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. (more…)

CORP TALK: Following up on an earlier report we did on Huawei partnering with Singapore-based StarHub to launch an upgraded commercial HSPA+ service, StarHub will be rolling out the service for real tomorrow.

Called the MaxMobile Elite, the HSPA+ service offers download speeds of up to 21Mbps nationwide, priced at S$118 (US$81) per month. For customers who take up a two-year subscription plan, they get a 30% discount on the monthly fee, paying only S$82.60 (US$57).

Those on the MaxOnline post-paid plan (with the exception of MaxOnline FlexiSurf) enjoys 50% and pay only S$59 (US$41). Whatever the plan, the Huawei HSPA+ USB modem is free. Besides the MaxMobile Elite, StarHub also offers a 7.2Mbps (Ultimate) and 2Mbps (SurfLite) service.

CORP TALK: In a report by Nikkei Electronics, Shenzhen, China-based Huawei Technologies has deployed what is believed to be Southeast Asia’s largest 2.5GHz WiMAX commercial network in the Philippines.

The company supplied local telecom company, Globe Telecom, with a telecom-grade, end-to-end WiMAX solution which allowed the operator to deploy the network quickly. Through this WiMAX network, Globe Telecom subscribers will now be able to enjoy high-speed wireless broadband access and high quality VoIP services as part of its efforts to provide affordable and reliable Internet access and broadband services in the country.

In a separate report, the company has also partnered with Singapore telecom company StarHub to launch StarHub’s HSPA+ network in Singapore. This would make StarHub the first operator in Asia-Pacific to have mobile broadband network speeds of up to 21Mbps (from a previous speed offering of up to 14.4Mbps), making StarHub customers among the first users in the world to experience the fastest mobile broadband speeds.