Rumor mill: U.S. VoLTE delays until end of 2013, 2014

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The outlook for Voice over LTE (VoLTE) in America is pretty dire, with sources saying it might be until late 2013 before Verizon lights up nationwide coverage. and 2014 for Sprint.  One person with insight into LTE said AT&T had an outside chance of beating Verizon.

Turning back the clock to Mobile World Congress [...]

Sprint: iPhone 5 doesn’t support HD voice “at this time.”

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"Sprint does not support HD voice on the iPhone 5 at this time” is the sole comment coming out of Sprint’s PR representative as of the afternoon of September 13. When asked to clarify exactly what that meant, the spokesperson repeated the phrase exactly, word for word. Is the glass half empty, half full, [...]

Overhype on Sprint’s (limited) HD voice rollout by end of 2012

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Sprint announced it would launch HD voice service by the end of 2012 with the rollout of the HTC EVO 4G LTE in May.  Now PhoneScoop says Sprint will be launching HD voice by the end of the year in August and suddenly it’s #Spamtag worthy on Twitter.

Techbuffalo rewrites the PhoneSpoop “story,”  [...]

Sprint hypes HTC EVO 4G LTE sales starting at 8 a.m. ET on Friday, May 18

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Sprint (www.sprint.com) has sent out a flurry of announcements this morning trumpeting the arrival of the HTC EVO 4G LTE phone at its stories around the country, including Northern California, Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, Miami, FL and the Washington D.C. area.  The press releases all include a reference to “future HD Voice capabilities (1).” [...]

Sprint prices “future HD voice capabilities” HTC EVO 4G LTE at $199.99, available May 18

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In conjunction with CTIA this week, Sprint (www.sprint.com) will make the HTC EVO 4G LTE (HE4L) on May 18, with preorders started on May 7.  The phone will cost $199.99 with a new line of service, upgrade and two-year service agreement (before taxes).  It is now framing the phone for its “future HD voice [...]

Sprint HD voice service coming from EVRC-NW–not LTE

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Press reports out of the Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE event say the company will first deliver HD voice over its enhanced/advanced 3G network over CDMA 1X Advanced technology using Qualcomm’s EVRC-NW’s codec – not via LTE.  Ain’t that a kick in the pants?

Last year, Sprint indicated it would be upgrading its 3G [...]

Sprint boasts HD voice in 2012, HTC 4G LTE as “First HD Voice-capable” smartphone in U.S.

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Sprint is playing up HD voice – both in its network and phone “capabilities” in the roll out of its latest HTC Evo.  The HTC EVO 4G LTE will be available in “the second quarter” for $199.99, with pre-orders starting on May 7.

The HTC EVO 4G LTE has Android 4.0 with HTC [...]

Sprint has two paths to HD voice–1X Advanced and LTE

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Sprint is turning up the volume on its upcoming LTE rollout, dropping hints that the iPhone 5 will be an LTE device.  However, the company also has a CDMA HD voice play as it upgrades its 3G network using Qualcomm chips and the 1X Advanced standard.

The path to HD voice through LTE is [...]

Sprint to add voice to LTE rollout in early 2013

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This week Sprint has been putting out details on its fast-moving LTE rollout at 4G World.  The company expects to deploy Voice over LTE (VoLTE) in early 2013 and add voice call continuity by the end of 2013, to move calls between CDMA, LTE, and WiFi.

According to one report from Good and [...]

Sprint to roll out LTE in 2012– is HD Voice far behind? And how wide?

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Last week Sprint threw WiMAX under the bus, announcing it would be conducting a national rollout of LTE under its Network Vision plan.  Since a number of carriers are wholesaling Sprint capacity, there could be a lot of mobile HD voice in the next three years between Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint, and Sprint MVNOs.

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