Friday, July 26, 2013

NTT Docomo Preps 150 Mbps LTE Launch

NTT Docomo is readying an upgrade of downlink speeds for its Long Term Evolution network to a maximum downlink of 150 Mbps in Kawasaki and Kanagawa Prefecture starting July 30, 2013.

The verification tests come in advance of the planned launch of a 150 Mbps commercial “Xi” LTE service, the fastest in Japan, starting in parts of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya this October, 2013.

Docomo already offers LTE at speeds of 112.5 Mbps downlink service to more than 130 cities. The service initially launched at 75 Mbps downlink speeds in 2010.

DOCOMO's LTE Data Transmission Speeds


Launch
Max. Downlink
Max. Uplink
Dec. 2010
75 Mbps
25 Mbps
Nov. 2012
100 Mbps
37.5 Mbps
Mar. 2013
112.5 Mbps
37.5 Mbps
Oct. 2013 (scheduled)
150 Mbps
50 Mbps

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