LTE

TeliaSonera users in Sweden and Norway are now enjoying 100 Mbps 4G mobile data with the latest LTE deployments. Looks more and more like WiMax has been sidelined. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers börk.börk.börk.

In today's podcast: One charge dropped in Pirate Bay trial; Verizon to launch LTE in US; and Facebook backtracks on usage policy.

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. -- The GSM Association (GSMA) predicts the rollout of Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile broadband that delivers actual speeds of up to 100 Mbps in Japan and South Korea by 2010, Europe by 2012 and the U.S. by... well, he didn't say.

In today's podcast: LTE backers reach agreement on royalties; Microsoft signs new Silverlight partners; and IBM showcases chip-manufacturing advance.

A European cellular operator is showing us the convenient, flexible future of mobile VoIP, but don't expect U.S. carriers to hope on the bandwagon anytime soon.

Engage maximum IT Blogwatch, which heralds a nationwide WiMax network, courtesy of Sprint and Clearwire -- oh, and Intel's billions. Not to mention geeky music from Redmond, via Japan...

Karl Bode reports:

Last November, Sprint scrapped a deal with Clearwire that would have seen the two companies splitting the build cost of a nationwide WiMax broadband network 65/35, while allowing users to easily roam between the two networks ... [but] renewed discussions [are] underway ... the joint venture between Sprint & Clearwire should be announced in a matter of a few days, and involves a $2 billion cash injection by Intel ...