Recently, Karbonn unveiled the market's largest phablet with a 5.9 inch screen, and the first 10 inch Jelly Bean tablet, is gearing up for a big conversion next year.  Now the Indian handset maker, Karbonn is planning to unveil handsets with LTE and NFC technology as many telecom players are now planning to unveil 4G services next year.
A spokesperson of the company stated,"We are planning to focus on LTE and NFC technologies as we believe these are the next frontiers of technology where the real growth is" .
However, the spokesperson of the company did not explain the kind of devices that will be unveiled or the releasing date but it is expected that the first few devices will be available within the next six months. Recently, NFC and LTE devices are very expensive. NFC is present in a handful of flagship products from Nokia and Samsung. Although, with Karbonn coming into the picture, the cost of these devices will come down drastically.
Near Field Communication is a technology that permits easy sharing between devices nearby and it is slated to be the preferred technology for transforming mobile phones into access control and cashless transaction devices. Till the time the transaction part has not been taking off, person to person sharing is already in use. It is expected by all that Karbonn might include WiFi Direct, which permits wireless streaming of video to nearby devices, as it is very well complemented by NFC and is the new rising standard for WiFi devices. LTE is a 4G wireless technology which offers speed  up to 100 Mbps. Presently, only Airtel has TDD-LTE network in three cities, but by the mid of next year more cities will be covered by operators such as Aircel, RIL, and Tikona and Airtel. For LTE device vendors this will be a big opportunity. The advance entry of Indian brands in the space will also assure that users will get inexpensive alternatives right from the beginning.

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According to popular gadget teardown website – iFixit, “The recently released LG made Google Nexus 4 has a Qualcomm made 4G LTE modem chip inside.” Formally, the Nexus 4 phone supports HSPA+">HSPA+ only.
Device Specifications:
• Quad-core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 APQ8064 Krait mobile processor
• Adreno 320 graphics chip
• 2 GB RAM
• 3D graphics
• Android 4.2 Jelly Bean update
• 8 megapixel camera

While unveiling it, both Google and LG have not announced the LTE chip. While explaining  the absence of LTE in Nexus 4, senior vice president for mobile and digital content at Google, stated, "A lot of the networks that have deployed LTE haven't scaled completely yet. They're hybrid networks which mean the devices need both radios built into them. When we did the Galaxy Nexus with LTE we had to do just that, and it just wasn't a great user experience."
The iFixit Teardown of Nexus 4 disclosed Qualcomm WTR1605L Seven-Band 4G LTE Chip inside. This transformation has been surprising for many consumers as well as tech enthusiasts. At this time there is no way to use this 4G LTE modem and it would need more than a simple hack to enable using this chip.
As per Rubin, “Hybrid networks make use of both radios built on the motherboard to be used. For instance, if you have a 4G LTE Smartphone, the data connection will be active on 4G LTE while the voice calls would be active on 3G networks. That means the Smartphone would be actually using two different radio frequency bands for two specific purposes. Not to forget that it would consume more battery and also not offer decent real world experience”.
Till now Google has not disclosed any information on the presence of the radio or whether it will be made usable in the future.

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Sony Mobile is expected to announce the Xperia Ion Smartphone in India. In Snapdeal .com Smartphone has been listed for Rs 36,000. Univercell.in, an online retail site has listed the Xperia Ion at a price of Rs 30,000. Very soon Sony Xperia Ion Smartphone will be available in India. Sony Mobile included another Smartphone model to its Xperia NXT Smartphone line up. This Smartphone is PlayStation certified and with on-screen control buttons it can run the legacy games. This Smartphone will be sold in India in red and black colors.
Device Specification:
• NXT styling
• 10.6 mm thick
• 4.6 inch touchscreen
• Mobile Bravia engine
• 1280 x 720 pixel native resolution
• Touchscreen is a Reality Display with a scratch-resistant
• Shatter proof sheet on the mineral glass
• Dual core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8260 mobile processor
• 1 GB memory
• Adreno 220 graphics
• PlayStation certified
• 12.1 megapixel camera
• 1080p HD video
• 1.3 megapixel  front camera
• Displaying 720p video.
• 16 GB on-board storage
• Up to 32 GB memory card
• Near Field Communication Technology
• ANT+ support
• Social Network Services integration
• Stereo FM
• Bluetooth
• 1900 mAh battery

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LTE

Long Term Evolution (LTE), 4th generation (4G) mobile broadband standard is a radio platform technology. It is successor to the 3G technologies GSM/UMTS. Instead of using the transmitting signals via microwaves, LTE utilizes a radio platform. This technology provides broadband services wirelessly. To access the network you will need LTE modem which can be in USB format, ExpressCard, PCMCIA, or embedded in a laptop and mobile phones. The users will not have to search for the WiFi hotspot in order to access internet. If you have the LTE modem you can connect to the internet anywhere in the service provider's coverage area.

Key Details of LTE

Downlink peak data rates up to 100 Mbps with 20 MHz bandwidth
Uplink peak data rates up to 50 Mbps with 20 MHz bandwidth
Reduced latency to 10 msec round-trip time between user equipment and base station
 
HSPA

High Speed packet Access (HSPA) is an amalgamation of two technologies, one for the downlink (HSDPA) and the other for the uplink (HSUPA). WCDMA protocols are used to improve the performance of existing 3rd generation mobile telecommunication networks. Existing 3G UMTS infrastructure can be used to build HSPA. HSPA networks are offering peak rates at 14.4 Mbps. higher data speeds as well as shorter service response times and better availability of services are delivered by HSPA.

UMTS

UMTS, the third generation mobile technology for GSM based networks, stands for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System. At times, the technology described in UMTS is also referred to as Freedom of Mobile Multimedia Access (FOMA) or 3GSM. Unlike EDGE, UMTS requires new base stations and new frequency allocations. It is a third generation broadband, packet based transmission of text, video, audio in digital format. it is certified by chief standard bodies and manufacturers as the planned model for mobile users all over the world. UMTS phones and data cards are highly portable, i.e., developed to roam easily on to other UMTS networks.

EDGE

Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution (EDGE), a third-generation (3G) technology is a faster version of GPRS. It enables high-speed packet-data services such as Internet access and streaming multimedia. Same protocols of GPRS and existing cell arrangements are used to build the EDGE standard. EDGE has been developed to deliver data at rates up to 474 kbps, with average throughput of 70 to 130 kbps on both the downlink and the uplink. When the user is using GPRS signals during browsing, it denoted by the letter ‘G’ (next to the signal strength). When the handset is using EDGE signals it is denoted by the letter ‘E’. Wide range of data services are supported which includes streaming audio and video, fast Internet access, Push-to-Talk (PTT) services and large file downloads

GPRS

General packet radio service (GPRS) allows information to be sent and received across a mobile telephone network. It allows 2G, 3G and WCDMA mobile networks to transmit IP packets to external networks such as the Internet. GPRS can transmit both voice and data at higher data transfer rates. The billing of a GPRS connection is calculated on the amount of data actually transferred. In the terms of speed data transfer rate of 172 kbps are possible, although the maximum data rates realistically achievable under most conditions will be in the range 10 - 20 kbps.

Services offered by GPRS
• SMS messaging and broadcasting
• "Always on" internet access
• Multimedia messaging service (MMS)
• Push to talk over cellular (PoC)
• Instant messaging and presence—wireless village
• Internet applications for smart devices through wireless application protocol (WAP)

Huawei is planning to unveil LTE Smartphone’s and tablets in India by December this year. They are planning to Ascend D LTE and Ascend P1 LTE Smartphone and Huawei Mediapad 10 LTE in India.
As stated by sales director Huawei India, "We plan to launch Smartphone’s and Tablets with LTE network support by December. However, the plan will depend on the 4G operators’ plans including the network rollout and willingness to offer smartphones and tablets using that network". He further added, "Huawei already has LTE products with Ascend P1 LTE and Ascend D LTE in Smartphone category and Mediapad 10 LTE in tablet category, these will have a version with support of TD LTE which is the network that is being rolled out in India".
TD LTE network by Airtel is available in Kolkata and Bangalore only. Now it is expected to roll out networks in Pune and Chandigarh shortly followed by Delhi and Mumbai may be by the end of this year.
Aircel is planning to unveil 4G services by December, starting from Chennai. It has 4G spectrum in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Assam, North-East, Jammu & Kashmir.
Huawei is the biggest provider for LTE dongles to Airtel and is likely to be the choice supplier of Aircel, Tikona and RIL as well. Asced D LTE and MediaPad 10 Lte will be based on quad core processor from Huawei itself, Ascend P1 LTE will be cheaper with a dual core processor. Till now pricing details have not been declared for these devices as it will depend on the Operators.
Huawei is planning to launch entire Ascend series in next four to five months, of which two devices were unveiled yesterday and the rest will be launched by Diwali.

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