Poland hits internet warp speed

“The ultra fast internet is coming,” leads Gazeta Wyborcza, hailing the coming to Poland as of 2011 of the fourth generation of mobile phone technology (4G). “We are in for a civilisational leap as we surf the net on our mobile phone or laptop at speeds of 150 Mb/s,” enthuses the Warsaw daily, noting that this has so far been implemented in only seven countries around the world. The new system will be up to 20 times faster than the current 3G network. As a result, downloading of HD movies will take not two hours but a mere 5 and a half minutes. “4G is the first real technology for mobile internet, the previous ones were just half-measures,” the experts say.