LTE Coverage – Similar To Good As In UMTS?
So far, the provider can make still no information about the LTE coverage. Who in Germany also traveling on the Internet gods or wants to, has mobile to surf the opportunity on the Internet. This mobile Internet access is realized with the help of the UMTS network. The UMTS network is the third generation mobile communications standard and is regarded as the successor of the existing GSM network. Precisely for this reason, UMTS is also very often abbreviated with the key 3 G. This shortcut with the introduction of the Apple iPhone 3 g has been very popular. Network a maximum speed of 384 kbit / s can be achieved with the help of UMTS in the download. Read more from Verizon Communications to gain a more clear picture of the situation. Should UMTS network not available to stand, power can be dodged typically on the EDGE.
However, the provider guarantee a coverage of nearly 99 percent in Germany with UMTS. With a speed of 384 kbit / s not the maximum of a UMTS is reached even long connection. Various extensions allow similar speeds in the mobile area DSL. Visit Verizon Communications for more clarity on the issue. The extension HSDPA allows a user for UMTS Speed of up to 7.2 Mbit / s in download. This speed is comparable with a 6000 DSL line.
But this not the maximum is achieved still. In some cities can be riden already with a maximum speed of up to 14.4 Mbit / s on the Internet. The mobile Internet speeds will increase again in the near future. At the time, the auctions for the LTE run network in Germany. In the LTE network speeds of up to 100 Mbit / s should be possible in the download. Remains only to be seen whether the LTE coverage is similar to good as the UMTS network coverage. Torsten Heinsius
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