Australian 3G iPhone to be fastest in world at 42Mbps
By Dave Parrack
We now know that Steve Jobs will be unveiling the new 3G iPhone at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco on June 9th, but details (okay, rumours and speculation) are continuing to be revealed by various sources. The latest concerns the high speed transfers which may be possible using the device, and it seems Australia may be set to be the world leader.
After the announcement, it seems that the new 3G model of the iPhone will be available in the USA roughly four weeks later, and around the world, including in the many new markets Apple are launching the iPhone this year, very soon afterwards.
According to ChannelNews, a senior executive of Telstra, one of Apple’s Australian networks has let slip some of their plans for the new iPhone 2.0:
“We know what is coming we have seen the new device and it will be available on our network as soon as it is launched in the USA. By Xmas this phone will be capable of 42mbs which will make it faster than a lot of broadband offerings and the fastest iPhone on any network in the world ”
“We believe that this will be a major driver for many peope to invest in a new smart phone it will will also create a big buzz as many vendors plan to launch new smart phones at the same time”
The new iPhone will gain this high speed advantage because Telstra offers support for the 3G standard, HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access). This standard is currently capable of supporting download speeds of up to 14.4Mbps, with the networks already having committed to offering 21Mbps by the end of the year. By 2009, this will rise to 42Mbps for phones compatible with HSPA+.
Meanwhile the US is going to be limited to 1.4Mbps at the time of the launch due to AT&T only just putting the finishing touches to it’s own HSPA network. However, there are plans to boost this to 7.2Mbps by the end of the year, and 20Mbps sometime in 2009.
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