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Mar 11
This week, both Verizon and AT&T, began laying the ground work for what is projected to be a “heated” battle for LTE dominance.
ComputerWorld reporter Matt Hamblen, covered the early carrier “skirmishes” in a recent article, “The nation's two largest wireless carriers, Verizon Wireless and AT&T, have started what is already becoming a testy, prolonged battle over who will have the first -- or best -- 4G network using LTE technology. Just yesterday, Verizon reminded users that it expects to be running LTE networks in 25 to 30 cities by the end of 2010. The company also disclosed yesterday that field trials in Boston and Seattle have already produced faster than expected average LTE speeds...
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Mar 4
The excitement has continued to build as LTE moves closer to deployment. But, while many wireless carriers and developers praise its speed and efficiency, there are still a few that are employing the “wait and see” tactic.
IDG News Service reporter Mikael Ricknäs, covered Nokia Siemens’ comments on LTE speeds in a recent article, “Attention has been focused on the higher speeds that will be offered by next generation LTE (Long-Term Evolution) mobile networks, but improved latency will be equally important to users, according to Nokia Siemens. Real-time applications sensitive to delays, including VoIP (Voice over IP) video streaming, video conferencing and gaming will perform better with...
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Feb 26
The wireless industry has continued its praise of LTE, with many industry analysts hailing it as the future for handsets. These almost ‘routine’ positive LTE reviews, along with continuous WiMAX deployments, have made the 4G race seem closer than once predicted.
InformationWeek reporter David Gardner discussed Verizon Wireless’ LTE handset initiative in an article this week, “At last week's World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, Verizon Wireless' chief technology officer Dick Lynch indicated that handsets for its LTE network appear to be ahead of schedule. LTE handsets got a big boost last week when the old Voice over LTE Initiative was approved and renamed VoLTE by global carriers....
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Feb 19
The wireless industry descended on Barcelona this week to partake in one of the year’s biggest technology events – Mobile World Congress. Altair was in attendance, along with many of our partners, showcasing the benefits of LTE to a more than willing audience.
ChannelWeb reporter Chad Berndtson noted in a recent article that LTE ‘lead the charge’ this week at MWC, “Two themes in particular are taking precedence over all others at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona: the advance of Google’s Android operating system, and the dawn of LTE, one of the two prominent 4G wireless interfaces. A number of vendors exhibiting at the conference, which kicked off Monday, have new products or...
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Feb 11
LTE has continued to make its presence known as one of the hot topics of the mobile industry news cycle. This week's wireless news "spotlighted" LTE again by noting AT&T's new suppliers and Novatel's completion of the first 4G phone call on the network.
Computerworld reporter Matt Hamblem noted the news in a recent article, "AT&T today announced equipment suppliers for its coming high-speed wireless LTE network and signaled the start of an aggressive battle against rival Verizon Wireless." Mark also noted, "AT&T named Alcatel-Lucent and LM Ericsson as its LTE suppliers, awarding them multiyear contracts that are estimated by analysts to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. None of the...
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