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Super 3G handsets on the way
News With the advent of Super 3G networks, HSDPA-enabled devices have been conspicuous by their absence. With Super 3G phones a little slow to debut, operators have already been focusing their efforts on putting the mobile broadband technology into...
[February 3, 2006, 17:15]
Super 3G is a super distraction
Leader The news this week that several high-profile telecoms players have agreed to begin development of 'Super 3G' technology seems like a classic example of the tech industry running away with itself. True, if it comes to fruition then Super 3G could...
[January 5, 2005, 11:45]
Super 3G hot spots due in 2006
News HSDPA - dubbed Super 3G by some - is an enhancement of existing UMTS 3G technology. Mobile workers should be able to access much faster 3G mobile services next year in some parts of the UK, if operators keep to their current plans for the rollout...
[May 3, 2005, 13:40]
Lenovo to launch Super 3G laptops
News HSDPA, also known as Super 3G, is being rolled out by network operators this year and is much faster than standard 3G services. Lenovo has become the latest IT vendor to begin integrating high-speed mobile data into its laptops.
[February 1, 2006, 17:10]
Nortel pushes Super 3G to new heights
News Nortel claimed on Friday to have reached a new milestone for Super 3G by demonstrating a data connection at a speed of 3.6Mbps. Super 3G, or high-speed data packet access (HSDPA), is an enhancement to today's 3G networks that offers the promise of...
[December 23, 2005, 11:15]
Vodafone to turn on faster super-3G
News Next month Vodafone will become the first UK operator to upgrade its network to support the latest speed of super-3G. Not only will the operator upgrade its high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) network to a speed of 7.2Mbps — all operators...
[November 9, 2007, 12:19]
Mobile giants sign up to Super 3G
News With the dust barely settled on 3G launches and the wrapping just off the flashy new handsets, the major operators have announced they're working on the follow-up to third generation -- christened 'Super 3G'.
[January 4, 2005, 13:45]
T-Mobile bans VoIP from super-3G service
Talkback T-Mobile bans VoIP from super-3G service
[June 28, 2006, 15:33]
Nortel demo proves reality of Super 3G
News Mobile broadband has taken a step closer to reality, with Nortel Networks demonstrating a 1.4Mbps connection using HSDPA technology - dubbed "Super 3G" by some - to a commercial-grade handset that was actually moving while sending and receiving...
[March 8, 2005, 15:05]
Asia Pacific leads world on super-fast 3G
News By 2010, it is predicted that 45 percent of all WCDMA — one variant of 3G — connections will be over the super fast 3G standard HSPA: the equivalent of over 270 million subscriptions. The Asia Pacific region is leading the world in adopting high...
[July 12, 2007, 7:59]
Manx switches on first Super 3G
News Manx Telecom on Tuesday switched on Europe's first commercial super-3G service, delivering 1.3 Megabits-per-second (Mbps) to mobile users on the Isle of Man via a data card. Because super-3G is so new, roaming charges — exposed in an investigation...
[November 2, 2005, 15:25]
First European Super 3G network launched
News This is the first super 3G network" said. Manx Telecom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of O2, has formally launched what it claims is the first commercial HSDPA network in Europe. Based on the Isle of Man, the network supports downloads at up to 1.4Mbps...
[November 8, 2005, 16:10]
3 finally goes Super 3G
News The third-generation operator, which recently celebrated its third birthday, has revealed it has completed trials of the super-fast 3G technology HSDPA.has been testing the technology, also known as 3.5G, for four months around Maidenhead and has...
[March 14, 2006, 16:20]
Qualcomm provides Super 3G's missing uplink
News Qualcomm has successfully completed a test call using HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access), the missing uplink in super-3G. The technology promises to provide speeds comparable to the downlink speeds of HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access).
[July 20, 2006, 11:15]
Super-3G breaks records - and the bank
Talkback Article makes the point nicely. The vaunted 3G system was the first in the UK, but it was a demo. It was all promoted with lots of PR, but the poor Manx punter never was able to use the system. A very hollow drum.
[October 22, 2005, 12:07]
Super-3G breaks records - and the bank
Talkback Agree with most of this article, apart from one slight anomaly: It may even set new and unwelcome records of its own. Manx Telecom's prices range from 60p to £3 per megabyte — so at the maximum theoretical data rate and the top tariff, you could be...
[October 24, 2005, 16:19]
Super 3G hot spots due in 2006
Talkback Who are we [consumers] kidding, sure the Raptor F22 is better than the Eurofighter, it can cruise at the speed of sound, but do I get to use it - No! It all costs money, the speeds are too slow now but even with an increased do they [mobile...
[May 4, 2005, 23:01]
Super-3G breaks records - and the bank
Talkback This is like sitting an exam; they're cheating themselves if they think thy're going to get away with it.
[October 21, 2005, 18:46]
Manx Telecom sets date for super-3G
Talkback Ah yes, O2's famous 3G trials. Lots of aerials built, but over the past years, no live service. Maybe this time will be different. However, I bet O2's subsiduary will still be charging roaming fee's onto the O2 network as for 2G.
[October 20, 2005, 22:51]
T-Mobile bans VoIP from super-3G service
Talkback So.no point in getting their card then.
[May 10, 2006, 11:02]
