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2008-12-06 , 23:49
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Originally Posted by Andyschism View Post
No he is completely right. WiMAX does not desginate 4G status, WiMAX is merely a wireless transmission medium. On the other hand XOHM is 4G WiMAX.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xohm
There is no "4G WiMAX".

Many companies have taken self-serving definitions and distortions about 4G to suggest they have 4G already in existence today, such as several early trials and launches of WiMAX, which is part of the formal ITU standard for 3G.
There is no formal definition for what 4G is; however, there are certain objectives that are projected for 4G. These objectives include: that 4G will be a fully IP-based integrated system. 4G will be capable of providing between 100 Mbit/s and 1 Gbit/s speeds both indoors and outdoors, with premium quality and high security. [1]
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Still not convinced? Don't think anymore. Read the last bold line. WiMAX won't even reach the minimum requirement of 100 mbit. Therefore, according to ITU it doesn't fullfill to be qualified as 4G. Whatever speeds their network can reach internally doesn't matter for the definition either. What matters is what customers interact with (with eventual bottlenecks).
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2008-12-07 , 19:15
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Originally Posted by allnameswereout View Post
Whatever speeds their network can reach internally doesn't matter for the definition either. What matters is what customers interact with (with eventual bottlenecks).
What are you quoting? Can I see the source?
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Same source as before, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4G
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2008-12-07 , 21:42
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Thank you. So what technologies are out that meet the defined 4G status?
 
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2008-12-07 , 22:09
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Wow, a battle of conflicting Wikipedia pages. What the world has come to ...
 
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2008-12-07 , 22:35
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Wow, a battle of conflicting Wikipedia pages. What the world has come to ...
This is how all wars will be in the future. Armys of editing robots will brace themselfs against legions of revision droids in a battle that even the gods would be envious of.
 
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lets just hope they dont feel like editing out humanity...
 
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2008-12-07 , 23:28
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Dont worry its just a thought.
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2008-12-09 , 22:20
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Perhaps they'll be able to post their battles in the corrrect forum.
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Originally Posted by Andyschism View Post
Thank you. So what technologies are out that meet the defined 4G status?
You're welcome. AFAIK, none. LTE will.

ITU defines these standards. According to them, EDGE is 3G. WiMAX too. Well, if you compare them with each other. Or HSPA+ with EDGE. WiMAX delivers good speeds (better than current HSDPA/HSUPA), and is all-ip.

So while ITU uses strict guidelines for these definitions it doesn't mean everything. Calling WiMAX 4G is wrong though. Some call the 'better'/'newer' 3G standards like HSDPA/HSUPA/HSPA+ 3.5G, and call EDGE 2.5G or 2.75G. Also confusing, but in a way descriptive.
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