ITU Formally Ratifies LTE-Advanced As 4G
The International Telecommunication Union used a meeting in Switzerland this week to formally ratify 3GPP Release 10 (otherwise known as LTE-Advanced) – as a 4G technology.
“This day is a milestone to remember for mobile broadband connectivity,” Chris Pearson, president of 4G Americas, a wireless industry trade association, said in a statement. The group expects LTE-Advanced to be the “pre-eminent ITU-sanctioned 4G mobile broadband solution for information, communications and entertainment.”
Nine official commercial LTE launches have occurred in 2010, said the group, with 11 more expected before the end of the year. Additionally, more than 250 companies, including Greenfield, CDMA, WiMax and GSM operators, have expressed interested in deploying LTE networks.
