Nova’s flat of the future

Icelandic mobile phone network Nova has recently installed a “4G flat” in its store in Lagmúli, designed to give its customers a special opportunity to familiarise themselves with how the 4G network will be used in the home of the future. The apartment features computers, televisions and other mobile devices on display.

4G refers to the fourth generation of mobile phone network technology, and Nova has been slowly building up its coverage of the service in the capital area under a permit from the Post and Telecoms Administration.

Nova said in an announcement that the apartment represents part of its exploration into the service opportunities of the new system, which enables computers, mobile phones and other net devices to connect to high-speed Internet. The hope with 4G is to treble the speed of today’s fastest broadband connections, and initial tests have yielded speeds of 70-80 Mb/s under the best conditions.

Iceland has been somewhat of a pioneer in terms of Internet communications, with a dense fibre-optic broadband network currently being laid in the capital area. Iceland’s first data centre is currently under construction, and will take advantage of Iceland’s climate and fast Internet connection to facilitate is cooling and serve up data at high speed.

Source: mbl.is
Image: Nova

Labels: Communications, Computing