MetroPCS is the latest CDMA operator to announce plans to migrate to OFDM-based LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology as its next-generation strategy. The flat-rate operator is following CDMA operators Verizon Wireless and Alltel.
During the company's conference call, MetroPCS Chairman, President and CEO Roger Linquist said a rollout will be "in the not-so-distant future" as LTE will help expand capacity and improve data speeds. Capacity is what an operator like MetroPCS is most concerned with as it offers flat-rate services.
For more:
- read RCR Wireless News [1]
Related stories:
Alltel joins AT&T, Verizon Wireless with LTE roadmap. Alltel LTE story [2]
Verizon committed to LTE. Verizon LTE story [3]
Links:
[1] http://www.rcrnews.com/article/20080811/WIRELESS/683320751/1099/MetroPCS-picks-LTE-for-4G--Leap-remains-mum
[2] http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/alltel-joins-t-verizon-wireless-lte-roadmap/2008-05-16
[3] http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizon-committed-lte/2007-09-21