4G and Beyond
- Robert E. Calem for i3 Magazine February 4th, 2013
- Source: http://mydigimag.rrd.com/display_article.php?id=1272960
Smartphones and tablets have surged in popularity as cellular carriers continue to develop their fastest 4G networks to date, contributing to a mammoth increase in cell networks’ data traffic. And there’s no end in sight. Indeed, the proliferation of even more connected devices is expected to keep straining cell networks’ data capacities over the next 10 years and beyond.
To accommodate this growth, researchers at wireless industry suppliers and leading universities have been working on the next generation of wireless network technologies beyond 4G, including new cellular network architectures and new varieties of communications chips for handset innards. It all could be deployed and begin to benefit consumers by the start of the next decade.
