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Howmuchfasteris4Gcomparedto3Gandwhatapplicationsrunbetteron
4G?
3Gand4Garestandardsformobilecommunication.Standardsspecifyhowthe
airwavesmustbeusedfortransmittinginformation(voiceanddata).3G(or
3rdGeneration)waslaunchedinJapanin2001.Asrecentlyasmid2010,the
networksformostwirelesscarriersintheU.S.were3G.3Gnetworkswerea
significantimprovementover2Gnetworks,offeringhigherspeedsfordata
transfer.Theimprovementthat4Goffersover3Gisoftenlesspronounced.
AnalystsusetheanalogyofstandardvsHiDefTVtodescribethedifference
between3Gand4G.
Compare Anything
CDMA
Comparison chart
3G
4G
Upto3.1Mbpswithanaverage
Data speedrangebetween0.5to1.5
Throughput Mbps
Practicallyspeaking,2to12Mbps
(TelstrainAustraliaclaimsupto
40Mbps)butpotentialestimated
atarangeof100to300Mbps.
PeakUpload 5Mbps
Rate
500Mbps
Switching packetswitching
Technique
packetswitching,message
switching
Network WideAreaCellBased
Architecture
IntegrationofwirelessLANand
Widearea.
ServicesAnd CDMA2000,UMTS,EDGEetc
Applications
Wimax2andLTEAdvance
Forwarderror 3GusesTurbocodesforerror
correction correction.
(FEC)
PeakDownload 100Mbps
Rate
FrequencyBand 1.82.5GHz
Concatenatedcodesareusedfor
errorcorrectionsin4G.
1Gbps
28GHz
Contents: 3G vs 4G
1Whatis4G?
24GSpeedvs.3G
2.1SpeedTestResults
3DesignPrincipleandApplications
4Relevance
5RecentNews
6References
What is 4G?
Thedefinitionof4Ghaschangedovertheyears.Currentcommerciallyavailable
technologiesLTE(LongTermEvolution)andWiMaxclaimedthattheyaresufficiently
advancedfrom3Gandthusclaimedtherighttocalltheirtechnology4G.However,in
October2010,theglobalstandardsgroupInternationalTelecommunicationUnion
declaredthatafterlongstudy,ithaddeterminedwhichtechnologiestrulyqualifiedfor
itsIMTAdvancedlabeli.e.4G(fourthgeneration).Thetargetspeedwasatleast100
vs.
GSM
GO
itsIMTAdvancedlabeli.e.4G(fourthgeneration).Thetargetspeedwasatleast100
Mbpstoqualifyforthe4Glabel.Onlytwosystemsmadethelist:LTEAdvanced,an
emergingversionofLTEtechnology,andWirelessMANAdvanced,thenextversionof
WiMax,alsocalledWiMax2.Neitheriscommerciallyavailableyet.
ButinDecember2010,thestandardsbodysofteneditsstance.Inapressrelease,the
ITUstated:
Asthemostadvancedtechnologiescurrentlydefinedforglobalwireless
mobilebroadbandcommunications,IMTAdvancedisconsideredas'4G,'
althoughitisrecognizedthatthisterm,whileundefined,mayalsobeapplied
totheforerunnersofthesetechnologies,LTEandWiMax,andtoother
evolved3Gtechnologiesprovidingasubstantiallevelofimprovementin
performanceandcapabilitieswithrespecttotheinitialthirdgeneration
systemsnowdeployed.
ThisopenedthedoorforLTE,WiMaxandHSPA+tobedesignated4Gbecausethese
technologiescanalldelivermultiplemegabitspersecondupstreamanddownstream,
farmorethanmostexisting3Gnetworks.[1]
Thefollowingvideoexplainssomeoftheconceptsbehind2G,3Gand4Gterminology
forwirelessnetworkgenerations:
HakTip - Debunking Wireless Generations - a Jason Rant
4G Speed vs. 3G
Howmuchfasteris4Gcomparedto3G?Unfortunatelyforconsumers,theanswerto
thisquestionismorenuancedthanonewouldlike.Thespeedofa3Gnetworkdepends
uponhowitisimplemented.IntheUS,by2010SprintandVerizon(bothCDMA
networks)hadreachedthelimitsofhowfasttheycouldmaketheir3Gnetworks.
Upgradingto4Gnetworksallowedthemtoofferdatatransmissionspeedsuptofour
timesfasterthantheir3Gnetworks.However,the3GnetworksofGSMcarriersAT&T
andTMobileweredesignedsuchthattherewasroomtoupgrade3Gspeeds.Asofmid
2010,itisanticipatedthatwhenAT&TandTMobileupgradetheir3Gnetworks,their
speedswillbecomecomparableto4GfromSprintandVerizon.
Relevance
MITengineerKeithWinsteinwroteanilluminatingblogpostabouthowthespeedyou
ultimatelyexperienceonyourmobilephonedependsmuchmoreonotherfactorsthan
3Gor4G.Intheory,newertechnologiesofferperformanceimprovements.However,
3Gand4Grefertothecommunicationprotocolbetweenthemobilehandsetandthe
cellphonetower.Soit'sonlyonepieceofthepuzzle.Thethroughputrateandbrowsing
speedalsodependuponfactorssuchas:
howmanycellphonetowersareinthevicinity
howmanyusersaresharingthesetowers
thebandwidthavailabletotothesecellphonetowerstoconnecttotheInternetor
thecarrier'snetwork.
Marketing3Gor4Giseasierforwirelesscarriersthanpromising(andproviding)a
minimumthroughputratefordatatransfer.
Recent News
Sprint4GNetworkLeasingPartnerMayBeSurprise:MobilitieInvestor's
BusinessDaily(Investor'sBusinessDaily)
PrivatelyheldMobilitie,aNewportBeach,Calif.basednetworkgearmaker,couldbea
frontrunnertograbsomeofSprint's(NYSE:S)businessforthenextstageinits4G
wirelessnetworkupgrade.Sprinthasbeenevaluatingproposalsfromnetwork...
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References
4Gwirelessoutstrippedbyhype(TheAssociatedPress)
Wikipedia:3G
Wikipedia:4G
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4Gissomemoresufficientover3Gforbothcellphoneandwifi
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SakshamSinghB.H.S.janarh
yaareally4gisbetterthan3g.bcozofhigherdatatransferrate.
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JohnTullettErithCollegeofTechnology
Thisislife,lifemovesforwardasdoestechnology.2g,3g,4gthenI
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ThierryMugenziWorksatUniversitasGadjahMada
wellexplained..........
LikeReplyDec9,20141:32pm
butafuocco
Ithinkyourapproachof"gototheicecreamshopandtestspeed"
ismorepracticalbutIneverreallycaredmuchforbandwidth.Even
aspeedtestreallyjustlooksprimarilyatbandwidth.
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ormoviesiswhatmorepeoplewant..THROUGHPUTisthekey.
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butafuocco
OnethingIforgottomentionaboutthejetpackmethod,if
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April22,2014,9:20am
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EmmanuelKwartengGhanaTelecomUniversityCollege
Likethiswebsiteveryinformativeandeducative,I'mastudentand
ithashelpedmealot.Keepdoingthisgreatwork.NotonlydidI
readthis3Gvs.4Gpostabove,butawholelotsofthem.AlsoI
thinkitwascarefullyresearchedintobeforepostedwiththe
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LikeReplyOct23,201412:53am
PrzemyslawSzwajcaSystemSupportProcessAdministratorat
TheNielsenCompany
BandwidthrequiredformHDvideoisaround300Kbit/s,Edge
technologywasenough.3Gwouldbemorethenenoughforevery
useriftheworkoninfrastructurewasnotcancelleddueto
introducingfasterandcheapertoimplement4Gtechnology.
LikeReplySep30,20149:03pm
JeffreyPassanhaWorksatEbrahimK.KanooB.S.C(c)
Veryinformative.....
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real4GIStheexcellent.............
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SabirHussainWaraichIslamiaUniversityofBahawalpurat
TelecommunicationEngineering
soinformative...
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