Based on the exhaustive discussion we had with the technical group that's in charge of the beta testing for Smart LTE yesterday, here are several of the more important information we got from them. The LTE network will be rolled out separately from their HSPA+ which means we'll still continue to see more HSPA+ base stations in the coming months (the last count is somewhere around 1400+ sites). The current number of LTE sites is still very limited (just over 20+) but will continue to grow towards 2012. The current LTE setup has a coverage of only 1.2km (in radius) which is pretty short but that's how Smart configured it for this test phase. That should give Smart ample time to get feedback from beta testers and fine tune the service before the official launch. Smart did mention a 50GB monthly cap for the test accounts. There's no definite pricing plan yet but Smart tells us this is going to be offered as a postpaid plan. The LTE dongle used here is the Huawei E392 and supports speeds of up to 42Mbps. Read more in our articles including "Things to expect from Smart's 4G LTE service" and "Smart Bro now up to 2Mbps".
Based on the exhaustive discussion we had with the technical group that's in charge of the beta testing for Smart LTE yesterday, here are several of the more important information we got from them. The LTE network will be rolled out separately from their HSPA+ which means we'll still continue to see more HSPA+ base stations in the coming months (the last count is somewhere around 1400+ sites).
The current number of LTE sites is still very limited (just over 20+) but will continue to grow towards 2012. The current LTE setup has a coverage of only 1.2km (in radius) which is pretty short but that's how Smart configured it for this test phase. That should give Smart ample time to get feedback from beta testers and fine tune the service before the official launch.
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