T-Mobile Wants Interoperable 700Mhz LTE
good for consumers!!
can you imagine buy any cellphone and it will work on any carrier 4G LTE?
this will also lower the cost for cellphones!
phone manufacturers dont need to waste money R&D for each carrier, one phone fits all!
this will also lower the cost for cellphones!
phone manufacturers dont need to waste money R&D for each carrier, one phone fits all!
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At least on the gsm side it may work that way, seeing TMO is moving its hspa+ from AWS to 1900, which means total compatibility on the 3g side. And using AWS for LTE. If per wants what TMO has proposed, they would be using the 700mhz band and AWS similar to what AT&T and what VZW is planning as well. The issue is, TMO has none or little 700MHZ.
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As LTE becomes dominant decoupling devices from networks is a benefit. Having to buy the exact same device for use on a different network seems a waste. I'd hate to buy a new TV if I switched cable providers.
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The phones would still need to be backwards compatible with the carrier network. So if you take a CDMA/LTE handset to T-Mobile or AT&T they still would not activate it and likely if you walked into one of the CDMA carriers with any handset other than their branded handsets they would refuse to allow it to be activated. If all the carriers were LTE only...maybe...though I still doubt it.
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That does not mean they will continue to use it as a primary network. It could simply be a fall back plan just like Cingular did when they changed from TDMA to GSM. They held onto the TDMA network for years before tearing it down.
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I think the number of consumers who choose 3G or LTE will determine which is primary. LTE isn't reliable so I will be holding on to my 3G devices for the foreseeable future.
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Eh... kind of, but not quite. It's not that simple.
There still won't be one phone you can buy and use on any US network.
Whether a phone supports LTE in other bands (like 1700 and 1900) will still be important.
Also, until LTE coverage comes close to matching 2G/3G coverage, you'll need a phone to support the correct 3G technology and bands.
Finally, not all carriers will be using the same standard for voice on LTE. There's ample opportunity for incompatibility there, too.
This would just simplify the 700 MHz part, for networks that use 700 MHz (AT&T and Verizon.) T-Mobile only cares about it for roaming. Sprint should care for the same reason. Regional carriers (who are using a third, different part of the 700 MHz band) alre...
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There still won't be one phone you can buy and use on any US network.
Whether a phone supports LTE in other bands (like 1700 and 1900) will still be important.
Also, until LTE coverage comes close to matching 2G/3G coverage, you'll need a phone to support the correct 3G technology and bands.
Finally, not all carriers will be using the same standard for voice on LTE. There's ample opportunity for incompatibility there, too.
This would just simplify the 700 MHz part, for networks that use 700 MHz (AT&T and Verizon.) T-Mobile only cares about it for roaming. Sprint should care for the same reason. Regional carriers (who are using a third, different part of the 700 MHz band) alre...
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