As 4G Internet rollout looms in Denmark, why is Europe behind the US?

As 4G Internet rollout approaches in Denmark, why is Europe behind the US? [Video]

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Martin SFP Bryant is the founder of UK startup newsletter PreSeed Now and technology and media consultancy Big Revolution. He was previously (show all) Martin SFP Bryant is the founder of UK startup newsletter PreSeed Now and technology and media consultancy Big Revolution. He was previously Editor-in-Chief at TNW.

While high-speed LTE Internet services are a reality for consumers in parts of the USA, in Europe many countries are nowhere near approaching launch of this kind of ‘4G’ technology that allows for blisteringly fast connection speeds.

At the Nordic Exceptional Trendshop (NEXT) conference in Aarhus, Denmark, today, I spoke to Kenneth Tange of the country’s largest telecoms operator, TDC about the company’s LTE rollout in selected cities there, and why Europe is seemingly lagging behind the US.