Super 3G hits 250Mbps downlink in NTT DoCoMo field test

Just think -- this time next year, we'll all look back at this milestone and wonder how on Earth we thought it was impressive. For now, however, we wouldn't blame you for high-fiving everyone around, as NTT DoCoMo has stretched the boundaries again with a recent Super 3G field test. Reportedly, the outfit was able to record "a downlink transmission rate of 250Mbps over a high-speed wireless network in an outdoor test of an experimental Super 3G system," and while it's not quite the 300Mbps we'd heard about before, you won't find us kvetching. If all goes to plan, the firm is hoping to "complete development of the technologies required for the eventual launch of a Super 3G network" by 2009, but who knows how long we Americans will have to wait to indulge after that.

[Robbie Hottie Posted Mar 27th 2008 4:29AM]

can i just get a 7Mbps pc card at&t? k thanks. :P

[looselycoupled Posted Mar 27th 2008 8:16PM]

No kidding.. AT&T can't even rollout basic UMTS for god sakes! By the time they get HSDPA/HSUPA rolled out nationwide, Japan will be on 5G. Even Verizon has had EVDO/3G rolled out pretty much nationwide for a couple of years now..

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 13th 2008 7:48PM]

Yay, score another for DoCoMo users

I pay $100 a month for this damn thing, but crazy shit like this makes it all worth it :D