Today, there is a significant deployment of 3G/3.5G networks, supporting a whole range of bandwidth-intensive applications such as audio and video streaming. Consumers are looking to replicate their Internet experiences from wired broadband services even while they are on the move. The phenomenal success of smartphones, netbooks and tablet PCs has resulted in a sudden surge in data bandwidth usage on the wireless operator’s access networks. Wireless operators are strategically exploring the next-generation, or 4G, wireless technology to help alleviate this data tsunami in the long term.
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The Rise of 4G
Posted by: R Venkateswaran August 26, 2010 05:00 AMToday, there is a significant deployment of 3G/3.5G networks, supporting a whole range of bandwidth-intensive applications such as audio and video streaming. Consumers are looking to replicate their Internet experiences from wired broadband services even while they are on the move. The phenomenal success of smartphones, netbooks and tablet PCs has resulted in a sudden surge in data bandwidth usage on the wireless operator’s access networks. Wireless operators are strategically exploring the next-generation, or 4G, wireless technology to help alleviate this data tsunami in the long term.