LTE on VZW

ddarvish · Thread Author #1 03-23-2009, 02:43 PM

Does anyone who has more information about the LTE roll out on VZW mind answering some questions.

The biggest question i have is, will LTE be able to be built upon the existing CDMA network, thus still using CDMA for voice communications and using LTE for data? And if that is the case then that wouldn't mean that our phone would need or use any SIM cards?

Or is LTE a complete voice and data solution that is solely based on VoIP and would mean that the CDMA radios would not be required assuming 100% LTE coverage...

any ideas?

roeod4 · #2 03-23-2009, 03:15 PM

LTE is supposed to be a complete package for voice and data. The design is to speed up the network as a whole and not just half of the services. This is one of the reasons that I think we are seeing so many "World Phones" showing up on the VZW network right now.

TwinsX2Dad · #3 03-23-2009, 03:35 PM

Not only increase speed, but bandwidth as well.

Depending on your area, it is likely you'll start hearing LTE rumblings/PR stuff out of VZW later this year and definitely in 2010.

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TwinsX2Dad · #4 03-23-2009, 03:37 PM

That was not supposed to be page ranking - rather is was supposed to be PR for public relations.

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TwinsX2Dad · #5 03-23-2009, 03:38 PM

Okay - this isn't an autotext issue - P.R. issue. Dumb vBulletin formatting.

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nc.breezygirl · #6 03-25-2009, 01:44 AM

Word from VZW manager .. (who knows how accurate!)

it will be tested in select markets in late 3rd Q and 4th with wider coverage in 2010.

BellaLuna · #7 03-25-2009, 09:05 AM

Isn't LTE based on GSM, not CDMA?

pkcable · #8 03-25-2009, 10:09 AM

I believe LTE is more closely related to GSM, than CDMA, but I think it's really something new.

Most of the carriers, are going the LTE route for 4G.

Only 1, Sprint maybe???? Is going for Wifimax

TwinsX2Dad · #9 03-25-2009, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BellaLuna

Isn't LTE based on GSM, not CDMA?

No - it is UMTS based, with an authentication protocol much like CDMA, and it is closer to WiMAX in operation.

It is easier to convert from CDMA to LTE than from GSM to LTE.

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pkcable · #10 03-25-2009, 02:25 PM

I stand corrected!

TwinsX2Dad · #11 03-25-2009, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pkcable

I stand corrected!

Its okay - with all of the hype & hope online about it, there is a bunch of bad info. The GSM crowd has been using the conversion to try to make a case that VZW has raised the white flag to the "superior" technology. Some even claim a link between UMTS & GSM. In reality, LTE devices probably won't have any form of SIM card and LTE is beyond CDMA which is beyond GSM.

If LTE had been much longer in development, there might have been a push for EV-DV, but with only trivial bandwidth improvements, the cost would've been too high to justify just to allow users to talk & surf at the same time.

The really cool thing about LTE is not just the stationary service possibilities, but that it will render the WiFi discussion moot, just as HDTV, DVD & BlueRay made VHS something we no longer discuss.

BUT WAIT, the WiFi crowd will cry, LTE is promising "only" 30-60mbps, while WiFi does 100! Yes, but the Internet connection that WiFi connects to may only be 256k-1.5mbps and no more than 7-10 in most circumstances. Online, coast to coast, at 30mbps is far preferable to WiFi.

And, if you can afford to travel overseas, you can afford a temporary solution for areas LTE is unavailable.

Or, there might be LTE BlackBerrys with WiFi, but you'll rarely want to use that feature.

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lastraid · #12 04-17-2009, 12:17 PM

Verizon Issues First Set of LTE Specs for Hardware Vendors
Today, 6:33 AM by Eric M. Zeman

Today Verizon Wireless announced the availability of the first set of technical specifications for manufacturers wishing to build devices for Verizon's future Long Term Evolution network. The specs provide guidelines for both access and data transport for LTE devices. Verizon said that it will host a web conference on May 13 to discuss the specifications in more detail. The company plans a commercial roll-out of LTE starting in 2010. The LTE network will use Verizon's 700MHz spectrum, and be used to connect a wide range of devices to wireless data services.

Source Phone Scoop

LTE as posted at VZW site

This link will require to register to see the info, bummer