What Is 4G Technology Should You Wait For It Or Not?

4g4thgenerationwirelessmobileservicesAlthough Fourth Generation or 4G technology has been kicking around for a while as the new and improved wireless technology of the future, well, it’s here but it isn’t. Just ask the various major wireless carriers and specifically their marketing departments, as they have been relentlessly promoting and pushing this term ever since 4G became a buzzword. Yes, 4G is a technology but it’s image relates to something that is fast, new and quick.

4G has even actually been used for a while by the major wireless carriers, as Sprint …

4G Wireless – 4th Generation Wireless Services Coming To A Phone Near You

sprint-htc-evo-4gSo what is 4G? 4G or fourth generation is the next generation of wireless cellular standards, that will primarily provide for higher speed transmission and downloads, while supporting higher definition quality streaming video. 4G technology carriers will either offer Long Term Evolution (LTE) or WiMax. 4G isn’t backward-compatible with current 3G, but it will use ‘spectrum’ more efficiently. WiMax and LTE are 4th generation cellular technology that can transmit high quality, high definition video on smartphones and tablets.

When smartphones were first introduced, and then went into wide usage for …