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Our online glossary is here to help you make sense of the terminology used in the cell phone industry. It covers mobile technologies, such as 3G and 4G, and even includes a bit of information on smartphone operating systems and the companies that make the cell phones and other mobile technology devices we all use.
Definition of "LTE"
LTE, short for Long Term Evolution, is considered by many to be the obvious successor to the current generation of UMTS 3G technology, which is based upon WCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA, and HSPA. LTE is not a replacement for UMTS in the way that UMTS was a replacement for GSM, but rather an update to the UMTS technology that will enable it to provide significantly faster data rates for both uploading and downloading. Verizon Wireless in the U.S., which is partly owned by Vodafone, has already said that it will support LTE as its 4G technology of choice, abandoning its current CDMA based network.
Also known as: "Long Term Evolution"
See Also: 3G, WCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA, UMTS, GSM, 4G, CDMA
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