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After the read, you can learn about what is LTE, and what does LTE means.

With the development of cell phone mobile Internet, the traditional 2G era has been developing into the 3G era, currently, in foreign countries, there is a more high-end 4G network, and such innovation brings users faster cell phone mobile device access to the Internet speed, and more stable signal, which also produced a new term, LTE. So what is LTE and what does LTE mean?

What is LTE?

In telecommunications, Long-Term Evolution is a standard for wireless broadband communication for mobile devices and data terminals, based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA technologies. It increases the capacity and speed using a different radio interface together with core network improvements.

What does LTE means?

LTE is the network system, we are usually familiar with GSM, CDMA, GPRS, EDGE, and so on, in fact, LTE is the same as them, is a network system only.

For the detailed definition of LTE, about what LTE means and can be understood as LTE (Long Term Evolution, Long Term Evolution) project is the evolution of 3G, but LTE is not a common misunderstanding of 4G technology, but a transition between 3G and 4G technology, is a global standard for 3.9G, which improves and enhances the 3G air access technology. It uses OFDM and MIMO as the only standard for the evolution of its wireless network.

It is capable of providing peak rates of 326Mbit/s downlink and 86Mbit/s uplink at 20MHz spectrum bandwidth. It improves the performance of cell-edge users, increases cell capacity, and reduces system latency.

Strictly speaking, LTE was actually positioned as an enhanced version of 3G at the beginning, but as it developed later, it greatly exceeded the expectations of its designers. Originally, it could only be called 3.9G, but as it continues to improve and upgrade, the subsequent version has become the real 4G.

In terms of version, LTE mainly includes two versions: namely TD-LTE and LTE FDD two systems. The two systems are selectively applied according to the different 2G and 3G networks before. China Mobile, for example, adopts TD-LTE because TE-LTE can be well-compatible with China Mobile’s self-developed 3G network. While Unicom and Telecom may use a combination of two versions, or use one of them.

China Mobile is the first to enable 4G, but because it is in the early stage, the coverage is not enough to be free, and can only be experienced in some cities downtown or county urban areas, users can use 4G terminals to experience on their own. The speed is indeed faster.

With the wide influence of LTE in the world, gradually known and valued by the world, Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin said at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the group will work with China Mobile and Verizon to promote LTE technology, LTE will become a clear direction for the future development of the industry.

LTE means not only do technical personnel need to know, the whole range of communications, I believe that understanding what LTE means to people’s knowledge of the communications industry is very useful to help people analyze the trend of technology derivation and development.

C&T RF Antennas Inc is the LTE antenna manufacturer in Dongguan China, we provide the LTE PCB antenna, 4G PCB Antenna and LTE Flexible PCB antenna design for your best choice. Contact us for more 4G LTE antenna details.

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