May 23

Hong Kong’s CSL preps network for LTE Cat 4, offers Huawei’s 150 Mbps mobile hotspot (video)

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Hong Kong gets LTE Advanced Cat 4 network and mobile hotspot, courtesy of CSL

With Hong Kong boasting pretty much the fastest average internet speed on this planet, it’s no surprise that the city is also one of the first to launch commercial 150 Mbps LTE Cat 4 service — just right after SingTel’s launch in Singapore earlier this month. Announced yesterday by CSL (who operates both one2free and the more premium 1010), its FD-LTE network takes advantage of the recently acquired 5MHz extended spectrum, in order to increase the capacity of 2600MHz from 2 x 15MHz to 2 x 20MHz. This upgrade is what enables Cat 4 download speed of up to 150Mbps on compatible devices, and it went live yesterday.

The company’s 1800MHz spectrum will also get an upgrade from 2 x 10MHz to 2 x 15MHz in June, followed by another jump to 2 x 20MHz towards the end of the year. You’ll find a live demo video (courtesy of RingHK) showing the performance difference between Cat 3 and Cat 4 after the break, with CTO Christian Daigneault claiming he’s seen a speed increase of up to twice as fast in the lab.

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Source: Engadget Chinese, RingHK (Chinese), Huawei

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May 15

NTT DoCoMo details its 150Mbps LTE rollout, plans to double base stations

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NTT DoCoMo details its 150Mbps LTE rollout, plans to double base stations

To this day, relatively few wireless carriers offer LTE at its loftiest 150Mbps speeds. We’ll soon get to count NTT DoCoMo among those ranks, however. Alongside the launch of its summer phone lineup, the Japanese network has firmed up some details of its Xi speed-up plans. The initial rollout will focus on the major centers of Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo, all of which should have 150Mbps access by the end of the year. While NTT DoCoMo hasn’t settled on the frequencies it will use, Impress Watch understands that this could involve reusing 1,700MHz FOMA 3G bands to get around local spectrum limits. Regardless of the speeds, there should be a tangible improvement in coverage — the provider hopes to more than double its Xi base stations from 24,400 in March to 50,000 by the end of 2013. Most of us won’t reap the rewards of the upgrade, but it’s good to know that Japan’s biggest carrier will soon be a first-class 4G citizen.

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Via: Impress Watch (translated)

Source: NTT DoCoMo (PDF)

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Mar 07

Logitec – “Wireless Adapter 150M” – Ultra-compact USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter that turns wired laptop into a Wi-Fi hotspot

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What do you do you when you have a single wired Internet connection but don’t have Wi-Fi and need to get online with multiple mobile devices? Turn your laptop into a Wi-Fi hotspot with the Logitec “Wireless Adapter 150″!
You can use your smart phone or Wi-fi compatible game machine wirelessly via your laptop. iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Android smartphone, tablet, PC, DS, DS Vita, PSP, PS3, Wii, Wii U, Wi-Fi compatible camera, etc. can access the hotspot.
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