The Smart Communications has announced that it will launch a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) service on August 25. Once it’s install, the Smart’s LTE will make the second country in Southeast Asia using a commercial LTE service following Singapore’s M1.

Smart Evolution, can deliver download and upload speeds of up to 50 mbps which will be increased up to 100 mbps later.

Interaksyon.com report Smart’s LTE service will use the 2100 MHz band assigned to it by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).

“There will be announcements pretty soon, but we want you to keep in mind two things: first, go to the Smart website in about four days, and three numbers: 8, 25, and 12,” Molina reportedly said.
Smart’s LTE service will be available by mid-2012, the report said, but public use could boost up a little later due to scarcity of LTE-capable devices in the country.

According to the report, Molina did not provide further details about subscription pricing although he did say that the service will be launched first in Metro Manila.

LG Electronics launched a 4G model in Korea to stop worsening handset performance.

LG unveiled a new Android phone with 4G LTE connectivity and its new superbright “NOVA” display, which achieves a low-end HD resolution of 720p (1280×720 pixels). At 4.5 inches, the IPS LCD screen has a 16:9 aspect and more pixels per inch than Apple’s famed Retina Display for the iPhone 4 and 4S. LG’s display gets 329ppi over 4.5 inches, while Apple’s achieves 326ppi over 3.5 inches. Unfortunately, the phone is currently only set for launch in South Korea.

The model, with a 4.5-inch high-definition screen, has an 8-megapixel rear camera and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It is powered by Qualcomm Inc's 1.5 GHz dual core processing chip and Google's gingerbread version of the Android operating system. via digitaltrends

MetroPCS Unveils the LG Esteem, the latest 4GLTE Android Smartphone for Entertainment-Minded Consumers.

The LG Esteem 4G LTE for MetroPCS was leaked last week and today the carrier officially announced the phone. It will be available starting this week both in stores and online for $249 plus tax, after mail-in rebate, through January 1, 2012.

MetroPCS also throws in a Rhapsody Unlimited Music FREE for 90 days through a limited time promotional offer when they activate the $50 4G LTE service plan.

The LG Esteem 4G LTE runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and packs a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 4.3-inch WVGA screen, 8GB of internal memory, five-megapixel main camera with flash and 720p HD video recording, front-facing webcam, Dolby Mobile Surround 7.1, micro-HDMI port plus the usual sensors and radios for 4G LTE connectivity, Bluetooth, WiFi and GPS.

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