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ITU softens stance on 4G wireless definition

Discussion in 'TechSpot News and Comments' started by Jos, Dec 20, 2010.

  1. Jos TechSpot Staff

    Wireless carriers in the U.S. have had no issue with throwing the "4G" term around to promote their respective networks, even though technically none of them meet official specifications established by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) -- the authority on such things. Well, it now seems that the latter has conceded defeat at the hands of the carriers’ marketing departments and is softening its stance on which technologies can legitimately be called "4G".

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    Jos, Dec 20, 2010
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  2. madboyv1 TechSpot Paladin

    Booo, letting the market stagnate because of reckless marketing by service providers. =(
    madboyv1, Dec 20, 2010
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  3. princeton TechSpot Addict

    "3-12Mbps while the term was originally intended for networks sporting mobile data rates of 100Mbps. "

    That's a big ****ing gap guys.

    The organization is wrong in its concession to the competing 4G claims, because HSPA+ can never accurately be called 4G. It's a very good, very fast 3G network, but it's still a 3G network.
    princeton, Dec 20, 2010
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  4. fpsgamerJR62 Newcomer, in training

    They should post real world figures for every broadband plan that they market alongside the theoretical maximum. We all know that those fancy terms mean nothing if we can't even get a wireless signal.
    fpsgamerJR62, Dec 20, 2010
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  5. Guest

    If you market it, it will be true... wait what?
    Guest, Dec 20, 2010
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  6. Guest

    you are lucky in the u.s. that 3-12mbps is "broadband 4g"...

    here in the philippines, 512kbps is "broadband wimax"...

    -globe wimax user
    Guest, Dec 20, 2010
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  7. princeton TechSpot Addict

    Then your ISP is lying. Broadband is 4mbps downstream.
    princeton, Dec 20, 2010
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  8. lchu12 Newcomer, in training

    Carrier: "Yes, this is the new technology!"
    Customer: "So how fast is it?"
    Carrier: "REALLY FAST!"
    Customer: "I'll take it!"

    How many times have you seen that happen?
    lchu12, Dec 20, 2010
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  9. Guest

    I just lost all respect for ITU... But heck now I can release my 6G technology next summer.
    Guest, Dec 21, 2010
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  10. Guest

    What are all of the cable providers going to do when the real 4g hits? Everyone will use their phones for their wi-fi hotspots, what will be the point of paying for internet.
    Guest, Dec 21, 2010
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  11. princeton TechSpot Addict

    Because 500mb of data will be a $40 addon to your plan. And they'll restrict tethering. Also they'll probably charge around 40 cents a kilobyte for overage. They already charge that for pay per use so why the **** not?

    They can track tethering you know, because it uses certain ports.
    princeton, Dec 21, 2010
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