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The success of standardization predates LTE by a lot if you look beyond the US which had competing technologies until LTE. GSM networks (2G) allowed roaming and
by btbuilder 5y ago
The success of standardization predates LTE by a lot if you look beyond the US which had competing technologies until LTE. GSM networks (2G) allowed roaming and switching between phones by swapping SIMs in all of Europe in the mid nineties, and most of the rest of the world a few years later. Just the US use of a unique 1900Mhz band kept roaming mostly unavailable.
- g_p 5y agoIndeed, I was using LTE as an example of the peak standards benefit, but in Europe this simply hasn't been a factor for decades. 2G and 3G were similarly uneventful and straightforward (for the most part).