CTS 2009: LTE is still a few years out, says RCI's Mohamed

TORONTO – Perhaps befitting an acronym that doesn’t refer to any actual technology, but more a state of mind, LTE is still a good two years away from deployment, Rogers Communications CEO Nadir Mohamed said Monday morning. In the opening keynote speech to delegates of the Canadian Telecom Summit, Mohamed noted that early LTE adopter Verizon is making noises about delaying its push to the fourth generation assumed wireless standard, which simply means: “long-term-evolution”. “We need faster speeds over HSPA,” (high speed packet access) added the CEO, noting there is still plenty of work to do with the existing wireless...