LTE
About LTE
Long Term Evolution, specified in 3GPP Release 8, brought mobile broadband with all IP architecture and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing. First networks opened in Stockholm and Oslo in 2009. LTE carries most mobile data and is marketed as 4G worldwide.
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