LG LD 100U 4G Data Card – First Look
Mobile phone company, LG Electronics, has been showing off some of its new toys at the CES show in Las Vegas this week.
One of the most interesting devices shown by LG is the LD 100U, a 4G / LTE data card. The device was used to demo real time streaming on HD videos, video conferencing and web surfing at speeds of around 100 Mbps download and 50 Mbps upload – that’s fast enough to download an entires DVD to your 4G phone in less than a minute.
Sprint 4G Windows WiMAX Phone
Sprint 4G looks set to deliver on its promise earlier this year of a 4G WiMAX phone in 2010.
The phone division of both Sprint and mobile phone company LG have sent invitations to an event at next months CES trade show at which it’s thought they’ll announce a new smartphone that runs Windows Mobile and can connect to 4G WiMAX networks.
No further details are available for the Sprint / LG 4G phone, so we’ll have to wait until CES on January 6 to find out more.
LG: 4G & 3G Data Transfers Work
LG Electronics, already turning out chipsets for the new generation of 4G phones, has announced it has demonstrated a way to transfer data between 4G LTE technology and old style 3G CDMA technology.
This means that online activities like video downloads can be maintained as a cell phone user moves between 4G coverage and 3G coverage areas with a 4G phone.
LG says the new technology will make it easier for mobile phone operators – especially those in North America – to gradually phase in 4G phone services on top of 3G networks.
First 4G USB Modem from LG
Now that 4G cell phone networks are just starting to come on stream, we’re going to start seeing more and more 4G products hitting the market.
LG Electronics is first out of the gate with a 4G USB modem. The new modem can provide data transfers of up to 100 Mbps over a mobile network.
In other words, waaay faster than any current 3G modem.
No word yet on when LG will start selling the USB modem – watch this space.
Hat tip: Unwired View
Samsung and LG – 4G Phones in 2010
Sources in the Taiwan wireless industry says phone manufacturers Samsung and LG will both launch 4G networks handsets in 2010.
Other Taiwanese phone companies are said to be planning a roll out in the first half of 2011.
