AT&T employee tells us its 4G LTE plans

With AT&T just introducing its 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) data sticks and with rollouts on the way, it’s clear that the company will be making a real push with LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology). A little birdie inside Ma Bell dropped a few tidbits about what AT&T plans to do with its 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) network.

We’re getting LTE training. Don’t know how much has been confirmed previously about network implementation. Nevertheless I know we’re doing VOIP so voice and data over LTE. They’re talking about enabling “quadruple-play: voice, video and data svc in a completely mobile environment”. We will be using 700, 1700, and 2100mhz. They’re talking about data speeds and subscriptions yet no pricing or actual speed “limits”. They’re saying that they’ll be rolling out laptop cards first, at the time smartphones/tablets and at once voice over LTE in that order.

The quadruple-play in a “completely mobile environment” is as well very intriguing however I’m sorry to say we don’t have much more information about what this means. We know that AT&T already offers a traditional quad-play thanks to its U-Verse offerings yet the additional bandwidth of the 4G LTE network offers some incredible mobile-first possibilities.

Marin Perez has torture tested cell phones and smartphones for industry leaders like CNET and InformationWeek. He is fascinated by the wireless industry because he believes we are entering a period of immense technology in the mobile space. A long time BlackBerry user, Marin has fallen for Android nevertheless stays familiar with all the major platforms.