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ART 'will be instrumental to broadband Britain'
Monday 23rd February 2009, by Daniel King
The development of advanced receiver technologies (ART) will be "instrumental" in the rollout of universal broadband across the UK, it has been claimed.
Launched at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week, the service offers 3G mobile users uninterrupted high-speed broadband without making any changes to the network.
The breakthrough technology allows operators to double their network capacity by embedding a single antenna interference cancellation-joint detection system within the handset.
Broadband-Finder's Thomas Newton said this could prove particularly useful in the UK's bid to provide internet access to remote regions, where current broadband technologies often fail to reach.
"The development of ART across 3G networks ought to be instrumental in ensuring that everybody in Britain is capable of getting at least 2Mbps downstream by 2012," he commented.
It can be easily fitted to all new and existing mobile devices and has little impact on overall manufacturing cost, making it a practical solution in plans to make broadband available for all.
"The fact that there is no need for any extra financial investment from the mobile networks almost makes its deployment here in the UK a certainty," Mr Newton added.
According to the GSM Association (GSMA), mobile broadband could have a unique roll to play in helping to promote business and encourage economic growth across Europe.
Speaking at the group's Leadership Summit last week, GSMA chairman Alexander Izosimov said the mobile industry could "act as one of the few locomotives" to help overcome the slump currently being experienced by most economies.
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