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LTE-Advanced network is two times faster than 4G

A Korean company called SK Telecom Co. recently launched the fastest wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals. Called LTE-Advanced technology, the new network allows transfers of 150 megabits per second, which means that 800 megabits a movie can be downloaded in 43 seconds, making the network 10 time faster than common 3G connections.

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The new service is currently available only in the capital of Korea, Seoul, and its suburbs. More than 60% of smartphone users (about 33 million) already use LTE technology to connect to the internet with their mobile devices, and they are looking forward to “switch” to LTE-Advanced.

As you can imagine, Samsung is already trying to monetize this technology, so they have already announce a custom model of S4 that works with the new LTE-Advance network: Samsunng LTE-A Galaxy S4. The LTE-A S4 has a new quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon clocked at 2.3Ghz, Full HD display and a camera of 13 MP. The smartphone will be available very soon, only in South Korea.

img source: Samsung