| Gone are the days when mobile phones are so | | | | a whole new level. And surprisingly, a new addition to |
| chunky and heavy to carry, with just a maximum of | | | | the family is coming out - the fourth generation or |
| four-liner screen display, which are not even colored; | | | | 4G. |
| and just offered call service, not text. Well, those | | | | What's 4G? |
| days are gone! Because in this generation, mobile | | | | Also termed as fourth generation or beyond 3G, 4G |
| phones get better and better. The evolution of | | | | is a new standard of broadband mobile |
| mobile phones transpired so rapidly, which makes it | | | | communications that is expected to overthrow its |
| so difficult to think that before, one would still have | | | | already superb 3G predecessor. Although mobile |
| to bare with the relatively large and heavy physique | | | | standards authorities have not yet settled upon what |
| of a cellular phone as compared to today's almost as | | | | 4G would be, it is anticipated to provide users with |
| little as a compact-powder sized phones. Indeed, with | | | | cable-modem transmission speeds that can support |
| the upgrade of these phones, comes also the | | | | high-quality streaming video. In other words, it's super |
| creation of more intricate applications and services | | | | fast mobile Internet. |
| such as wireless mobile Internet access, gaming, | | | | Although 4G technology is still in its conception, |
| video streaming, and so much more. | | | | companies that are pursuing its launch deem to make |
| Speaking of wireless mobile Internet, this is where | | | | 4G the new revolution in wireless mobile |
| the so-called wireless telephone family came from, | | | | communication standards promising a higher data rate |
| and they all refer to mobile standards. Heard about | | | | and broader bandwidth capability. The groups working |
| 3G? Well "G" actually stands for "generation", and yes | | | | on this project are targeting a high data rate of 100 |
| - 3G owes its existence from its grandfather, 1G and | | | | Mbps, a flawless connectivity that allows users to do |
| its parents, 2G. A mobile standard, or generation is | | | | global roaming in multiple networks, and of course, a |
| named according to the services that it offers as | | | | super fast mobile internet that will support high-quality |
| complying to the specifications set for by the | | | | multimedia. |
| International Telecommunication Union. Wireless | | | | If these wireless mobile standards would keep on |
| mobile standards have a long history, but with the | | | | leveling up, don't be surprised if the fifth generation |
| introduction of 3G, it has revolutionized services into | | | | would also be coming shortly. |