Next Gen LTE Mobile Broadband Trialed by O2 in Slough

It has been a step closer to the dream of a 150Mbps mobile broadband connection in the United Kingdom as O2 UK carried out its first Long Term Evolution mobile broadband service trial in the country this week.

As a matter of fact, O2, the leading mobile broadband service provider operating in the UK, proved in its trial that the advanced mobile broadband service could enable a maximum download speed of 150Mbps. However, it is understood that the future 4G mobile broadband technology can enable download speeds of as fast as 1Gbps.

The first trial of the next generation mobile broadband technology was carried out in Slough, which is also popular as the spot where the broadband and phone service provider had set up its headquarters. Incidentally, O2’s parent firm, Telefonica has also conducted LTE pilots in European countries such as Germany, the Czech Republic and Spain and in the Latin American countries such as Argentina and Brazil.

Nonetheless, these figures can definitely be not swallowed as it is to spread the word with a blind faith, as the more likely speeds of around 340Mbps could further slowed down when split among the many future LTE mobile broadband customers that shared the same link.

Meanwhile, Derek McManus, the chief technical officer of O2 UK said that they were only happy for their collaboration with the Chinese hardware giant Huawei on the LTE trial, which would allow them to better conceive the emerging technology, as well as keep them ready for offering their customers next generation LTE mobile broadband internet services in the coming days.