Fancy mobile broadband speeds of up to 84Mbps? In Sweden and Denmark, it's becoming a reality.

T&A: Just when you thought 21Mbps mobile broadband speeds are fast enough, think again.

According to this news release, by the first quarter of 2010, Danish and Swedish mobile users can subscribe to an 84Mbps service from operator 3, thanks to a 900MHz 3G network from Ericsson.

The service operates in Denmark and four major cities in Sweden, and it’s been reported to be the world’s first 84Mbps HSPA network.

Jason Marges, Associate Editor, HWM Philippines

Jason Marges (HWM Philippines): This development is certainly an exciting prospect. However, locally, particularly here in the Philippines, it may still take a good while before we can realistically expect anything approaching this number.

Local telecom service providers may not have the incentive to push for such sophisticated technological infrastructure at the moment, since the local user base is not as sophisticated and demanding of mobile broadband services. In fact, there remains a good chunk of the market that has yet to own a 3G-capable device.

At the same time, with certain players such as Globe are only beginning to invest in other emerging wireless technology standards (i.e. WiMAX), so that may be another conflict of interest.

Nevertheless, the development in Denmark and Sweden is a very encouraging one for all Internet-savvy and highly mobile modern consumers.

At the very least, we now know that it can be done and the technology is there. For now, let’s hope that the implementation in Denmark and Sweden is successful and that the local market can catch up — in terms of both interest and demand — soon enough.