HTC To Launch LTE Smartphone Early Next Year [CEO Peter Chou Says HTC Won't Launch LTE Enabled Device Until Early Next Year]

Posted on TFTS by Jeff Baker on Friday, 24. September 2010 under: Mobile/Cell Phones

Mobile broadband is becoming more and more of a necessity as time goes on. Originally, cellphones were just good for making calls and eventually sending SMS messages but now things are drastically different. In fact it seems that people are using their handsets more for gaming, browsing the Internet and everything else that isn’t making phone calls. Of course, you can’t really this change considering devices like the 4.3-inch touchscreen touting HTC EVO 4G is a bit different than the first cellphone devised by Martin Cooper back in 1973.

Regardless of what purpose people are utilizing their phones for, mobile broadband is literally a necessity if you choose to acquire a smartphone on pretty much any major wireless carrier in the United States. This is due to the fact that major carriers like Verizon and AT&T require a mobile broadband package when purchasing just about any smartphone in either of their respective line ups, for whatever reason.

Seeing how we’re forced into data plans most of the time, it would be nice if they were at least fast, right? Old EDGE networks didn’t exactly feature blinding speeds but with the introduction of 3G came less headaches and more web browsing. Just about every phone that gets released comes with 3G connectivity but now that these networks are quickly becoming ancient, it’s time to move even further.

Sprint, for instance, has their 4G network already deployed in many areas with the HTC EVO 4G being the first device with built in connectivity. Verizon is looking to launch their own flavor of 4G with their forthcoming LTE network. We’ve heard about this network countless times in the past but we haven’t really heard of many devices that will feature LTE connectivity.

Thankfully, HTC CEO Peter Chou came forth today to let us know that his company will in fact be releasing a device with LTE connectivity sometime early next year. He elaborated by saying HTC was the first company with both a 3G and 4G smartphone so they are definitely interested in future network technologies.

Would you buy an LTE enabled device from HTC?

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