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Finnish operator reached record speed in 4G network tests with Huawei.
Finnish operator Elisa claimed a new world record for 4G data download speeds, saying it achieved 1.9 Gbps on a 4G test network using Huawei technology.
Sami Komulainen, vice president of mobile network services at Elisa, hailed the milestone as a further step on the way to 5G as well as an indication of the opportunities that 4G has to offer.
“The speeds that the 4G network offers are continuously increasing and, possibly in the next few years, we will even be able to offer mobile data connections of several gigabits per second to our customers,” Komulainen said.
Currently, the maximum speed possible on Elisa’s live network is 450 Mbps, and the fastest available mobile broadband subscription offers speeds of up to 300 Mbps.
“A speed of almost two gigabits may seem unheard-of, and many people are wondering if such speeds are even needed in everyday use. However, there will be more and more demand for high-speed connections in the future as, for example, 360-degree videos and virtual reality applications become more popular,” Komulainen said.
Elisa is certainly not the only operator to be talking about achieving 1 Gbps speeds and more on existing 4G networks as the result of carrier aggregation technology.
For example, Vodafone Germany has also said it plans to provide 1 Gbps on its 4G network by the end of 2016.
