U.S. mobile service providers are in the midst of a major “arms race” aimed at getting new Long Term Evolution fourth generation networks up and running, as customer adoption shows strong growth.
Verizon Wireless, the market leader, says it will complete its national network by mid-2013.
AT&T recently reiterated a timetable that some might call accelerated. T-Mobile USA likewise has stepped up its own efforts to build a nationwide LTE network. And Sprint likewise has purchased significant new assets in the U.S. midwest to support its planned LTE network.
LTE is not a commercial reality many other places in the world, in 2012, though, TeleGeography says.
Monday, November 12, 2012
U.S. LTE Arms Race Heats Up
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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