Release 8 - LTE Introduced Release frozen in Dec 2008 It was 3GPP release 8 when LTE was introduced for the very first time. All the releases following only enhanced the technology. Based on release 8 standardization, following were the main achievementsHigh peak data rates : Up to 300 Mbps in downlink and 75 Mbps in uplink when using 4x4 MIMO and 20 MHz bandwidth, High spectral efficiency Flexi..