Dr. Paul Jacobs addressing a question about 4G LTE roaming
Dr. Paul Jacobs, the CEO of Qualcomm, was holding a press conference just now and one of the very interesting questions that he addressed was: “when will we be able to roam from one LTE network from one carrier to another?” This is a reasonable question as LTE network are still relatively thin, and international travelers are very much concerned by inter-operability.
It is not very hard to roam with 3G networks and their HSPA+ derivates because they use a fairly limited number of bands. For example, a phone like the GSM Galaxy Nexus can work worldwide, including on most HSPA+ networks such as T-Mobile, AT&T and others in the world. To achieve this, the Nexus handset is compatible with 5 bands (it is a “penta-band” phone), which is relatively rare. Most GSM smartphones are quad-band. (more…)
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