Just what is 4G Mobile Internet?

| Friday, March 1, 2013
By Kenny Allan


4G, or fourth generation is the latest form of mobile telecommunication benchmark, the heir to 3G (third generation). This should provide high-speed mobile broadband access to 4G mobile phones, laptops, tablets and PCs connected to a USB wireless modem and a horde of 4G related mobile devices.

Of the two standards that have been part of 4G - LTE and WiMAX, LTE appears to have taken over as the main contender. 4G have supplied cited download speeds above 100Mbps and upload speeds above 50Mbps. With these speeds in mind, forthcoming LTE 4G mobile phones could achieve up to 5x the performance of 3G with HSPA.

One can visibly see that the future is bright for the next generation of technological gains in communications. A very important thing to know before the official introduction of 4G is that the US and the UK do not use the same operators. The problem with having different operators is that there are characteristics in the UK version that the US version does not have and vice versa. In the UK, the operator for 4G is LTE while in the US, it is Wimax. The primary difference between the two is that LTE has more choices to limit bandwidth than WiMAX.

What is LTE? LTE technology can be deployed easily and can provide fast data rates with low latencies across very long distances. Known as 4G (fourth generation), it is better over 3G systems. For instance, initial results show the 4G network can easily reach data download speeds of up to 16 Mbps, compared to around 1 Mbps for 3G connections. The mean upload speed for the 4G system is about 1.5 Mbps, compared with 0.7 Mbps for the 3G.

LTE networks are much simpler to make use of than its predecessors. Its network architecture is much simpler because it is only a network that is packet switched. The system does not have the capability to control SMS and voice calls inherently. Those kinds of services are usually controlled by networks that are circuit-switched, such as GSM and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access).

The Simplified Architecture Evolution (SAE) of the LTE is basically a simpler kind of the architecture which is presently used by the Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS). The UMTS dictates a comprehensive network system which includes the Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN), as well as the core Mobile Application Part (MAP) network. It also validates users through their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards.

What is WiMAX? WiMAX is an acronym for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access. This technology functions on wireless MAN basics. You require a special IP address to access broadband on this platform. The cost of expansion is cut and broadband can be provided to a greater number of customers. Only a few kinds are required to improve the network rather than investment in equipment.

Mobile WiMAX platform allows you to move with your device and still connect to internet services so long as you are inside the appointed zone. Municipalities, institutions and campuses utilise this system effectively to serve large communities. The areas are known as hot spots. This model does not require use of a cable infrastructure.

WiMAX is an economical alternative and has made it possible to offer internet to remote and sparsely inhabitated communities. Necessary infrastructure is basic and cost-effective to lay down. It is not impacted by human activity like cuts or natural calamities such as floods. Internet is accessible on mobile phones. You only need to stay within the hot spot.




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