"Qualcomm's Gobi technology has been used in many of our mobile broadband USB modems and mobile hotspots for some time now, " said Dr. Liu ShuLiang, data product planning director, ZTE.

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Urban customers would all need EtherLoop modems talking to an EtherLoop access device at some central location.

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The technology, called DSL, already exists to allow internet connections up to 100 times faster than existing modems, and BT has been testing it for some time.

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