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Looking Forward to Voice, LTE Faces Technological Quandary
Posted on 02. Aug, 2009 by LteWorld
in News, LTE
August 2, 2009 | WirelessWeek - LTE is noted for its speed, simplicity and elegance. It can support stunning data rates and has the potential to revolutionize telecommunications with a host of innovative, high-bandwidth applications.
But for all of the promise inherent in its blazing speeds, LTE still has to figure out how to handle the industry’s cash cow: voice. In its current form, LTE cannot support SMS and voice services based on circuit-switch technology.
