Verizon Wireless will not sell any smart phones unless they run on its Long Term Evolution fourth generation network, starting in 2012, the company says.
That suggests the next version of the Apple iPhone will run on the new LTE network. The LTE-only stance is part of an effort to get more customers loaded onto the LTE network.
Apparently, only about five percent of Verizon Wireless customers have opted to buy and use smart phones running on the LTE network, so far.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Verizon to Go "LTE-Only" for Smart Phones
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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