4G, short for fourth generation, is the fourth generation of mobile telecommunications technology, succeeding 3G and preceding 5G. A 4G system, in addition to the usual voice and other services of 3G, provides mobile broadband Internet access, for example to laptops with wireless modems, to smartphones, and to other mobile devices. Potential and current applications include amended mobile web access, IP telephony, gaming services, high-definition mobile TV, video conferencing, 3D television, and cloud computing.
T-Mobile’s 4G network may not have the geographical reach of Verizon’s, but T-Mobile has started taking the first steps to get there. In conjunction with its big rollover data announcement on… Read more »
Four years after LTE first launched, Verizon is starting the slow death of its 3G networks. It’s rolling out LTE on its PCS bands, formerly used for EV-DO, in 10 markets. Read more »
Verizon has already launched two distinct LTE networks since it first turned on 4G in 2010, but now it’s started paving the way for the third. Unlike the first two, however,… Read more »
Verizon is tapping startup SpiderCloud’s small cell technology to move its LTE network indoors, announcing plans to begin wiring up office buildings with these tiny base stations. Read more »
Following a successful pilot in a village in the north of England, EE intends to connect around 1,500 rural communities in the next few years. Read more »
This week Qualcomm unveiled its next generation LTE modem, which boasts another big theoretical boost in download speeds. But Qualcomm made special note of a feature that has long been ignored… Read more »
As expected, the British telecommunications regulator Ofcom has decided to free up spectrum in the 700MHz for mobile broadband use. Already used for 4G/LTE in the U.S. and Asia, this spectrum… Read more »
The smartphone explosion is nothing new to even the most casual observer in the U.S., but in 2014 it became a global phenomenon, according to mobile networking company Ericsson. Read more »
One year after it’s IPO, voice-over-LTE networking company Mavenir Systems is looking to expand its expertise into 4G security. This week it announced it is acquiring Stoke, a startup that builds LTE… Read more »