It would be heedless to say that we haven’t come a long way as far as mobile technology is concerned. The first cell phones could barely keep a call connected let alone send a text message and now we are streaming content across the wireless spectrum while cruising the web and talking to friends. A long way indeed. Where does it go from here and will the wireless spectrum stand up to the test? We will soon find
out.
2G Rises to the
Challenge
When smart phones were first introduced, there was no
texting as well as undoubtedly horrible connections. Then came 2G or 2nd
Generation networks as well as by having them came the capability to transfer
and get information, although the velocities were actually sluggish - 9.6 kb|s
- slower than the old, screechy, modems that we used to utilize in the early
days of the Internet. Slowly technological innovation strengthened and
information rates were raised, by having the latter types of 2G getting to
speeds of about 56kb|s and we thought that was fast!
3G is Introduced
3G or the 3rd Generation of mobile technology innovations
took us by storm with speeds of about 4 times quicker than the old 2G
standards. With initial speeds of around 200kb|s and steady transformation of
the technological innovations saw maximum speeds of up to 7.2 Mb|s and we
were awed by the things that could be accomplished. The latter speeds were just
numbers because the highest rates were not achievable unless you were in the
right spot at the right time. Still quite an improvement.
Currently 4th Generation technologies are being presented
around the world and devices are being made available that may enjoy this
brand-new mobile advancement in speeds and reliability.
However exactly what
is 4G?
4G or the 4th Generation Mobile standards is a series of
measures that defines the demands of a 4G network and also the standards that
must be met. The existing common standard specifies a 4G network as one that
offers 100Mb|s for individuals on the move as well as which supplies 1Gb|s to
an immobile location or one shifting at a slow-moving speed, or standing still
in that perfect spot for instance. There are many variable involved that
profusely degenerates the speed that you will actually be capable of utilizing.
Yes there are 4G devices available that can take advantage
of the high speed networks being built but that network has a long way to go
before most of us realize the true potential. The term 4G is being thrown
around a lot but true 4G is not widely recognized. 4G is faster than 3G but
it has to meet the specifications of the standards to be called true 4G.
When we start hearing the buzzword 5G, LTE-Advanced or WiMAX Release X, then we
will probably be using more of a True Fourth Generation mobile
technology. Oh, those marketing people are good at spinning stuff though
aren’t they?
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