Three UK looking to roll out DC-HSPA ahead of 4G LTE
Three UK has announced plans to implement "4G" on their network, but instead of putting LTE on trial, for now the carrier is favouring DC-HSPA (the DC means dual-channel). In theory customers should be able to witness speeds up to 42Mbps, and with Three's "unlimited" data plans this will certainly excite smartphone owners.
Three currently operates a HSPA+ network that offers speeds of up to 21Mbps and is set to roll out DC-HSPA this coming summer. What's interesting to note is the timing of this announcement with the international Lumia 900 (supporting the "almost 4G" standard) being announced at MWC this week - coincidence?
Three still plans to introduce LTE through testing in the future so we'll happily take DC-HSPA for now.
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kenduro says:
Three here I come, just in time for my upgrade too. Bye bye o2!
selfcreation says:
i knwo they say 4G , but HSPA is 3G!... :S... ah well glad for the UK :)
lippidp says:
Whatever you want to call it, faster is faster and this should please their customers.
DigTheNoise says:
Call it what you want, in my area HSPA+ is a lot better than LTE (faster, better connections -- no matter what the philosophers say).
selfcreation says:
that’s not possible , unless you don’t have reception. lol
beside unless your on a new Wp from 2012 you dont have LTE access any ways.
PS: sorry for using the correct term and frustrating you guys. Never said it wasn’t good! trying to make readers more informed with proper information.
futurix says:
Will 3 rename themselves to 4?
selfcreation says:
lol!
Rich Edmonds says:
Heh! Made me chuckle :)
silviubosoteanu says:
Three is the best....
XboxOmac says:
WTH? AT&T's speeds don't reach this far in the U.S., do they?
The U.S. has one of the worst internet infrastructures ever. More money should go into it.
elcaporegresa says:
T-mobile's speeds are lightning fast.
cyrix_m2 says:
@xboxomac: so what kind of speed do you really get on at&t. I havbe a max of 3.2mbs with hdspa on vodafone in the Netherlands on my hd2.
norville2 says:
Nokia + 3= happy daze...
elementum says:
Pity its Three.
As a Three customer for nearly 2 years I can confirm while you can near always browse the web its near impossible to make a phone call.
My wife on Vodafone, my daughter on T-Mobile, the latter is near perfect with a connection anywhere , anytime. So far, since January more so than VF ...
So stating DC-HSPA when you have such poor coverage is about marketing, not utility.
The reason, I think 3 are at such a high frequency that the signal cannot get through walls. Sat in a pub on Thursday for 3 hours, near a window in the town 3 have their HQ with a x on my signal strength, ... no signal at all.
its been a very frustrating two years.
