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LTE standard on track for March completion.(NEWS ANALYSIS)

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The 3GPP has confirmed that it has completed the majority of specifications for LTE technology, meaning the full Release 8 standard is on track for completion for March.

Adrian Scrase, vice president of international partnership projects for the European Telecommunications Standards Institute told Unstrung the 3GPP still has to work on the evolved packet core, because the specifications currently aren't compete enough.

But Ovum analyst Steven Hartley warns that operators should not get overexcited about the rolling out LTE networks just yet. Hartley believes the transition phase will take eight to ten years for most operators, and it could take almost as long for operators to feel the benefits of LTE.

"Operators [transitioning to LTE] can't charge for additional speed that they can't guarantee. They may want to charge a premium but history suggests that this will only be possible for additional ...

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