Deutsche Telekom has announced plans to roll out HSPA+ Dual Carrier services in 2011. The new technology doubles peak downlink rates to 42.2 Mbps. The company is to introduce new web'n'walk sticks for laptops and notebooks, as well as new data packages. The web'n'walk stick Fusion III, supporting downlink rates of up to 21.6 Mbps, is available from this month with a new web'n'walk Connect XL price plan at EUR54.95 per month. The web'n'walk stick Business II, which enables downlink speeds of up to 42 Mbps, launches in June with a price plan of EUR75.95 per month.

Telekom's efforts at expanding and optimising its mobile communications network are in full swing. In addition to filling gaps in DSL coverage, the company is gradually increasing the maximum transmission rate available in the existing HSPA network. This means that since the beginning of 2010 customers have been able to surf the web with download speeds of up to 21.6 Mbit/s and upload data with speeds of up to 5.76 Mbit/s in the majority of the network. And the next acceleration step is already planned. Over the course of 2011 Telekom intends to nearly double the download speed to almost 42.2 Mbit/s. In order for customers to optimally benefit from the new service scope, the company will be introducing web'n'walk sticks for laptops and notebooks as well as new data rates in the coming weeks.

Top bandwidths of more than 20 and more than 40 Mbit/s respectively enable connected life and work while on the road in an entirely new dimension: based on this, managers and employees can download large files in seconds on each individual laptop, work with complex applications on the corporate network without any delays and participate in video conferences of high audiovisual quality. Surfing enthusiasts will also enjoy more speed for more fun during their leisure time - during mobile Internet browsing or streaming videos at up to VDSL speeds. As of March 2011 Telekom will offer web'n'walk stick Fusion III, which features bandwidths of up to 21.6 Mbit/s for downlink and 5.76 Mbit/s for uplink. In June 2011 web'n'walk stick Business II will be added to the portfolio, enabling speeds of up to 42 Mbit/s for downlink and 5.76 Mbit/s for uplink. Both sticks can also be used in the T-Mobile USA network, support Windows, Mac OS and Linux operating systems and have a microSD port with a capacity of up to 32 GB. An external antenna can be connected to both web'n'walk sticks.

Telekom is also supplementing its current data rate offer for the use of top bandwidths with the new sticks - web'n'walk Connect S, M and L Basic and Premium - with the web'n'walk Connect XL and XXL rates. Both data flat rates are aimed at real "power users" with mobile IT workstations: web'n'walk Connect XL offers bandwidths of up to 21.6 Mbit/s, with broadband decrease only occurring after 10 GB have been used. The XXL version is designed for mobile bandwidths of up to 42.2 Mbit/s, with transmission speeds slowing down after 20 GB have been used. Both rates allow uploads at up to 5.76 Mbit/s; HotSpot Flat is included with both. web'n'walk Connect XL costs EUR 46.18 net per month with a discounted surf stick; web'n'walk Connect XL costs EUR 62.98 net per month, with the stick included. Both rates are also available in economy versions for EUR 41.97 and EUR 58.78 net per month respectively, without the stick. Consumers will pay EUR 74.95 for web'n'walk Connect XXL and EUR 54.95 for web'n'walk Connect XL with discounted surf stick. The rates are EUR 5.00 less for the economy versions. The new data rates will be available from April 2011.
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Deutsche Telekom is one of the world's leading integrated telecommunications companies with around 129 million mobile customers, approximately 36 million fixed-network lines and more than 16 million broadband lines (as of December 31, 2010). The Group provides products and services for the fixed network, mobile communications, the Internet and IPTV for consumers, and ICT solutions for business customers and corporate customers. Deutsche Telekom is present in over 50 countries and has around 247,000 employees worldwide. The Group generated revenues of EUR 62.4 billion in the 2010 financial year - more than half of it outside Germany (as of December 31, 2010).