FCC approves first LTE phone in the US

The FCC have given their nod of approval for the Samsung SCH-R900, which will also hold the tag as the first LTE handset in the US. It isn’t exactly new as it was unveiled at CTIA Wireless earlier this year, and you can get it from MetroPCS. This is a rather unusual move since it won’t be available from a larger carrier, where the handset’s data capability might just place an unprecedented strain on the MetroPCS network. The Samsung SCH-R900 will be CDMA compatible and boast Wi-Fi support. What you see on the right is the rough shape of the smartphone, although most of the other details have been blanked out. For those who are curious to know what LTE offers, it supposedly offers speeds up to ten times faster than 3G.