subject: Amazing Capabilities Of 4g [print this page] Compared to the way things were decades ago, we live a very convenient world today. We have reliable automobiles, ships, and planes and are no longer required to travel by horse and buggy. We have great doctors located in all major towns and cities and do not have to worry about traveling days to visit the nearest medic. The most convenient thing we have at our fingertips however, is the Internet. Not only do we have the ability to go online and search for facts and information, we have the ability to do it an incredible speed. This new era of 4G continues to broaden the horizons of our world and our capability to stay connected.
According to Wikipedia, 4G refers to the fourth generation of cellular wireless standards. It is a successor to 3G and 2G families of standards. When looking at the history and naming scheme of this, we see the generations usually refer to a change in the fundamental nature of the service, which is non-backwards compatible transmission technology and new frequency bands. Each generation has brought with it a new novelty to the online world.
With this new wave of wireless Internet, we can upload and download information to our cell phone as incredible rates. This makes so many aspects of our life simpler and more convenient. We can snap a quick photo of our kids playing at the beach and attach it to an email. Then we can immediately send the email to grandparents, aunts and uncles, with a quick update on how the family vacation is going so far. When the weather turns rainy and a storm hits later that night, your kids can plays internet games on your cell phone to help pass the hours before bed time. If the lightening and thunder scare your youngest son because he thinks it sounds like monsters, you can download his favorite song in a matter of seconds to help soothe him to sleep.
We now have mobile wimax which provides portable mobile connectivity across cities and countries through a variety of devices. This has introduced a wireless alternative to cable and DSL for "last mile" broadband access. A plethora of distinct gadgets are now utilizing this technology, and we as consumers are reaping the benefits. We are able to have conferences via programs such as Skype on our phones with business across the globe for a much lower cost. File sharing is much faster and reliable. Online banking has become an incredibly popular result of these fast connections. People have a lot more confidence in these processes because this technology has facilitated secure and rapid productivity.
With all of the capabilities these technologies and mobile broadband services provides us, we have the freedom to go wherever we want, do whatever we want to do, and not have to worry about a faulty dial-up connection that takes forever to load. The evolution of the Internet allows us to stay in touch with everyone and accomplish our personal tasks from whatever location we chose. What could be next?
