To speak of LTE is to speak of 4G, although being punctilious, only LTE Advanced meets the requirements of fourth generation telephony. 4G implies operating with fixed networks and without cables, so that speeds with peaks of 100 mpbs (megabits per second) can be reached for mobile networks and 1 gbps (gigabits per second) for fixed networks. Compared with improved 3G (HDPA and HDPA +), LTE (Long Term Evolution) users notice many improvements, not only in speed increases, but in decreased latency.
At the moment, seventeen operators already market services based on LTE networks. Many are in Europe (Germany, Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Poland and Sweden), and the rest are in the United States, Hong Kong and Uzbekistan. Around the world, there are 180 operators in 70 countries that are investing in LTE networks. Using these new networks requires new devices; There are 63 LTE devices on the market, of which only six are mobile phones.
The GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association) association, which groups together mobile phone providers from all over the world, has carried out an inventory of LTE devices currently available, including laptops, routers or USB modems, among others. One of the most active manufacturers is Samsung, which has three smartphones with LTE in its catalog.
They are the Samsung Galaxy S 4G LTE, the Samsung Craft SCH-R900, and the Samsung Indulge SCH-R910; the first operates in the 700 GHz band, and the other two in the 1.7 to 2.1 GHz band. For their part, the manufacturers HTC, LG and Motorola market one model each. These are the HTC Thunderbolt, the LG VS910 Revolution, and the Motorola Droid Bionic; all three operate in the 700 GHz band.
They all have a touch screen; the larger 4.3-inch ones go on the HTC, LG and Motorola. Two of the Samsung (SCH-R910 and SCH-R900) also include a sliding qwerty keyboard. Processor speeds reach 1 GHz, and they all have GPS and Wi-Fi n. The predominant operating system is Android 2.2, and the most capable cameras are the HTC and Motorola with 8 megapixels and high definition video recording.
In Spain, these LTE superphones will not yet be able to be used. It is necessary for the Spanish Government to call for bids for the corresponding licenses, as a prior step for the operators to start the deployment of the new LTE networks.
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