Apr 17
Verizon Wireless today put out their first round of specs for their upcoming 4G LTE network, and they want to remind folks: “Initially, Verizon Wireless will be providing packet data service over the Verizon Wireless LTE 3GPP Band 13 network.”
That means the first LTE devices will be more about tapping into LTE’s 8-12 Mbps data speeds than about making phone calls.
The specs describe basic requirements to connect to Verizon’s upcoming network, and they’re pretty much unreadable unless you have a degree in electrical engineering. But a quick perusal of the specs reveals two more interesting tidbits: IPv6 will be required, and support for Verizon’s 3G CDMA network will not.
In fact, the current version of the specs offers no guidance for people trying to manage CDMA-to-LTE handoffs, implying that the first round of devices may be LTE-only. Verizon says that the specs are incomplete and will be frequently revised, though, so CDMA-to-LTE handoff information may appear.
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