Sprint’s LTE plans detailed: phones, tablets and modems coming by 2013

In case you were holding out hope that Tuesday’s Apple announcement could be trumped by an exclusive iPhone 5 on Sprint, prepare to be disappointed. The company’s confirmed that no new handsets will be shown off at its Strategy Event today. Instead, the carrier is specializing in the way it intends to bundle all of these separate radios — CDMA, LTE, WiMAX — right into a future device line up. Emphasizing the desire for an enhanced user experience over 4G technology marketing, the operator stressed a commitment to supporting existing WiMAX subs. Dual-mode CDMA LTE products are set to launch in the course of next year, with tablets, smartphones and modems across both the high-end and mid-range to be on offer. Motorola’s Sanjay Jah appeared in a taped segment to verify his company’s involvement inside the production of those 3G/4G products. Needless to say, Sprint plans to support current CDMA and WiMAX products, offering them on the market throughout 2012. As for Direct Connect, three of these Push-to-Talk handsets will hit the carrier inside the last quarter of 2011, with additional devices planned for 2012.

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