Project collaborative third generation mobile network (3GPP Long Term Evolution, etc. stands for LTE), the latest standard in network technologies, the mobile phone that is network technology GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA + offers. The present generation networking, mobile communication, generally third-generation (3G) are known.

although LTE is often as fourth-generation mobile network (4G) is known. The first version of LTE is fully need, 4G on the other hand, does not. Standard, Pre-4G, which is a standard before the network 4G (fourth generation) is a step to fourth-generation mobile network (LTE-Advanced) is closer.