Nokia’s 4G Modem
Nokia has launched its first ever 4G / LTE modem. The Nokia Internet Modem RD-3 can support 4G data calls as well as the current 3G / HSPA and 2G / EDGE mobile internet connections.
Sounds like a beautiful piece of mobile internet kit. Just one problem – you can’t buy this Nokia 4G modem.
For now at least, the RD-3 is only available to mobile phone carriers and network suppliers to test LTE services before public launches. Nokia have yet to say whether the modem will be made available to the phone buying public later.
Samsung Develops 4G Phone Modem
Samsung has announced it has developed a Long Term Evolution (LTE) / 4G modem. The modem, currently called the Kalmia, can support a download speed of 100 Mbps and an upload speed of 50 Mbps.
That’s fast enough to download a full HD movie in the background in one minute while you’re Twittering, Facebooking or checking your ‘mails.
Samsung says it’s currently working with developers preparing to launch a 4G phone network due to launch in 2010 – widely thought to be Verizon.
