AT&T Adds First LTE-Compatible Devices to Arsenal
so im confused by this...anyone have an opinion?
why start to roll out hspa+ in the next 2 months then start to roll out lte 6 months later?
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HSPA+ is an cheap upgrade (carrierwise) for speed for devices (voice and data capable)such as Smartphones that will benefit from data speed increases of 2-3x (realworld)of HSPA 7.2 in practice for demanding applications (video etc.)
LTE is further out, and will initially be data only, and will be mostly metro based intially.
If I wanted speed now, and over the next 24 months, and wanted a bump in speed when LTE is coursing through my being, I can simply do a software upgrade to the unit and its comm manger, and "boooooooom!", its faster yet.
As I would move about the country, I would then be 4G/3G interopable, even internationally, given me the best data speed available through the 3g/4g transition years.
HSPA+ delivers enough ...
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LTE is further out, and will initially be data only, and will be mostly metro based intially.
If I wanted speed now, and over the next 24 months, and wanted a bump in speed when LTE is coursing through my being, I can simply do a software upgrade to the unit and its comm manger, and "boooooooom!", its faster yet.
As I would move about the country, I would then be 4G/3G interopable, even internationally, given me the best data speed available through the 3g/4g transition years.
HSPA+ delivers enough ...
(continues)
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