With the Federal Communications Commission having given its approval to a forthcoming Samsung R900 handset, the South Korean electronics bigwig Samsung becomes the first company to boast federal regulations on approved 4G LTE handsets.

At present, Sprint is the only one of the leading US carriers to have 4G already in use, though essentially with the Wimax tang; where as its North American rival carrier, Verizon Wireless, intends becoming the pioneer in terms of launching LTE 4G service across the country.

In order to ensure that the R900 handset was in line with the FCC's wireless regulations, the Samsung R900 was practically ripped apart at a secret phone lab in Columbia, Md.

According to mobile tech site Phone Scoop, the spectrum used in the FCC tests is fairly akin to the spectrum used by the carrier prepaid wireless carrier MetroPCS; thereby hinting that the forthcoming Samsung 4G LTE handset is likely heading over to the carrier which has already committed to releasing LTE handsets by the end of
2010.

While it is believed that 4G technology will offer greatly improved data speeds to the users - with the at least 3 Mbps download rates being almost ten-fold faster than speeds on 3G -, it has also been reported that the forthcoming Samsung handset apparently also features Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and 3G EVDO Rev-A connectivity.