NTT DoCoMo to show LTE phone prototype
updated 01:00 pm EST, Mon February 1, 2010
NTT DoCoMo, partners to show off 4G phone
Japanese wireless provider NTT DoCoMo will demonstrate a prototype handset capable of running on the next-generation LTE technology at Mobile World Congress this month. According to a Monday report, the provider is working with NEC, Fujitsu and Panasonic on bringing the technology to market, which promises up to the 100Mbps peak data of 4G. The prototype will use an LTE chip developed by the four companies and is the same one shown off last fall in data cards.
At the show, the handset will be used to demonstrate HD video transmission across an LTE network. NTT DoCoMo will spend between $3.3 and $4.4 billion on LTE networks over the next five years. More information on the handset's specs will be unveiled in mid-February at MWC.
