LTE is a pure data network, which describes a hardware protocol, not the data being used to transmit it. Voice isn't explicitly integrated into the protocol like it was in "pre-4G" protocols where data was piggybacking on a protocol designed primarily for voice. It's the reverse.
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PeterF @ May 20th 2009 3:08PM
They didn't standardize a way for VOICE to work? Seriously? What idiots are in charge of this?
dagamer43 @ May 20th 2009 5:24PM
LTE is a pure data network, which describes a hardware protocol, not the data being used to transmit it. Voice isn't explicitly integrated into the protocol like it was in "pre-4G" protocols where data was piggybacking on a protocol designed primarily for voice. It's the reverse.
squiggleslash @ May 20th 2009 10:20PM
Yes, they did. The LTE standard for voice is the IP Multimedia Subsystem. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_Multimedia_Subsystem
I have absolutely no clue why anyone would claim voice over LTE doesn't have a bona-fide ETSI standard.