lte philippines

It has been some time since Philippine telco's introduced Long Term Evolution (LTE) to the country. Fast-forward to 2017, buying an LTE-enabled phone is now cheaper and easier. LTE provides faster speeds and better connection than previous systems like GSM (2G) and HSPA/HSPA+ (3G). 4G and LTE We often confuse 4G and LTE as the same but we shouldn't. 4G is a generation and LTE is a system. LTE, on the other hand, is a candidate for a 4G system. Although the ITU-R still considered LTE as "4G" since it offered substantial improvements over 3G systems and provided that future iterations of the technology meet the standard. It's newer versions are called LTE-A (Long Term Evolution Advanced) and LTE-A Pro (Long Term Evolution Advanced Pro). Read more in our articles including "Switching to LTE (SIM Card and Device) for faster speeds" and "Philippines at 8.59Mbps on LTE this 2017 - OpenSignal".