Sprint withdraws from NGMN Alliance (Asia)
Sprint has withdrawn from the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance after the group expressed its support for LTE (Long Term Evolution) for 4G.
The NGMN is a group of global mobile operators that banded together last year to push for a common vision for networks and technologies beyond 3G and was supposed to endorse the co-existence of various technologies without favoring one over another.
Founding members of the NGMN Alliance include China Mobile, NTT DoCoMo, Vodafone, Orange, KPN and T-Mobile, all of whom back LTE. Majority of the 18 operator members come from the WCDMA community, whose 4G path is LTE.
