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LTE Deployment Strategies: Network Overlay vs. Single RAN - by Heavy Reading This Heavy Reading white paper examines the tradeoffs mobile operators are considering in choosing between two primary LTE deployment strategies. The assessment of LTE network deployment strategies is based on an objective analysis of actual scenarios being faced by operators. 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LTE Deployment Strategies: Network Overlay vs. Single RAN - by Heavy Reading