LTE Advanced[edit]
See also: 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) below
LTE Advanced (Long Term Evolution Advanced) is a candidate for IMT-Advanced standard,
formally submitted by the 3GPP organization to ITU-T in the fall 2009, and expected to be
released in 2013. The target of 3GPP LTE Advanced is to reach and surpass the ITU
requirements.[9] LTE Advanced is essentially an enhancement to LTE. It is not a new technology,
but rather an improvement on the existing LTE network. This upgrade path makes it more cost
effective for vendors to offer LTE and then upgrade to LTE Advanced which is similar to the
upgrade from WCDMA to HSPA. LTE and LTE Advanced will also make use of additional
spectrums and multiplexing to allow it to achieve higher data speeds