Arstechnica has a post that Verizon is going to make sure their LTE phones can't be used on other networks.
Besides little spectrum overlap between its network and AT&T's planned LTE network, VZ devices have to fall back to CDMA for 2G and 3G while AT&T LTE devices would presumably have to support UMTS if no LTE network is available.
What is the state of LTE chipsets which are already out and those coming in the next couple of years?
You would think they support multiple bands and all planned LTE spectrum around the world?
Qualcom must surely be planning support for CDMA as well as UMTS in their LTE basebands?
Apple would probably be interested in such a product, so that they don't have to have different designs for VZ from just about every other network in the world.
I thought VZ went with LTE so that they wouldn't have limited device support. But now they have market power and they're going to get support from most manufacturers. They can demand from most manufacturers that phones must only support their LTE and 3G networks, though they do sell some "world" phones to some of its customers.
Besides little spectrum overlap between its network and AT&T's planned LTE network, VZ devices have to fall back to CDMA for 2G and 3G while AT&T LTE devices would presumably have to support UMTS if no LTE network is available.
What is the state of LTE chipsets which are already out and those coming in the next couple of years?
You would think they support multiple bands and all planned LTE spectrum around the world?
Qualcom must surely be planning support for CDMA as well as UMTS in their LTE basebands?
Apple would probably be interested in such a product, so that they don't have to have different designs for VZ from just about every other network in the world.
I thought VZ went with LTE so that they wouldn't have limited device support. But now they have market power and they're going to get support from most manufacturers. They can demand from most manufacturers that phones must only support their LTE and 3G networks, though they do sell some "world" phones to some of its customers.