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Cox, who will launch an ambitious wireless service in March, is the latest operator to dip its toe into Long Term Evolution (LTE), the last step toward the 4th generation (4G) of radio technologies designed to increase the capacity and speed of mobile networks. Verizon Wireless this year plans to launch 25-30 commercial LTE markets, covering 100 million POPs. Additionally, MetroPCS will launch its LTE network this year, while AT&T Mobility will be conducting LTE trials with wider deployments expected in 2011.

4G LTE would open the door for consumers to use their portable devices to participate in live video conferences or access bandwidth-intensive applications similar to the ones they have come to expect from other business-grade IP services. LTE would also deliver bandwidth for a full on-the-go HD web experience whether through tablet PC's or mobile phones.

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Definition of Long Term Evolution (LTE)

By Emilio Castellanos

Up to now carriers have dominated and controlled most every aspect of the device, network, content distribution, payments, and many more consumer facing services in the market; but, times are changing. The symbiosis between devices and consumers might be pushing carriers towards new standards that could open the market to greater innovation.

First went the so called "walled gardens" with the introduction of the iPhone and Blackberry. Consumers, being able to access URL's directly from their phone browser, quickly abandoned the value-less proposition that the carriers forced upon them and flocked in numbers to the growing pool of mobile sites sprouting-up around the spectrum.