IPmobile To Test 42mbps Cellular Data

A Japanese mobile carrier will test a cellular technology that promises downloads as fast as 42.2Mbps (bits per second) in Tokyo this month.
The tests will be conducted by IPMobile, a new cellular carrier that is planning to launch a data-centric commercial service in the Tokyo area next year based on the TD-CDMA (time division code division multiple access). The service had been due to launch in October 2006 in three cities, but has been scaled back to just Tokyo and will launch about six months later than planned.

IPMobile's initial commercial service will offer a maximum theoretical download speed of 11Mbps but the trials taking place this month will test out a more advanced version of the technology called E-R7 (evolved release 7), said Yumi Sakamoto, a spokeswoman for the company.

The field trials will test how well the signals travel, real-life download speed, and various Internet applications. Also included will be streaming of high-definition television.

IPMobile, a privately financed company, holds one of three licenses recently issued by the Japanese government to provide cellular service in Japan. Its shareholders include Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ), CSK Group, Shoeisha Co., and the Rakuten Group.

When it launches its service next year it will be entering a competitive marketplace. All three of Japan's major cellular carriers have just launched high-speed data services. NTT DoCoMo and Softbank are offering 3.6Mbps HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) on their respective WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) networks and KDDI is also offering equally fast downloads on a CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev.A network.

All three carriers charge PC users according to the amount of data they send and receive and there are no flat-rate plans that cover PC use. A fourth carrier, Willcom, is enjoying popularity among PC users despite download speeds of between 32kbps and 256kbps because it offers a flat-rate plan.

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yes surly Japanese can do that, i think it is very convinient for usage, at moment im using CDMA2000 standart , also using its Internet trought gprs!! We need to exept that in the one hand we have good Speed Internet and in the other one we have some problems with money becose its more expensive then usual DialUp or etc.. i donno another countries but in my its more expensive then other ones

it is amazing the advancements that we come made through time. I remember when i first ever got the internet (it was 56.6kbps and it was free (i kid you not!!)) and we had never thought of 11mbps, that wasn't even imaginable! but as Aka_Bar said, leave it to the Japanese to come up with something like that!at the moment internet over a mobile phone is expensive (i remember trying to connect my laptop to the internet through my phone (very expensive journey to say the least!)), but i think as new technology shows up its going to get cheaper!but, if you really wanted some fast mobile phone internet, get yourself a WiFi enabled phone (there are some nokia's that have this) find a WiFi enabled area and surf away, all for the cost of basic internet access (which these days can be rather cheap)still, i think this new phone technology is great! and im sure we will be seeing it soon enough! here in Australia, our largest network has just widely released 3G networks and i don't think we will be upgrading to the TD-CDMA network in anytime soon!