4G FROM GREY TO CRYSTAL CLEAR by Lesley Stones
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ou’d think by the time a global technology reached its fourth iteration, the standards would have become pretty much, well….standard. Not in the telecoms business, however, where life would be very dull indeed if everyone agreed which technologies to use. Half your competitive edge comes from picking the right technology and beating unfortunate rivals that make the wrong decision.
38 AFRICA TELECOMS Issue 10 2010
So it’s no surprise that the next generation of 4G communications is still as nebulous as a radio wave itself
WHAT IS IT?
4G technology is essentially a mobile broadband system with the built-in ability to handle enhanced multimedia services. Interest in 4G is largely fuelled by the rocketing demand for 3G wireless broadband, which is giving people mobile access