Wireless carriers really like using technology-laden acronyms
like 3G, HSPA, EV-DO, 4G and LTE and they expect us all to have
a degree in rocket science. In reality, most people do not know
what any of these acronyms means. This article is aimed at
revealing what LTE stands for. LTE – The Meaning Behind The
Acronym : LTE is short for Long-Term Evolution. This is an
extension of the popular GSM (‘Groupe Special Mobile’ or Global
System for Mobile Communications) technology, which is used all
over the world nowadays. GSM is capable of simultaneous high
speed data with 3G and voice and this is the way you surf the
web while talking on your phone if you choose most of the
carriers all over the world and have a 3G-capable mobile phone.
The easiest way to tell that a mobile phone is a GSM is to look
for its SIM or Subscriber Identity Module card. This is a tiny
chip that has information about your phone number. Moreover, you
can transfer it from one unlocked cell phone to another one
quite easily. Other carriers no