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4G: True or False?-January 23, 2012 |
The ITU-R specification for IMT-Advanced, the next step in mobile broadband wireless technology was announced this week.
ITU finalized their technical evaluation that included operational aspects and determined that LTE-Advanced and WirelessMAN-Advanced that are the compliant versions of LTE and WiMAX. These protocols are regarded as ‘true’ 4G and according to ITU standards the so-called 4G phones we see in the market today that provide higher speeds are not part of the next generation mobile technology covered under IMT-Advanced.