AT&T and Verizon To Sell LTE Enabled iPad 3
Looks like LTE (Long Term Evolution) or 4G is going to debut on iPad 3 for sure. According to sources from Wall Street Journal, AT&T and Verizon Wireless will sell an iPad 3 that works with their 4G wireless networks. Verizon and AT&T are the only two carriers in U.S that offer LTE and they are wanting to make the most of the iPad 3 market to reap the dividends of their huge investments.
AT&T and Verizon are the same operators that currently sell the iPad 2 and these iPad2’s are built on different hardware setups due to differences in their networks. No information is yet available if the iPad3 will be like this or if Apple comes up with a single configuration that will work on both networks. Though these carriers have sold many LTE enabled smart phones, battery issues bogged them from wide spread usage. According to our previous post, this is the very reason that Apple wants to test LTE first on an iPad rather than on an iPhone. The two carriers are hoping that existing subscribers will upgrade to more profitable contracts. LTE will also help the carriers handle data traffic in an efficient way without consuming much of their spectrum.
While iPad 3 4G will test the robustness of these carriers, it is a win-win scenario for Apple too. Apple needs the speed of LTE networks to roll out their 1080 pixel video calling. Also when iPad3 is going to double the resolution it needs a larger bandwidth pipe. Faster networks can further drive the development of hosted apps. A LTE enabled iPad 3 might come at a price as Apple always charged $130 more for these iPads compared with a Wi-Fi only model. But if LTE enabled iPad 3 generates rich, varied hosted apps it might make way for a LTE enabled iPhone 5.
The iPad 3 is finally almost here and people are up in arms. The new 4G connectivity combined with the LTE technology will separate it from other Android-based tablets out there, giving iPad once again, the edge. Analysts estimate 55 million iPads will be purchased this year and that 50% of current Kindle Fire users will abandon their current tablets in search of Apple supremacy. The iPad is a leader in the tablet market with it’s innovative design, superior engineered technology and just an overall better feeling device to handle and operate. Apple has competitors, but how close do they really get?
Don’t forget about windows 8 tablet my friend. The whole concept of the IOS change for windows 8 but apple IOS still look the same? BORING!!!!!