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Purported Sprint LTE Speed Test Video Produces 40Mbps Download Speeds From Huawei Hotspot [Video]

Posted In Featured, News - By Mark Hearn On Saturday, January 7th, 2012 8:22am PDT With 19 Comments

A video claiming to be a demonstration of Sprint’s LTE speeds has made its way to the web. Reaching download speeds in excess of 40Mbps and upload speeds just over 5Mbps, the YouTube user claims to be pushing such beastly bandwidth via an LTE tower in San Antonio using a Huawei LTE hotspot. The lone user also claims that they’re “five buildings away” from the tower site. Whether this is a hoax or the real deal is definitely up for debate, but hey this is SprintFeed, we couldn’t let this one slip by without sharing. Check out the video after the break.

 

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=654405735 Van Byous

    It is definitely not out of the realm considering the only people actually using the networks this early would be testers checking for consistency. Once the masses start using LTE, real world speeds would more than likely decrease to the 20+mbps area download, and uploads could still average around 5mpbs. I am a Spring phone customer but went to Verizon for an LTE broadband card. I’ve seen as high as 23mpbs down and 5mbps up on my laptop with it having been about 10 minutes outside of Atlanta with it.

  • Benjamin Bellotti09

    If this tower is up and running im wondering if its being operated by clear or light squared. if its operated by light squared and there are no gps problems there is no reason for the FCC to be having such a fit over approving the build out.

  • http://stopthecap.ca Alex Perrier

    i’m really happy that Sprint is rolling out basic LTE, just like AT&T and Verizon. i’d like to know, however, how the three companies’ LTE are different from one another, if that’s the case. Regardless, it’s a real milestone, and i wonder if T-Mobile USA will offer anything similar.

  • Anonymous

    Neither. It’s being operated by Sprint itself. LightSquared obviously doesn’t have clearance to operate at this point in time. Clearwire hasn’t given any details of their TD-LTE deployment schedule and the speed test appears to originate from a Sprint IP not a Clearwire IP.

  • Anonymous

    The same beta test also posted a Network Vision 3G speed test video which was also quite impressive. goo,gl/KFuxk

  • Anonymous

    The Tower is operated by Sprint. Lightsquared does not own any towers, and the deal they signed with sprint was to spectrum host on Sprint’s Towers, not the other way around. Clear does have their own towers, but I believe they have not started to flip on their TD-LTE network yet, and will not start build out until later this year.

    I am happy with the speeds, but the guy in the video explains that it is using a 10×10 configuration, but sprint will be rolling out with 5×5 initially. I believe his other video, which has sprint’s network maxing out at 27mbps will be using the 5×5 configuration.

  • Anonymous

    They are all using the same LTE technology. However Verizon and ATT are using the bands 700/1700 while Sprint will be using 800/1900. And if we do not include Sprint’s partner Clearwire( who is coming out with TD-LTE), Verizon will have the most spectrum, which means more capacity. If we include Clear, then Sprint will have the most spectrum, but Clear’s spectrum is at the 2500 band which means worse building penetration.

    ATT is probably the least desirable, because they do not have as much spectrum as either Verizon or Sprint for their LTE network, especially after giving tmobile some of their 1700 for the breakup fee.

    Tmobile has not announced any LTE plans, but they might in the future. However that will depend on if they can find a partner to help fund it, because their Parent company has said they do not plan on investing more into TMOUSA.

  • Anonymous

    That is insane. Is sprint going EVDO Rev. B? Their current 3g network theoretical max is 3.1mbps.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=654405735 Van Byous

    Last time I heard, Sprint wasn’t going with Evdo Rev.B because all the current phones wouldn’t benefit much from it compared to simply enhancing Rev. A speeds.

  • Anonymous

    Very nice, both the LTE upgrade as well as the 3G updates. Look forward to seeing that here in the Seattle area.

  • Anonymous

    That is what I thought, but in the video the guy was getting 3g speeds in the range of 7mbps. That is more than double the theoretical Max of Evdo Rev A. How is that possible?

  • Tommy Thompson

    If the 3G tests are real I would be perfectly happy with the Note if it ends up being a Wimax device.

  • Anonymous

    Can’t wait for it!!!!!

  • http://twitter.com/Carlosmet126 Carlos vasquez

    Now he got a test producing over 50 megabits down which is insane. I guess the new network vision will kick some major #Ss.

  • matt

    Living in Houston, this is exciting. I can’t wait for them to fire up LTE here. I’ll be first in line to get a new LTE phone. Go Sprint!

  • Anonymous

    I don’t think that would be a good idea on Sprint’s part. Thats like T-Mobile saying they would not move to HSPA+ 42Mbps because their phones don’t support it.

  • Brian Wenger

    No. Load. On. The. System.

  • http://www.thedailyattack.com TheRequiem

    But even Verizon’s wasn’t this fast before pre-release, it barely hit 35mbps, this sucker is going up to 50. This is likely because Sprint is using LTE Release 10 instead of LTE Release 8 like Verizon.

  • http://www.thedailyattack.com TheRequiem

    But even Verizon’s wasn’t this fast before pre-release, it barely hit 35mbps, this sucker is going up to 50. This is likely because Sprint is using LTE Release 10 instead of LTE Release 8 like Verizon.