T-Mobile has expressed its favorite in the ongoing WiMAX vs LTE showdown. Neville Ray, T-Mobile USA’s chief network office, recently revealed in an interview that the company prefers long-term evolution, or LTE 4G, over Clearwire Corp.’s WiMax 4G.

Ray stated that, “We’ll look towards LTE at the right point in time for us. That ecosystem is going to be much richer than the competing one from WiMax, which is really a niche play.”

However, T-Mobile is still focused on its high-speed packet access, or HSPA+, 3G network in the U.S. The carrier has recently launched the first HSPA + smartphone and is steadily marketing its high-speed 3G network as capable of delivering "4G speeds."

Ray declined to say when T-Mobile may begin offering 4G in the U.S but he also stated that he wouldn’t rule out an agreement with Clearwire to use WiMax.

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