The Belgian telecom provider Base has announced that it tests speeds of 250Mbit/s has met with the network technology lte-advanced. The company was not known when such speeds available to consumers.
According to Base, the tests carried out in Hasselt and it is the first time that a Belgian telecom provider, the lte-advanced technology test. In theory, think the telco speeds of 300Mbit/s, but it stayed at the tests get stuck at 250Mbit/s. For the tests it was equipment supplied by the Chinese manufacturer ZTE, which also includes the necessary equipment for the 4g network of Base supplies.
It is not yet clear when the Base is ready is thought to be with the tests and the technology on offer to consumers. However let Base know that the existing 4g network now available in more than 400 Belgian cities, municipalities and boroughs. In addition, approximately 4 million people of coverage.
In the Netherlands, several providers announced to start testing with the successor of lte. KPN is going to this years test with lte-advanced and also Vodafone has tests announced. In Germany, Vodafone last year already been tested with lte-advanced. When lte-advanced becomes available for the Dutch it is also not yet known.