14Mbps broadband possible, says MTN

[AdLo]

http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/telecoms/2006/0604131033.asp?S=Cellular&A=CEL&O=FPLEAD

Mobile broadband at 14Mbps downlink speed, more than 13 times faster than current ADSL speeds, could be available within the next two years. This is according to Brian Seligmann, senior manager for data and messaging, revealing MTN's HSDPA enhancement strategies earlier this week.

“The upgrade process for HSDPA is to take downlink speeds to 3.6Mbps, then 7.2Mbps, and then to 14.4Mbps,” he says.

 

[feo]

now mobile broadband is something that we can actually take note of...fixed line is a write-off. Two years is too bleddy long...end of the year for 14.4Mbps is more realistic...

 

[BrianB]

Ok lets see 14Mb/s at R2 a meg. Thats R28/s which is R1680/min. I think they should look at there prices first

 

[Globetrotter]

Yup, new broadband offerings are great because it gives the end user more options, but the bottom line is that if the average SAfrican can't afford it, what's the point?

 

[mooK]

'Average' is putting it lightly, the average south african is basically on the poverty line, no?

 

[antowan]

Yup, the short and sweet of it all is that now matter what angle we are looking at the issue from, pricing is the big thorn. We pay too much for too little.

 

[Silent_Bob]

^^^^ yep, thats south africas problem

 

[bwana]

Scary when you realise that they make Telkom look cheap! Yet people go out of their way to praise them.

IMO r499 per gb says it all.

 

[YAPOC]

Vodacom, MTN, Sentech, Cell C, Telkom, SNOTCOM. We do not want faster unless it's a reasonable price/cap. Shuddup your faces now.

 

[Gooku]

We have to FOCUS on chasing lower price not a faster pipe, we can not use
14Mbps util there are enough users around to share files among us.