The next generation iPhone support LTE network only for some operators

Dispatch of sina science and technology Beijing time on September 8, in the middle of the news, informed sources, and apple the upcoming release of the next generation of iPhone will support 4 g LTE networks, but the function only temporary support the United States, Europe and Asia and other regions of the mobile operators, not to cover the world.replacement battery

Support the so-called LTE networks can let apple reduce a competitive disadvantage, and at the same time make operators have opportunity to huge iPhone user group of selling high-speed data services. Including samsung electronics, home more intelligent mobile phone manufacturer has begun in the global scope introduced support for LTE networks of mobile phone products, making them in and apple iPhone competition many a selling point. mini phone

Mobile operators to present more and more users can use LTE networks. LTE network more efficient, because can let users to more easily enjoy like video services, which can promote the data flow revenue growth.

Apple will be on September 12, held in San Francisco product launch, the outside world is expected to the apple will issue a new generation of iPhone. A new generation of iPhone screen will be more big, and analysts had generally expected this phone will support function of LTE. Informed sources, and even if a new generation of iPhone have function of LTE, it is impossible to cover all the country's LTE networks, but it is unclear which operators been ruled out. car speaker

Compared with the third mobile communication standard, 4 g LTE network technology more fragmentized, so that production and the world operators wireless compatible 4 g LTE mobile phone more difficult. According to market research institutions IDC analysts John byan (John Byrne) estimation, the current global there are 36 LTE frequency band, and the most popular 3 g frequency band only 22. Although the development of a supporting multiple frequency band LTE mobile phone in theory is feasible, but design support different frequency band chip efforts will still face huge technical challenge. netbook

LTE computer chip design manufacturers qualcomm senior vice President Bill Davidson (Bill Davidson) said: "the design work is just like with a small piece of cloth seam a quilt, and design support all frequency band chip is not reality."

Apple in March this year with a new iPad, this is also the first support technology of LTE apple equipment, but it is only part of the LTE mobile operators support network, such as in the United States, new iPad only support Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) and AT&T network, in Canada only support Bell Canada, Rogers Communications and Telus network.electronic

IDC data display in the global scope, the only three countries user group of very large LTE, i.e., the United States, South Korea and Japan. IDC said, Verizon wireless currently has in the world the most large scale LTE networks, at the same time, the number of users, and also the most LTE.

By the end of the first quarter of this year, Verizon wireless LTE users to about 9 million, South Korea SK telecom with 2.75 million users LTE ranked second, Japan NTT DoCoMo ranked third, LTE users for 2.23 million.Cases

In the European market, LTE network coverage backward parts of the world. So far, only parts of Scandinavia and Germany and other European some areas to have LTE service. But in many places, LTE networks is still in the initial period of development. For example, in France, only a few big cities has just begun laying LTE networks, even the capital Paris now all have no.Covers

IDC said, support LTE networks Android mobile phone has been in the United States, Japan, Korea, Australia and Germany open sale 11 countries.