MetroPCS Hops on LTE Bandwagon

posted Aug 11, 2008, 4:19 PM by Rich Brome

CDMA carrier MetroPCS recently revealed that it has chosen LTE as its 4G technology. Although LTE will offer improved data speeds, in a recent conference call the CEO of MetroPCS stressed the capacity improvements of LTE as the primary benefit for the company. Verizon Wireless and Alltel have also announced plans to migrate to LTE, as have many GSM/WCDMA carriers worldwide. UMB, a rival 4G technology designed to replace CDMA, has yet to attract any major carriers.

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