[LINK] "IMT-Advanced" 4G mobile standard, 1 Gbit/s

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Sat Jan 21 02:18:41 AEDT 2012


International Telecommunication Union

http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2012/02.aspx


"IMT-Advanced" standards announced for next-generation mobile technology

Specifications for ITU-R recommendation agreed by Radio Assembly 


Geneva, 18 January 2012 – Specifications for next-generation mobile 
technologies – IMT-Advanced – were agreed today at the Radiocommunication 
Assembly (ITU) currently meeting in Geneva.

Following a detailed evaluation against stringent technical and 
operational criteria, ITU has determined that "LTE-Advanced" 
and "WirelessMAN-Advanced" should be accorded the official designation of 
IMT-Advanced.

IMT-Advanced systems include new capabilities that go beyond IMT-2000, 
widely deployed since 2000 and referred to as 3G mobile technologies. ITU 
has now specified the standards for IMT-Advanced, the next-generation 
global wireless broadband communications that provide access to a wide 
range of packet-based telecommunication services supported by mobile and 
fixed networks.

ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré hailed the announcement as a 
landmark development in mobile technology. 

“IMT-Advanced marks a huge leap forward in state-of-the-art technologies, 
which will make the present day smart phone feel like an old dial up 
Internet connection. Access to the Internet, streaming videos and data 
transfers anytime, anywhere will be better than most desktop connections 
today.”

(For research purposes, the target transmission rates for IMT-Advanced 
was set at 100 Mbit/s when used in a high mobility environment (e.g. 
driving in a car) and 1 Gbit/s in a stationary environment.)

Mr François Rancy, Director of ITU’s Radiocommunication Bureau, 
said, “IMT-Advanced would be like putting a fibre optic broadband 
connection on your mobile phone, making your phone at least 100 times 
faster than today’s 3G smart phones. 

But it’s not only about speed; it’s about efficiency. IMT-Advanced will 
use radio-frequency spectrum much more efficiently making higher data 
transfers possible on lesser bandwidth. This will enable mobile networks 
to face the dramatic increase in data traffic that is expected in the 
coming years”

IMT-Advanced systems support low to high mobility applications and a wide 
range of data rates in accordance with user and service demands in 
multiple user environments. IMT-Advanced also has capabilities for high 
quality multimedia applications within a wide range of services and 
platforms, providing a significant improvement in performance and quality 
of service.

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