Everybody who has access to the web now days knows that they are utilising 3G mobile communication. Everything related to the internet that people see here today like Wifi and broadband are all results of 3G technology. Obviously this kind of technology will shortly become obsolete and will have to make way for the next generation which is called 4G. It is expected that people will be able to use 4G in 2013.
News of this technological advancement has been spreading very quickly even when it was in its initial stages. Now, a number of countries have been trying to get their hands on this advancement so that they can meet the increasing demands of their customers. Although many are rushing to acquire this next generation technology, the UK appears to be doing things slowly by attempting to perfect it first so that it is less susceptible to flaws.
When the fourth generation is brought about, consumers will inevitably be expecting faster uploading, downloading, and web browsing. Gone are the times when people will have to wait a very long time for a file to finish downloading or for a picture to be uploaded on Facebook. Also, movie streaming won't be an issue anymore as movies will not have to buffer so much.
Indeed the strength of the connection will also become stronger as well. Normally, if one were to connect to the internet via wireless, one would have to be at most six kilometres away from it. With the new 4G technology, the signal may reach even approximately three miles or more.
Security is another problem that has been resolved by the brand new technological developments of the fourth generation. Normally, when one connects to the internet of another person via Wifi, one is at risk of having their personal details stolen. The new 4G guards these users from possible information theft.
Fourth Generation is made to be so powerful that it can even tolerate bad weather. It is an everyday complaint that the broadband connection is down during storms and such. However, with this advancement, harsh weather will not be a problem.
With all of these benefits and functions, the United Kingdom would undoubtably be excited for the coming of this brand new technology. Now, just so everybody knows, the UK and the US will have different operators for this new piece of telecommunication technology. Some functions that can work in the UK may not work for US operators and vice versa. The US form of 4G is known as Wimax while the UK operator is known as LTE. LTE probably has an advantage over Wimax because of its wider choices for bandwidth limit.
All the UK's main mobile phone operators - O2 (Telefonica), Vodafone, EE and 3 have acquired a share of the 4G Spectrum, with Vodafone paying the highest price for the greatest share of the spectrum. Of the seven applicants, the fifth and final successful bidder was BT, although they will not use it for mobile phones but as a local 4G wi-fi network. The spectrum's bids came to just 2.3billion, considerably less than the Treasury's estimated 3.5billion and less than 20% of the 22.5billion raised by the 3G auction in 2000.
Ofcom said 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".
News of this technological advancement has been spreading very quickly even when it was in its initial stages. Now, a number of countries have been trying to get their hands on this advancement so that they can meet the increasing demands of their customers. Although many are rushing to acquire this next generation technology, the UK appears to be doing things slowly by attempting to perfect it first so that it is less susceptible to flaws.
When the fourth generation is brought about, consumers will inevitably be expecting faster uploading, downloading, and web browsing. Gone are the times when people will have to wait a very long time for a file to finish downloading or for a picture to be uploaded on Facebook. Also, movie streaming won't be an issue anymore as movies will not have to buffer so much.
Indeed the strength of the connection will also become stronger as well. Normally, if one were to connect to the internet via wireless, one would have to be at most six kilometres away from it. With the new 4G technology, the signal may reach even approximately three miles or more.
Security is another problem that has been resolved by the brand new technological developments of the fourth generation. Normally, when one connects to the internet of another person via Wifi, one is at risk of having their personal details stolen. The new 4G guards these users from possible information theft.
Fourth Generation is made to be so powerful that it can even tolerate bad weather. It is an everyday complaint that the broadband connection is down during storms and such. However, with this advancement, harsh weather will not be a problem.
With all of these benefits and functions, the United Kingdom would undoubtably be excited for the coming of this brand new technology. Now, just so everybody knows, the UK and the US will have different operators for this new piece of telecommunication technology. Some functions that can work in the UK may not work for US operators and vice versa. The US form of 4G is known as Wimax while the UK operator is known as LTE. LTE probably has an advantage over Wimax because of its wider choices for bandwidth limit.
All the UK's main mobile phone operators - O2 (Telefonica), Vodafone, EE and 3 have acquired a share of the 4G Spectrum, with Vodafone paying the highest price for the greatest share of the spectrum. Of the seven applicants, the fifth and final successful bidder was BT, although they will not use it for mobile phones but as a local 4G wi-fi network. The spectrum's bids came to just 2.3billion, considerably less than the Treasury's estimated 3.5billion and less than 20% of the 22.5billion raised by the 3G auction in 2000.
Ofcom said 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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