July 6, 2009| By Lynnette Luna: I find it odd that the first deployments of Long Term Evolution (LTE) are coming this year despite warnings that the current generation of technology cannot support cir
July 6, 2009| By Lynnette Luna: I find it odd that the first deployments of Long Term Evolution (LTE) are coming this year despite warnings that the current generation of technology cannot support circuit-switched-based SMS and voice services.
It may sound odd in itself that I’m talking about circuit-switched services being supported on these all-IP networks. After all, LTE is supposed to be a data-only solution in the interim, supporting data cards and dongles. Third-generation systems are supposed to be used for voice.