Even as most American wireless carriers continue to lag on deploying EV-DO and UMTS high-speed data networks to their customers, NEC Japan is about to throw down some serious bandwidth. The company announced today that it's getting ready to start delivering HSDPA wireless to commercial networks, with data speeds of 8 to 10Mbps.
In a field network trial with Vodafone K.K. in Japan, NEC apparently produced strong enough results with 3G handsets that it may soon be ready to take HSPDA to the streets, giving phone data consumers a level of performance previously reserved for Wi-Fi users.
According to Ryuichi Takanohashi, General Manager of NEC's Mobile Solutions Operations Unit, "Delivery of our HSDPA to commercial networks worldwide will begin this autumn. We also intend to carry out operation trials in Europe and Asia through the cooperation of local mobile operators to ensure its successful spread."
