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Finland is the Mobile Data Capital of the World

posted by martyb on Wednesday January 24 2018, @03:53PM   Printer-friendly
from the teens-there-must-be-very-depressed dept.

canopic jug writes:

The IEEE Spectrum has an article about why Finland is the mobile data capital of the world. Many factors converge. Perhaps the most relvant one is that mobile data plans cover unlimited use and the different operators compete on speed rather than data caps. Also, despite sparse population distribution, very close to 100% of the population has good access to high-speed mobile networks. If plans are followed through, 5G coverage should become commercially available in Finland by 2020.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 24 2018, @04:20PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 24 2018, @04:20PM (#627204)

    You're so sadly neglected, and often ignored. A poor second to Belgium when going abroad.

    However, it is the country where I want to be. Pony trekking or camping, or just watching TV.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 24 2018, @09:43PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 24 2018, @09:43PM (#627404)

    Finns tend to be quiet and frugal people - very boring.

    • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Wednesday January 24 2018, @11:48PM (1 child)

      by FatPhil (863) <{pc-soylent} {at} {asdf.fi}> on Wednesday January 24 2018, @11:48PM (#627459) Homepage
      That may have been true in the early 90s, but changed with the foreign invasion. Stuff like modern trashy MTv.
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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 26 2018, @07:09AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 26 2018, @07:09AM (#628135)

        They're so boring and bored that they have unusual competitions like:
        wife-carrying
        mobile phone throwing
        swamp soccer
        hobby horse show jumping
        air guitar playing

        etc: https://www.tripsavvy.com/weird-events-in-finland-1625919 [tripsavvy.com]