During the past few years, people have been accustomed to 3G - an abbreviation for 3rd generation mobile telecommunications technology. Over the period of 3G, communication speed improved vastly because of the introduction of the prevalent mobile broadband. Now, the next generation called 4G has been released. It will now be possible for a larger number of people to experience 4G in 2013.
Since most consumers still require faster internet speed, the technology industry has been working on this new generation for quite some time already. Many countries have been adapting this new wireless technology but the UK has taken its time in passing this change. So for those who are curious to what 4G will be like, here is an overview.
When the fourth generation is brought about, consumers will inevitably be anticipation faster uploading, downloading, and web browsing. Gone are the days when people will have to wait a very long time for a file to finish downloading or for an image to be uploaded on Facebook. Also, movie streaming won't be an issue anymore as movies will not have to buffer so much.
Of course one would also expect that the signal of fourth generation internet connections would be much stronger than the previous one. The issue with the old one is that when a person goes away from a Wifi zone, they will automatically be disconnected from the internet. However, with 4G, consumers won't be disconnected even if they step out of a Wifi zone.
Another big worry for internet users is the security of their personal information like email, passwords and such. People normally connect to Wifi outside and do not require a password. What 4G internet can do is it can safeguard the user from having their personal information taken by the one who is controlling the Wifi network.
4G is made to be so powerful that it can even resist harsh weather. It is a common problem that the broadband connection is down during storms and such. However, with this development, bad weather will not be an issue.
With all of these benefits and features, the United Kingdom would definitely be excited for the coming of this brand new technology. Now, just so everyone knows, the UK and the US will have different operators for this new kind of telecommunication technology. Some features that can work in the UK may not work for US operators and vice versa. The US kind of 4G is known as Wimax while the UK operator is called LTE. LTE probably has an advantage over Wimax because of its wider choices for bandwidth limit.
All the UK's leading mobile phone companies - EE, Vodafone, O2 (Telefonica) and 3 have acquired a piece of the 4G Spectrum, with Vodafone paying the highest price for the largest share of the spectrum. Of the seven applicants, the fifth and final winning bidder was BT, although they will not use it for mobile phones but as a local 4G wi-fi network. The spectrum's bids totalled just 2.3billion, considerably lower than the Treasury's estimated 3.5billion and less than a fifth of the 22.5billion raised by the 3G auction in 2000.
Ofcom revealed that it was "planning now to support the release of further spectrum for possible future '5G' mobile services". It said that by 2030, demand for mobile data could be 80 times higher than it is in 2013. Future development of 5G would be needed to meet this demand and avoid a feared "capacity crunch".
Since most consumers still require faster internet speed, the technology industry has been working on this new generation for quite some time already. Many countries have been adapting this new wireless technology but the UK has taken its time in passing this change. So for those who are curious to what 4G will be like, here is an overview.
When the fourth generation is brought about, consumers will inevitably be anticipation faster uploading, downloading, and web browsing. Gone are the days when people will have to wait a very long time for a file to finish downloading or for an image to be uploaded on Facebook. Also, movie streaming won't be an issue anymore as movies will not have to buffer so much.
Of course one would also expect that the signal of fourth generation internet connections would be much stronger than the previous one. The issue with the old one is that when a person goes away from a Wifi zone, they will automatically be disconnected from the internet. However, with 4G, consumers won't be disconnected even if they step out of a Wifi zone.
Another big worry for internet users is the security of their personal information like email, passwords and such. People normally connect to Wifi outside and do not require a password. What 4G internet can do is it can safeguard the user from having their personal information taken by the one who is controlling the Wifi network.
4G is made to be so powerful that it can even resist harsh weather. It is a common problem that the broadband connection is down during storms and such. However, with this development, bad weather will not be an issue.
With all of these benefits and features, the United Kingdom would definitely be excited for the coming of this brand new technology. Now, just so everyone knows, the UK and the US will have different operators for this new kind of telecommunication technology. Some features that can work in the UK may not work for US operators and vice versa. The US kind of 4G is known as Wimax while the UK operator is called LTE. LTE probably has an advantage over Wimax because of its wider choices for bandwidth limit.
All the UK's leading mobile phone companies - EE, Vodafone, O2 (Telefonica) and 3 have acquired a piece of the 4G Spectrum, with Vodafone paying the highest price for the largest share of the spectrum. Of the seven applicants, the fifth and final winning bidder was BT, although they will not use it for mobile phones but as a local 4G wi-fi network. The spectrum's bids totalled just 2.3billion, considerably lower than the Treasury's estimated 3.5billion and less than a fifth of the 22.5billion raised by the 3G auction in 2000.
Ofcom revealed that it was "planning now to support the release of further spectrum for possible future '5G' mobile services". It said that by 2030, demand for mobile data could be 80 times higher than it is in 2013. Future development of 5G would be needed to meet this demand and avoid a feared "capacity crunch".
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