LTE technology, known as 4G, is the natural and future development of mobile phone networks, and recently the race began between companies to launch phones that support this technology and many blamed Apple for not supporting this technology in the last 4S phone and some expected it to support it this year in the next phone before the end The year, which is the iPhone 5. But what is this technology and is it time to actually move to it? And is Apple at fault for not supporting it in the 4S phone. We discuss these points in this article to learn more about Lte.

LTE technology appeared in Japan by telecom company NTT DoCoMo in 2004, but it remained just an inactive technology on the ground until 2009 when TeliaSonera signed an agreement with the famous Chinese company Huawei to cover the city of Oslo, Norway, with Lte networks. The spread of the technology continued to be relatively slow. Before the end of 2009, Telefónica had conducted several trials of the technology in England, Germany and some other countries. At the end of 2010, Vodafone Germany began spreading the technology, and in September 2011, AT&T announced the launch of the service on the market. As for our Arab nation, in September 2011 Etisalat, Mobily and Zain announced the technology in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Also in the same month, Etisalat in the UAE announced support for Lte technology, with a coverage of 70% ... and there Upcoming LTE Mena 2012 conference At the end of April in Dubai would help expand 4G service in the Middle East and North Africa.

Globally, the number of real operators of this technology reaches almost 50 companies in all countries of the world, and you can see a list of the companies operating it. Via this link. You can also see the following picture ...

Countries in red color where the service is available, in dark blue plan when it will be available, in light blue Experiments have been conducted to introduce the service

 (The states are in color الأحمر Service is available, in color اDark blue Plan when it will be available, in color light blue Experiments were performed to enter the service andIn gray Did not plan, tried, did not set an appointment)

LTE technology is considered ultra-fast as it is 20 times the speed of the current 3G, and to be more accurate, the speed of LTE is 299.6Mbit / s compared to the speed of 14MBit / s in the case of 3G, so it is considered to be very fast, but to reach this speed requires specific hardware adjustments. Also, the size of the processor for 4G is large and the most serious defect so far is that scientists have not been able to solve a more serious problem, which is energy, as it consumes very high energy. And standby mode. That is, you get a bigger and more weighty phone And less in contact time. Here is a comparison between the Samsung S2 phone, the traditional version that we all know and the version dedicated to LTE networks, and we notice the increase in size, weight and the shortage of time, taking into account that I compare the two phones in the case of 3G and 4G and of course if I turned on the phone S2 on the 2G network, the time period would be It is bigger, but we are content with 3G.


As we have seen, the Lte phone is equipped with a 200 mAh battery larger and the talk time is close to half or a little more, and the waiting time is less than a third, meaning that if you buy a 4G-enabled phone, you may need a mobile power cord with you to charge it continuously ... all this Leading us to say that the companies' acceleration to support 4G is not a correct decision, and this matter prompted Winston Yung, financial director of the famous Taiwanese phone company, HTC, to say that the company's decision to enter the field of LTE technology before its completion is a wrong decision for the company and cost it great losses, which is one of the reasons for the decline in profits The company 26% in the last quarter of the fiscal year.

After this quick study on 4G or LTE technology, we conclude the following ...

  1. Apple's delay in entering this field is a 100% correct decision because it is unreasonable to add incomplete technology that consumes batteries and requires an increase in the size of the phone and is not widespread worldwide.
  2. We have to make a mistake and say "I own a 4G phone" because the name of the phone is iPhone 4 and the word 4G is a word for technology ... and this error is very common We see him sometimes From companies Mobily Major contacts;).
  3. There is no need to rush to buy a phone with Lte or 4G technology because it is not supported enough and you will pay more money to get a less efficient phone.
  4. The LTE technology is not in its final form, but it is said that 2012 will become the year of the Lte, so we expect that phones in the future will witness a great improvement in this area, and if this field has witnessed a remarkable development, we expect at the time that Apple will support it in the next iPhone 5 phone.
  5. LTE or 4G technology is not only concerned with mobile phones, but it also includes other devices such as the Internet's USB modem. That is, it is a technology for data, the Internet, and phones. It is one of the devices that use the Internet. Vodafone Germany introduced the modem early and announced in February 2012 that it would provide Lte phones in cooperation with HTC.
After I got acquainted with great information about LTE technology, what do you think of this technology? And do you think that the Internet at these speeds is necessary even for the average user?

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