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Verizon will update its 4G LTE specs
US MOBILE OPERATOR Verizon Wireless has said it plans to update its specifications for 4G LTE 700MHz devices.
In a press release the outfit said that the update will help developers into the next phase of bringing their LTE devices to the Verizon Wireless network.
Verizon Wireless, a partnership of Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group, acquired several billion dollars worth of 700MHz spectrum last year in a public FCC auction.
The 4G network will operate on the Upper 700Mhz C-Block spectrum, and Verizon Wireless said the updated specs address network access and SMS requirements as well as data retry test plans. In addition, the updated specifications will include new information about lab and signaling conformance, open development device approval, and introduction process.
The changes to the specifications will be based on experience the company gains in trial LTE networks in Boston and Seattle.
It could be that Verizon's specifications when formally announced in a few weeks will also be widely adopted by other carriers' 4G projects, especially in the US but also perhaps internationally. µ
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WiMax is up and running at various points globally, including India and Russia and has had very positive initial roll-outs in Baltimore and Portland OR in the U.S.; maybe Verizon's tap dancing on when they would have LTE ready to go for their entry in the 4G arena is almost over?