Do you have any sources on that? I *highly* doubt that Verizon's transition to LTE would involve GSM of any form.. or UMTS for that matter. LTE is a totally new air interface requiring different hardware than GSM or UMTS so it would be pointless to have to install two entire new networks. But at the same time, I don't know how they are going to transition this. They are using new spectrum (700mhz) though, so they can build out the new LTE network along side their existing CDMA network. Perhaps they will be selling dual-mode CDMA/LTE phones for a while..
No way VW implements GSM then LTE...why pay double the money (in the billions, in this ecomomy) in a short span (5 years)?
EVDO Rev B is on the horizon and hopefully no more than a software upgrade. Like winterspan said, Verizon has the 700Mhz network to use with LTE.
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Do you have any sources on that? I *highly* doubt that Verizon's transition to LTE would involve GSM of any form.. or UMTS for that matter. LTE is a totally new air interface requiring different hardware than GSM or UMTS so it would be pointless to have to install two entire new networks. But at the same time, I don't know how they are going to transition this. They are using new spectrum (700mhz) though, so they can build out the new LTE network along side their existing CDMA network. Perhaps they will be selling dual-mode CDMA/LTE phones for a while..
No way VW implements GSM then LTE...why pay double the money (in the billions, in this ecomomy) in a short span (5 years)?
EVDO Rev B is on the horizon and hopefully no more than a software upgrade. Like winterspan said, Verizon has the 700Mhz network to use with LTE.