As far as I knew, neither Sprint or Verizon were going to bother with EVDO Rev. B in order to instead invest in LTE. As an iPhone user, I'd be thrilled to see EVDO Rev. B because in addition to faster speeds, it allows simultaneous data & voice that we've all envied GSM networks. I'm tired of AT&T (and I'm a former iPhone customer of theirs) and their commercials about "Only our network lets you talk and surf on your iPhone".
Sprint is better off jumping straight to LTE. A Rev. B upgrade is a waste when Sprint can get ahead of a global ecosystem developing on LTE, not to mention that neither Rev. B nor WiMax will ever reach the potential LTE has as far as both being part of a global ecosystem, having solid battery life, and reaching the speed potential to be a true 4G system by the ITU definition of 4G.
Sprint can really be very successful with Network Vision but only if they realize that LTE, Voice Over LTE, and LTE Advanced are the future. It would also go a long way to busting the mentality that seems to exist in our networks that the old, closed-in, proprietary method of doing things is on the way out. Finally having all the US providers on a single global standard is a big step to more open markets and better competition.
From a technological perspective HSPA+ beats Rev. B, now some people might not think that because they personally had a poor experience on AT&T or T-Mobile. When you take a look at the global market, the picture becomes much clearer in favor of HSPA+.
As far as I knew, neither Sprint or Verizon were going to bother with EVDO Rev. B in order to instead invest in LTE. As an iPhone user, I'd be thrilled to see EVDO Rev. B because in addition to faster speeds, it allows simultaneous data & voice that we've all envied GSM networks.
EVDO Rev. B in and of itself does not allow for simultaneous voice and data. That would be SVDO which is capable of working over EVDO Rev. A (see HTC Thunderbolt).
Originally Posted by fraydog
Sprint is better off jumping straight to LTE. A Rev. B upgrade is a waste when Sprint can get ahead of a global ecosystem developing on LTE, not to mention that neither Rev. B nor WiMax will ever reach the potential LTE has as far as both being part of a global ecosystem, having solid battery life, and reaching the speed potential to be a true 4G system by the ITU definition of 4G.
In terms of speed potential, the versions of LTE being deployed currently also fail to meet the ITU's original definition of 4G. Just recently the ITU confirmed LTE-Advanced and WiMAX 2 as IMT-Advanced standards.
In terms of speed potential, the versions of LTE being deployed currently also fail to meet the ITU's original definition of 4G. Just recently the ITU confirmed LTE-Advanced and WiMAX 2 as IMT-Advanced standards.
Originally Posted by DakotaDAllen
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