Search

Newsletter

Get our latest updates. Sign up with your email.

Popular Posts

Verizon Picks 4G LTE Technology

0 views
Verizon Picks 4G LTE Technology

Verizon's second big announcement of the week is that the company plans to develop and deploy its next generation mobile broadband network using Long Term Evolution (LTE), a technology more closely related to GSM, used by rival AT&T, which will also be upgrading to the LTE format.
Verizon Picks 4G LTE Technology' />GSM, as opposed to Verizon's current CDMA, developed by Qualcomm, has five times as many users worldwide through companies like Vodaphone, joint owner of Verizon Wireless. LTE is a fourth generation technology, comparable to WiMax (which Sprint is banking on), and Qualcomm-backed Ultra Mobile Broadband, with theoretical speeds up to 100 Mbps. <br /> <br /> Though don't count on wireless speeds that fast right away, definitely not until well after launch sometime in 2009 or 2010. Verizon will be trialing the platform throughout 2008. <br /> <br /> Verizon says it seeks to open up the kinds of devices used on its network beyond mobile phones. <br /> <br />

Found an error or have a suggestion? Let us know and we'll review it.

Share this article

Comments (0)

Please sign in to leave a comment.

No comments yet. Be the first to comment!

Latest News