Qualcomm readies next-gen 3G chips
Wireless chipmaker Qualcomm is readying the next generation of 3G wireless technology, which should triple upload and download speeds for wireless broadband consumers on the Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless networks in the U.S.
On Friday, Qualcomm said it would have data modems ready in late 2007 for the next iteration of CDMA (code division multiple access) technology called EV-DO (evolution data optimized) Revision B. Today, Sprint Nextel and Verizon Communications, the two largest mobile operators in North America, have built their 3G wireless networks on EV-DO.
These carriers have already deployed EV-DO Revision Zero, which supports average download speeds of between 400kbps and 700kbps and uploads between 50kbps to 70kbps. And now they're in the early stages of deploying EV-DO Revision A, which increases the average download speeds by about 30 percent and nearly doubles upload speeds. Sprint Nextel said its EV-DO Rev. A network offers average speeds between 450kbps to 800kbps for downloads and 70kbps to 144kbps for uploads.
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On Friday, Qualcomm said it would have data modems ready in late 2007 for the next iteration of CDMA (code division multiple access) technology called EV-DO (evolution data optimized) Revision B. Today, Sprint Nextel and Verizon Communications, the two largest mobile operators in North America, have built their 3G wireless networks on EV-DO.
These carriers have already deployed EV-DO Revision Zero, which supports average download speeds of between 400kbps and 700kbps and uploads between 50kbps to 70kbps. And now they're in the early stages of deploying EV-DO Revision A, which increases the average download speeds by about 30 percent and nearly doubles upload speeds. Sprint Nextel said its EV-DO Rev. A network offers average speeds between 450kbps to 800kbps for downloads and 70kbps to 144kbps for uploads.
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