[LINK] "IMT-Advanced" 4G mobile standard, 1 Gbit/s
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stephen at melbpc.org.au
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 ITUs 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 todays 3G smart phones.
But its not only about speed; its 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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