World phone LTE compatibility in sight?

[xcharles718]

I was originally planning a big article-size post about band class redundancy and standardization, but hands started cramping

 

This is the HTC Raider 4G for SK Telecom in South Korea.

http://www.htc.com/k...aider-4g/#specs

 

This SK Telecom LTE device uses LTE Band Class 5.

 

Sprint, for their 800MHz, is using Band Class 26. Class 26 is Class 5 extended for ESMR frequencies.

Maybe if SK starts using Band Class 26 in their devices, maybe it can be the beginning of cross-carrier LTE devices?

Edited April 8, 2012 by xcharles718

[pyroscott]

Interesting, that is a very good thing.

[xcharles718]

Maybe I'll actually type that article. About 1/3rd done.

[twospirits]

I look forward to it. Its one of the topics I was hoping to read, since The Photon is the only world Sprint Android phone, but that's WiMax. I'm curious about the possibilities of a LTE world phone on Sprint.

 

TS

[legion125]

Good idea. Maybe someone from the FCC will read it and get the idea that the U.S. needs LTE roaming rules in place. That should get AT&T and Verizon excited.