Chinese merchant ZTE is viewing off two LTE (Long Term Evolution) modems, which on paper will sustain mobile broadband speeds of up to 100 Mbps, at ITU Telecom World in Geneva.

The AL620 as well as the AL600 will equally sustain download speeds of up 100 Mbps (bits per second) along with upload speeds of up to 50 Mbps when attached to an LTE network, according to their individual spec sheets. Both modems appear in the form of a USB (Universal Serial Bus) dongle.

If there is no LTE coverage, which expected will be a general happening throughout the next couple of years, the AL620 can drop back on usual HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access) at download speeds of up 14.4 Mbps as well as upload speeds of up to 5.7 Mbps or HSPA+ at 42 Mbps with 11 Mbps, correspondingly. It can also surf the Internet by means of EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) as well as GPRS (General Packet Radio Service). The AL600 can access the Internet by means of HSDPA as well as HSPA+, other than it also adds sustain for EV-DO Rev. A (Evolution-Data Optimized).

The AL620's listing of supported LTE frequencies contain mutually 700 MHz -- favored by, such as, U.S. operator Verizon -- as well as 2.6 GHz. The spec sheet for every modem also lists sustain for GPS along with an optional MicroSD slot.

Pricing as well as shipping details for the modems weren't directly presented. LTE is estimated to be the next main standard in mobile broadband technology as well as carriers have begun to transfer their networks to LTE.