Long Term Evolution, the fourth generation mobile network air interface that has become the global choice for 4G, makes a big difference.
In the Kansas City market, which RootMetrics last tested in August 2011, AT&T's average download speed was about 4.1 Mbps. In the latest test, after AT&T launched its LTE network, average speed rose to 16.3 Mbps in the downstream direction.
The average upload speed jumped from 1.5 Mbps to 5.9 Mbps, according to RootMetrics.
Verizon’s average download speed, boosted by its LTE network, grew from from 1.2 Mbps to 17.1 Mbps. The average upload speed increased from 1 Mbps to 10.7 Mbps.
T-Mobile USA which has not launched an LTE network saw average download speed increase from 2 Mbps to 4.3 Mbps, while average upload speed moved from 0.5 Mbps to 1.3 Mbps.
Sprint, which likewise has not yet launched its LTE network saw average downstream speeds decrease to 3.1 Mbps from 4.6 Mbps in August 2011.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
4G LTE Makes a Difference
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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