Why does my iPhone 5 say LTE instead of 4g?

I bought an iPhone 5 and it's connected to T-Mobile. At first it had of course the bars and it said T-Mobile 4g. Now it still has the bars and says T-Mobile but instead of 4g it says LTE on the top left corner. Why is that?

Congratulations! You're now on a faster data connection network. Before, you were on T-Mobile's 4G network, HSPA+, a slower version of 4G data. You're now on the LTE network, which they recently switched on in several areas around the United States. You should be having faster data speeds, at no extra cost to you.

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