Is LTE an IP network?

LTE uses IP-based network architecture, i.e. it sends and receives data in form of packets, even for voice calls . Hence, the IP is assigned when the user registers on the network. Reference from 3GPP-LTE overview: “The Evolved Packet System (EPS) is purely IP based.

LTE (Long Term Evolution) is a mobile communication standard . In the cellular network, mobile data can be transferred over the air in larger amounts and at higher speeds than was possible under earlier wireless communication standards.

LTE networks are all-IP networks . This means that they deliver all user traffic in IP packets, and provide users with “always-on IP connectivity”.