Time to move to Sweden: TeliaSonera boasts 85-90Mbps down, 30Mbps up… average speeds

Time to move to Sweden: TeliaSonera boasts 85-90Mbps down, 30Mbps up… average speeds

Here in the US, we like to think we’re ahead of the ball on many fronts, with one of those being mobile technology. I mean, the iPhone started here, and as much as some may dislike, is one of the most technologically advanced phones on the market. (Sales numbers don’t lie.) And yet we deal with mobile broadband speeds that are a joke. No, really. Don’t kid yourselves. We suck when it comes to mobile. Unfortunately, I don’t have some amazing...

Ericsson reaches 42Mbps with commercial equipment earning “world’s first” badge.

Ericsson reaches 42Mbps with commercial equipment earning “world’s first” badge.

You know, it’s funny that here in the U.S. of A. we get all hot and bothered about the talk ot 5-10Mbps speeds that will come along with a 4G upgrade in the coming years. Sounds fast and in reality is much faster than what we currently have. But our puny networks are nothing compared to those in Stockholm, Sweden. It is here where a network run by TeliaSonera and tested with Ericsson hardware has pushed the current HSPA boundary from 28Mbps up to 42Mbps. Simply...

Swedes and Norwegians first to experience public 4G LTE network.

Swedes and Norwegians first to experience public 4G LTE network.

If you find yourself a Stockholm, Sweden or Oslo, Norway native, count yourself lucky as you’re one of the very few cities to experience 4G/LTE goodness. The two cities’ carrier — TeliaSonera — has taken the wraps off of their new next gen network which should offer those lucky enough to be graced with it’s cellular presence, dramatically increased speeds over the now instantly obsolete 3G networks’ rather meager 7.2Mbps cap. Proof is...