I thought others might like to know a definition that works for me. A system is a procedure, process, method, or course of action designed to achieve a specific result. Its component parts and interrelated steps work together for the good of the whole.
Thank you all, for the answers. Still one nagging question, though: NOt stated by T-Mobile on the 4G LTE Overview page is its use of the 1900 MHz frequency. As mentioned in the 4G Overview Additional Info, T-Mobile is switching some 1900 MHz frequency from EDGE to HSPA+.This will allow devices that work on 1900 MHz, such as AT&T devices, to use our 4G network..e: LTE Band # and Frequency. Don't let anyone else tell you otherwise, HSPA+ is an addition to the 3G standard to provide higher data rates than originally scheduled. What T-Mobile's doing is moving 3G/HSPA+ service off its 1700 MHz band and onto 1900MHz, where more phones support it globally.
But Verizon may be designing its phones to only run on Verizon's very specific wireless frequency, locking out all other possible carriers. Verizon and AT&T both run their LTE networks in the 700-MHz band. But Verizon's network is mostly in 746-787MHz, while AT&T's will be primarily in 704-746MHz.Some Verizon and AT&T spectrum overlaps in an area called the lower B block, but not much.ricket's future LTE network will also be in the 1700-MHz band. LightSquared, another LTE entrant, has proposed a network in yet another band, at 1500MHz. Complicating things, Verizon and MetroPCS use CDMA for their 2G/3G system while AT&T uses the incompatible GSM/HSPA technology.