It's more about the carriers using there spectrum more efficiently. Phone calls over ip, combination of frequencies to move data. I don't think it's different equipment but it's pointless deploying it till all towers are LTE. The whole move to LTE is mostly about what the carriers need and not what customers want. We want higher speeds but current technology could have given us that if sprint had not held off so long in upgrading backhaul.
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