TIM claims 500 Mbps 4.5G Europe first

The artist formerly known as Telecom Italia has gone live with a 4.5G network that promises download speeds of 500 Mbps.
Punters in Rome, Palermo and Sanremo can now bask in wireless download speeds that most people can only dream about over their fixed broadband. How many over them ever get anywhere near half a Gig, however, remains to be seen, especially since only one phone – the Sony Xperia XZ – currently supports that flavor of 4G.
TIM’s 4.5G uses L-band – i.e. 1500