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LTE has handover capabilities with CDMA, EvDO, GSM, and UMTS. The handovers are simpler for GSM and UMTS though since LTE is also a 3GPP standard.
by makosdv 12y ago
LTE has handover capabilities with CDMA, EvDO, GSM, and UMTS. The handovers are simpler for GSM and UMTS though since LTE is also a 3GPP standard.
- apendleton 12y agoCan a single LTE node/tower/whatever handle handover for both CDMA and GSM? In other words, could a hypothetically-merged company provide the LTE part of the service to both TMobile and Sprint customers using the same equipment?
- greg5green 12y agoT-Mobile already does something similar in the US with their MetroPCS network. They've started to open the old MetroPCS network up to T-Mobile users and vice versa by broadcasting multiple MNC (mobile network codes) from the same antennas. If a phone call comes through, it'll hand off to T-Mobile's GSM network or the old MetroPCS CDMA network. I think Orange and T-Mobile do something similar in the UK with their shared EE network and Verizon with their LTE in Rural America partners in the Great Plains/Maine/etc.