DoCoMo prepares to supercharge 3G
It's no secret that 2005 is the year when Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo is planning to boost its 3G FOMA service to far higher speeds than at present, but a report by the government's Telecommunications Council highlights some of the results DoCoMo's getting from real-world tests. 3-4Mbps walking around indoors, 2-8Mbps in a "drive-by test" (love the jargon) in a moving car, and a maximum of 14Mbps if you're standing fairly still outside is the upshot. That all sounds pretty good if you consider that even with a so-called 20Mbps DSL connection at home it's quite possible to end up only getting 2Mbps or so of actual throughput if you're unlucky enough to be a long way from the phone company's switch.
