Relationship Between Mango and 4G

[cckgz4]

Engadget posted an article about AT&T aquiring new devices that will have Mango AND 4G. You'll get your wish

 

[palandri]

I am really tired of U.S. carriers calling their 3.5G data connection 4G when they aren't using LTE.

 

[Judge_Daniel]

So I just read the below article and the responses over at WMpoweruser. A main focal point of the article is WP's lack of 4G support (or LTE?). I thought Mango enabled WP to support 4G and the AT&T phones are supposed to have 4G, right? I don't understand why this is a big deal, then. Can anyone help me?

HTC US President– iPhone is losing its cool, but Windows Phone 7 needs 4G | WMPoweruser

 

[Judge_Daniel]

Hm...I just changed my time zone and it seems to have messed up my new thread. Anyway, does that mean that Mango will not support LTE, but it will support HSPA+?

 

[smartpatrol]

I see no reason why WP7 wouldn't support LTE. It's just that it will require a separate chip, because the Snapdragon MSM8x55 doesn't have LTE radios built in. AFAIK all current LTE phones have a separate chip for LTE. MSM8255 does have HSPA+ built-in, though, so I expect all T-Mobile/AT&T Mango phones to support it.

I think that article makes a good point, though. The carriers are all making a big deal about their 4G networks. They aren't going to put much effort into promoting/selling 3G phones anymore. WP7 desperately needs some 4G phones, because these are the phones the carriers want to sell.