US firm trials 4G broadband
Published: 09 Feb 2004 11:10 GMT
Cellphone service provider Nextel Communications will begin testing a new, "fourth-generation" wireless-broadband offering later this month with several companies in North Carolina area.
Nextel said on Friday that Cisco Systems, Nortel Networks and IBM had signed on to the "4G" trial, which will use equipment from Flarion Technologies capable of downloading data at 1.5 megabits per second. The service will provide high-speed wireless Net access on desktop and notebook PCs, pocket PCs and other devices.
Nextel and other top US cellphone providers are upgrading their networks and hope to recover the construction costs by introducing advanced data-oriented services, such as picture mails, streaming television or downloadable music.
Other participants in Nextel's trial of the Flarion technology are a number of individuals and small to medium-sized businesses. The carrier did not disclose how long the trial will last.
Cisco Systems and Nortel Networks are also providing infrastructure support. Billing will be done by Amdocs, a customer care and billing provider.
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