This should come as no surprise to anyone who has been following Sprint, but the word from Sprint senior networks VP Bob Azzi on Thursday was that Sprint will no longer invest time and money in any WiMax enabled phones. The nation's third largest carrier has already announced that it will turn its LTE switch on some time in the middle of the year. Earlier on Thursday, we showed you an image of what Sprint's LTE footprint will look like when it is all built out at the end of 2014. The first cities to receive the service will be Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Atlanta.
Sprint has already confirmed that its version of the Samsung GALAXY Nexus will be its first LTE enabled phone. Earlier this week, specs leaked for the HTC EVO One showed that this unit will also feature LTE connectivity. For Sprint, things are moving forward. Azzi said field tests conducted on the LTE build out showed that "the technology works and delivers more benefits than we expected." 15 LTE enabled models are expected to be on Sprint's lineup by the end of the year. Most of them should be Android flavored with the possibility of an LTE enabled Apple iPhone model.
Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.
Recommended Stories
Loading Comments...
COMMENT
All comments need to comply with our
Community Guidelines
Phonearena comments rules
A discussion is a place, where people can voice their opinion, no matter if it
is positive, neutral or negative. However, when posting, one must stay true to the topic, and not just share some
random thoughts, which are not directly related to the matter.
Things that are NOT allowed:
Off-topic talk - you must stick to the subject of discussion
Offensive, hate speech - if you want to say something, say it politely
Spam/Advertisements - these posts are deleted
Multiple accounts - one person can have only one account
Impersonations and offensive nicknames - these accounts get banned
Moderation is done by humans. We try to be as objective as possible and moderate with zero bias. If you think a
post should be moderated - please, report it.
Have a question about the rules or why you have been moderated/limited/banned? Please,
contact us.
FCC OKs Cingular\'s purchase of AT&T Wireless
Things that are NOT allowed: