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by xixora1 4873 days ago
I'm quite happy that this article clears up the real meaning of 4G.
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Well, that's the ITU's definition. Unfortunately they didn't acquire the trademark for the 4G designation before carriers already had started to use it on their "slightly better 3G" networks, so there is no regulation on the use of the term in the market.

I think it's funny that AT&T called one of their earlier networks "4G" so now when I have an LTE signal, it doesn't say 4G and when I don't, it does...

Ex-Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein used to dismiss AT&T's "4G" network as "faux G."