EC Approves 4G Mobile Broadband for Europe

The European Commission has approved plans that will use the frequency space currently being used by across Europe by analogue television stations for a new pan-Europe 4G mobile phone network.

Individual European member states will be encouraged by the EC to allocate the 800 Mhz frequency band to 4G mobile internet services in an attempt to implement a 4G mobile network that will work anywhere in Europe. Most European countries are already moving from analogue to digital television broadcasts.

According to mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson, mobile broadband usage is expected to rise from 400 million users to 3.5 billion users worldwide by 2015.