the project name of a new high performance air interface for cellular mobile communication systems and is the last step toward 4G of radio technologies designed to increase the capacity and speed of mobile telephone networks.
4G/LTE provides downlink peak rates of max 100 Mbps which will open up new possibilities for customers to use and enjoy services on their laptops, requiring high transmission speed and capacity, such as advanced web TV broadcasting, extensive online gaming and web conferences etc. The two pioneering 4G city networks cover the central city areas of Stockholm and Oslo and will be used for mobile data.
TeliaSonera currently has 3 nation wide 4G/LTE licenses: in Sweden, Norway and in Finland. Ericsson is the supplier of 4G city network in Stockholm and Huawei is the supplier of the 4G city network in Oslo. TeliaSonera also stated that the network roll out is in progress to offer 4G to Sweden’s and Norway’s largest cities and during the first quarter of 2010, TeliaSonera will open up the Finnish 4G network for pilot customers.
For More Details, you can visit Telia Sonera’s 4G website.