It doesn't have the longevitiy it had years ago. Years ago it was all new news, speculative, etc.. which is what a lot of people look for but now they're going to their provider's sites or stores for 4G phones. (4G networks have been out for almost a year now, in technology that's not "new"). With the exception of new phones and plans the information is rather static now. You don't see commercias for "our new and imprtoved 4G network" - you just see new phones.
LTE, pre-4G, etc.. is irrelevant, people see 4G and it's now old news. 5G is the next big thing but if the wireless companies in the USA go with what Intel did with their processors (486i, anyone?) we may not see stress over "5G network", they'll call it something new.