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Nextel to test 4G broadband service
Wireless carrier Nextel Communications is about to begin testing a new 4G wireless broadband service later this month, starting with several companies in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C., area...
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Feb 9, 2004
Excited by 3G? Wait for 4G
Third-generation mobile technology has arrived, duly accompanied by a barrage of hype. But the industry is already casting its eyes forward to the next big thing, 4G, which will offer higher bandwidth levels in the style of a completely packet-switched, IP-like network...
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May 6, 2003
Fighting for 4G's future
of the Wireless World Research Forum is working to unite manufacturers, service providers and governments across the globe under a common set of standards for 4G. It is believed that the technology may one day enable wireless phone networks to operate at 10 times the speed of today's...
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Dec 15, 2003
DoCoMo to trial 4G system in Japan
Cell phone service provider NTT DoCoMo has announced plans for a field trial of a fourth-generation (4G) mobile communications system in Japan. According to DoCoMo, the next-generation IP-like service, which isn't expected to...
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May 29, 2003
Verizon, AT&T to operate 4G on new 700 MHz spectrum wins
This article originally appeared on Brighthand.com. Following their big wins in the FCC's 700 MHz spectrum auction, both Verizon and AT&T have announced they will operate 4G service on the spectrum. FCC rulings require both companies continue to operate open networks. The FCC announced in... More... Apr 14, 2008
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Long Term Evolution (LTE)
What is Long Term Evolution?
Long Term Evolution (LTE) is a 4G wireless broadband technology developed by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), an industry trade group. 3GPP engineers named the technology "Long Term Evolution... More... Jul 31, 2008
4G
4G is the short term for fourth-generation wireless, the stage of broadband mobile communications that will supercede the third generation (3G). While neither standards bodies nor...
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Aug 25, 2006
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