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3Gstore_Matt · RV-Dreams Family Member

Verizon 4G LTE Direct Connect Amplifier!

Max Signal · RV-Dreams Family Member

I guess those folks in China have no direct communications directly with Verizon . Verizon's 4G roadmap is for 4g being on 700 , 850 and 1900. 700 mhz was for the initial rollout . The product will be a obsolete in very short order . . This is from Verizon . We are doing testing with Several of their big customers ( Hospital and ambulance services and Law enforcement agencies )Folks wait for one of the true tri- band amplifiers that most manufacturers are trying to get to market as quick as they can . Even Wilson has announced their new sleek model will be Tri-band.

3Gstore_Matt · RV-Dreams Family Member

That's interesting Gord, according to Verizon CEO Dan Mead (2/16/2012) they currently have no need to augment spectrum - Verizon's Mead: We don't need to refarm spectrum for LTE

Also, if they intended to to do this at some point all current hardware would be incompatible in select areas. Verizon's 800/1900Mhz bands are based around 3G, not 4G at this time and phones/wireless modems don't have chips designed to support 800/1900LTE, only 700Mhz. In regards to the Wilson Sleek 4G, yes it'll be tri-band 700Mhz LTE & 800/1900Mhz CDMA/GSM. If Verizon did use AWS frequency down the road and transition LTE to 800/1900 the upcoming 4G Sleek wouldn't be compatible with 800/1900Mhz LTE (If it existed).

I will say that it gets even more complicated with all these providers using different frequency, for instance Sprint moving 4G FD-LTE to 1900Mhz then taking the old 800Mhz iDEN band and re-purposing it for 3G in part of their network vision plan. Then you've got "CLEAR" still at 2.5Ghz and Verizon/AT&T using different blocks in the 700Mhz band. Selecting a compatible amplifier isn't as easy as it used to be and there will be a lot of factors in future amplifier designs.

But for the meantime I don't see anything being designed that wide scale and compatible with all of these different networks. Besides, dedicated frequencies will offer a higher yield than a wide band amplifier anyways.

Max Signal · RV-Dreams Family Member

Well Matt even if you do not want to believe it . I am direct contact with the network folks at Verizon . And they insist new line of amplifiers will have to cover all three of their frequencies to properly to cover their 4G offering in the future . My information is not taken from a press release for public consumption. It is all getting very complicated figuring out what frequencies will have to be covered with the various carriers . That is why it is vital for all amplifier manufacturers to have direct communication with the carriers so the product does meet the specs required for them . Due to that fact we are working on 3 separate amplifiers for the 3 different major carriers. That would seem to be an easier task for domestic manufacturers to do , even with that the carriers still are not crazy over any amplifiers and are going to be very demanding on the specs of these units . The ultimate end game would be to manufacture 1 amplifier that actually covers all frequencies , 700 , 800 , 1700 1900 , 2100 , 2500 but that is not possible at this time as the FCC will not allow it..

Bill and Linda · RV-Dreams Family Member

Max Signal wrote:
The ultimate end game would be to manufacture 1 amplifier that actually covers all frequencies , 700 , 800 , 1700 1900 , 2100 , 2500 but that is not possible at this time as the FCC will not allow it..

Not to mention the need for an all band - broad band quality omni- antenna and a USB Modem that can deal with all these frequencies via one input / output antenna / amp - single cable. Ah, those pesky laws of physics sure due keep getting in the way – don’t they.

We’ll get there – but not quite yet – but soon. Reminds me of what SONY stood for in the broadcast electronics world: “Soon, Only Not Yet.”

None the less, keep those updates coming and thanks very much for them.

Bill

Technomadia · RV-Dreams Family Member

Thanks for the updates. We've been keeping an eye on the 4G progression and roll out. SONY, indeed :)

For now, we stick with old and reliable 3G. Of course, when we hit the road - we were thrilled to get 1XRT in so many places, and 3G was the new kid on the block.

- Cherie