Verizon May Be Seeking Merger
Verizon May be Seeking Merger
The wireless firm's 4G strategy makes a buyout by partner Vodafone more likely, some analysts say.
Stephen Lawson, IDG News Service
Sunday, December 02, 2007 4:00 PM PST
The decision by Verizon Wireless to start testing Long-Term Evolution (LTE) mobile technology for rollout early in the next decade may lead to an even bigger change down the road.
The emerging high-speed infrastructure, which is along the evolution path from Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), marks a shift by Verizon from the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology it uses today. But it would lead to a consistent system across Verizon's network and that of its part owner, Vodafone Group, which operates GSM-based netw...
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The wireless firm's 4G strategy makes a buyout by partner Vodafone more likely, some analysts say.
Stephen Lawson, IDG News Service
Sunday, December 02, 2007 4:00 PM PST
The decision by Verizon Wireless to start testing Long-Term Evolution (LTE) mobile technology for rollout early in the next decade may lead to an even bigger change down the road.
The emerging high-speed infrastructure, which is along the evolution path from Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), marks a shift by Verizon from the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology it uses today. But it would lead to a consistent system across Verizon's network and that of its part owner, Vodafone Group, which operates GSM-based netw...
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