Re: Australia's LTE networks iPad

2012-02-16 Thread Ray Forma
Thankyou Ronda  Alan for these interesting snippets of info; most useful.

On 16/02/2012, at 2:19 PM, Alan Smith wrote:

 I've been researching 4G/LTE this past week.  I note that Telstra is offering 
 typical speeds of 2 to 40 Mb/s, with coverage in CBD only (then carried 
 more slowly over 3G).  Still short of the minimum 54Mb/s required noted in 
 Ronni's clip.   Most specs of high speed 4G refer to stationary or slow 
 moving users (not node-jumping in a vehicle).  Also note that National 
 Broadband is expecting a peak of 12 Mb/s for (stationary) users towards rim 
 of cell area using 4G/LTE.
 
 LTE Advanced Release 10 is the holy grail planned to give a peak of 1Gb/s for 
 stationary users.  Release 8 is planned to deliver 300Mb/s.
 
 Hoping and waiting - -
 Cheers
 
 Alan
 
 
 On 16/02/2012, at 1:36 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
 
 Hi Ray,
 
 A Google search produces this article which is more informative.
 http://www.zdacomm.com/news-events/lte-technology.html
 
 Both LTE and LTE Advanced are high speed 4G wireless technologies. LTE and 
 LTE Advanced provide great speed access to Internet similar to FE connection. 
 By using 4G wireless technologies, mobile users can get pleasure from voice 
 calls, video calls and top speed download or upload of any data, and enjoy 
 internet TV in live or on required services.
 
 Below are three difference between LTE and LTE Advanced :
 (1) LTE Advanced can backward compatible with LTE while LTE has no possible 
 to backward compatible with LTE Advanced.
 (2) Both LTE and LTE Advanced will be forward and backward compatible with 
 each other.
 (3) LTE can offer as much as 326 Mbps and LTE Advanced can offer to the 
 maximum of 1200 Mbps (1.2 Gbps).
 
 Telstra LTE (FD-LTE) and Vividwireless LTE (TD-LTE) are two different kinds 
 of LTE technology that will be used in 4G network in Australia . Telstra is 
 going to use its present 2G spectrum (1800MHz) to utilize 4G LTE network with 
 the help of FD-LTE technology. Vividwireless is a quite young company that 
 got into telecommunication industry only one year's ago with the unveiling of 
 its 4G wireless broadband network. VividWireless is broadening its network to 
 the center of CBDs in main cities. Vividwireless has the permit for 70 MHz 
 and 100 MHz of 2.3 GHz and 3.5 GHz spectrum in almost every Australian 
 capital city, except for Hobart and Darwin. It is presently making use of its 
 2.3 GHz spectrum for the purpose of its WiMAX network in Perth and offering 
 service by using the Huawei USB modem. It has prepared to improve its Wimax 
 network by using TD-LTE technology. It is going to work with Huawei in 
 network implementation. Vividwireless is proud of its download speed of 
 40-70Mbps and upload speed of 4-7Mbps with its TD-LTE network.
 
 Once 4G is unveiled and if you have at the least 54 Mbits/s (Worst case) 
 download on your phone, on one hand ,you can experience any internet 
 application just like you do in your desktop computers. For instance you can 
 manage Skype, YouTube, IP TV apps, Video on Demand, VoIP Client and so on. On 
 the other hand, you can easily subscribe to any local area numbers to your 
 mobile VoIP client and begin to receive calls on your mobile by means of IP. 
 No matter where you go around 4G coverage or Wi-Fi area you can easily 
 receive calls to your Toronto Number.”
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 On 16/02/2012, at 1:29 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
 
 Hi Ray,
 
 As I am definitely not technically conversant with Mobile Phones, have you 
 read this article: 'LTE-Advanced is the future, but no rocket ship’
 
 http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/413467/lte-advanced_future_no_rocket_ship/
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni

Regards,

Ray Forma
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Australia's LTE networks iPad

2012-02-15 Thread Ray Forma
With rumours flying about the next iPad version having LTE reception ability 
I'm trying to find out if any Australian provider is offering LTE Advanced, or 
are they merely offering LTE (release 8) and touting it as 4G, even though 
release 8 does not pass the official 4G standard. Does anyone who is 
technically more conversant with mobile phones than I am, know?

Regards,

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Re: Australia's LTE networks iPad

2012-02-15 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Ray,

As I am definitely not technically conversant with Mobile Phones, have you read 
this article: 'LTE-Advanced is the future, but no rocket ship’

http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/413467/lte-advanced_future_no_rocket_ship/

Cheers,
Ronni

On 16/02/2012, at 1:19 PM, Ray Forma wrote:

 With rumours flying about the next iPad version having LTE reception ability 
 I'm trying to find out if any Australian provider is offering LTE Advanced, 
 or are they merely offering LTE (release 8) and touting it as 4G, even though 
 release 8 does not pass the official 4G standard. Does anyone who is 
 technically more conversant with mobile phones than I am, know?
 
 Regards,
 
 Ray Forma
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Re: Australia's LTE networks iPad

2012-02-15 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Ray,

A Google search produces this article which is more informative.
http://www.zdacomm.com/news-events/lte-technology.html

Both LTE and LTE Advanced are high speed 4G wireless technologies. LTE and LTE 
Advanced provide great speed access to Internet similar to FE connection. By 
using 4G wireless technologies, mobile users can get pleasure from voice calls, 
video calls and top speed download or upload of any data, and enjoy internet TV 
in live or on required services.

Below are three difference between LTE and LTE Advanced :
(1) LTE Advanced can backward compatible with LTE while LTE has no possible to 
backward compatible with LTE Advanced.
(2) Both LTE and LTE Advanced will be forward and backward compatible with each 
other.
(3) LTE can offer as much as 326 Mbps and LTE Advanced can offer to the maximum 
of 1200 Mbps (1.2 Gbps).

Telstra LTE (FD-LTE) and Vividwireless LTE (TD-LTE) are two different kinds of 
LTE technology that will be used in 4G network in Australia . Telstra is going 
to use its present 2G spectrum (1800MHz) to utilize 4G LTE network with the 
help of FD-LTE technology. Vividwireless is a quite young company that got into 
telecommunication industry only one year's ago with the unveiling of its 4G 
wireless broadband network. VividWireless is broadening its network to the 
center of CBDs in main cities. Vividwireless has the permit for 70 MHz and 100 
MHz of 2.3 GHz and 3.5 GHz spectrum in almost every Australian capital city, 
except for Hobart and Darwin. It is presently making use of its 2.3 GHz 
spectrum for the purpose of its WiMAX network in Perth and offering service by 
using the Huawei USB modem. It has prepared to improve its Wimax network by 
using TD-LTE technology. It is going to work with Huawei in network 
implementation. Vividwireless is proud of its download speed of 40-70Mbps and 
upload speed of 4-7Mbps with its TD-LTE network.

Once 4G is unveiled and if you have at the least 54 Mbits/s (Worst case) 
download on your phone, on one hand ,you can experience any internet 
application just like you do in your desktop computers. For instance you can 
manage Skype, YouTube, IP TV apps, Video on Demand, VoIP Client and so on. On 
the other hand, you can easily subscribe to any local area numbers to your 
mobile VoIP client and begin to receive calls on your mobile by means of IP. No 
matter where you go around 4G coverage or Wi-Fi area you can easily receive 
calls to your Toronto Number.”

Cheers,
Ronni

On 16/02/2012, at 1:29 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

 Hi Ray,
 
 As I am definitely not technically conversant with Mobile Phones, have you 
 read this article: 'LTE-Advanced is the future, but no rocket ship’
 
 http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/413467/lte-advanced_future_no_rocket_ship/
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 On 16/02/2012, at 1:19 PM, Ray Forma wrote:
 
 With rumours flying about the next iPad version having LTE reception ability 
 I'm trying to find out if any Australian provider is offering LTE Advanced, 
 or are they merely offering LTE (release 8) and touting it as 4G, even 
 though release 8 does not pass the official 4G standard. Does anyone who is 
 technically more conversant with mobile phones than I am, know?
 
 Regards,
 
 Ray Forma
 Mob +61 (0) 428 596938

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Re: Australia's LTE networks iPad

2012-02-15 Thread Alan Smith
I've been researching 4G/LTE this past week.  I note that Telstra is offering 
typical speeds of 2 to 40 Mb/s, with coverage in CBD only (then carried more 
slowly over 3G).  Still short of the minimum 54Mb/s required noted in Ronni's 
clip.   Most specs of high speed 4G refer to stationary or slow moving users 
(not node-jumping in a vehicle).  Also note that National Broadband is 
expecting a peak of 12 Mb/s for (stationary) users towards rim of cell area 
using 4G/LTE.

LTE Advanced Release 10 is the holy grail planned to give a peak of 1Gb/s for 
stationary users.  Release 8 is planned to deliver 300Mb/s.

Hoping and waiting - -
Cheers

Alan


On 16/02/2012, at 1:36 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

Hi Ray,

A Google search produces this article which is more informative.
http://www.zdacomm.com/news-events/lte-technology.html

Both LTE and LTE Advanced are high speed 4G wireless technologies. LTE and LTE 
Advanced provide great speed access to Internet similar to FE connection. By 
using 4G wireless technologies, mobile users can get pleasure from voice calls, 
video calls and top speed download or upload of any data, and enjoy internet TV 
in live or on required services.

Below are three difference between LTE and LTE Advanced :
(1) LTE Advanced can backward compatible with LTE while LTE has no possible to 
backward compatible with LTE Advanced.
(2) Both LTE and LTE Advanced will be forward and backward compatible with each 
other.
(3) LTE can offer as much as 326 Mbps and LTE Advanced can offer to the maximum 
of 1200 Mbps (1.2 Gbps).

Telstra LTE (FD-LTE) and Vividwireless LTE (TD-LTE) are two different kinds of 
LTE technology that will be used in 4G network in Australia . Telstra is going 
to use its present 2G spectrum (1800MHz) to utilize 4G LTE network with the 
help of FD-LTE technology. Vividwireless is a quite young company that got into 
telecommunication industry only one year's ago with the unveiling of its 4G 
wireless broadband network. VividWireless is broadening its network to the 
center of CBDs in main cities. Vividwireless has the permit for 70 MHz and 100 
MHz of 2.3 GHz and 3.5 GHz spectrum in almost every Australian capital city, 
except for Hobart and Darwin. It is presently making use of its 2.3 GHz 
spectrum for the purpose of its WiMAX network in Perth and offering service by 
using the Huawei USB modem. It has prepared to improve its Wimax network by 
using TD-LTE technology. It is going to work with Huawei in network 
implementation. Vividwireless is proud of its download speed of 40-70Mbps and 
upload speed of 4-7Mbps with its TD-LTE network.

Once 4G is unveiled and if you have at the least 54 Mbits/s (Worst case) 
download on your phone, on one hand ,you can experience any internet 
application just like you do in your desktop computers. For instance you can 
manage Skype, YouTube, IP TV apps, Video on Demand, VoIP Client and so on. On 
the other hand, you can easily subscribe to any local area numbers to your 
mobile VoIP client and begin to receive calls on your mobile by means of IP. No 
matter where you go around 4G coverage or Wi-Fi area you can easily receive 
calls to your Toronto Number.”

Cheers,
Ronni

On 16/02/2012, at 1:29 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

 Hi Ray,
 
 As I am definitely not technically conversant with Mobile Phones, have you 
 read this article: 'LTE-Advanced is the future, but no rocket ship’
 
 http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/413467/lte-advanced_future_no_rocket_ship/
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 On 16/02/2012, at 1:19 PM, Ray Forma wrote:
 
 With rumours flying about the next iPad version having LTE reception ability 
 I'm trying to find out if any Australian provider is offering LTE Advanced, 
 or are they merely offering LTE (release 8) and touting it as 4G, even 
 though release 8 does not pass the official 4G standard. Does anyone who is 
 technically more conversant with mobile phones than I am, know?
 
 Regards,
 
 Ray Forma
 Mob +61 (0) 428 596938

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