| The owners and operators of the 4G wireless | | | | dog world in the wireless business right now. |
| systems want you to think that 4G and wireless | | | | The best thing for the standard right now is that |
| Internet connections are the only way of the | | | | cellular technology will be the same around the |
| future. While they may think that, they have a bit | | | | world. You know how your cell phone didn't work |
| more educating to do for the general populace to | | | | when you went to Europe last summer because |
| buy in to their way of thinking. Sure, they may | | | | the signals bounce off towers differently? 4G |
| think 4G is the standard by which everyone | | | | would eliminate that problem - at least for the |
| should live by, but why? If they don't make their | | | | carriers who agree to the current standard plan - |
| case as to what 4G is and why it is better than | | | | and make cellular technology the same |
| cable or dial, for example, no one will care. If they | | | | everywhere. How cool would it be to be able to |
| don't know what 4G is to begin with, why will | | | | sue your cell phone any place in the world, |
| they care what the standard is for it? | | | | without paying an astronomical fee or roaming |
| Certain 4G WiMax companies are hoping to have | | | | charge - and talk to your friends and family? It |
| 80 million customers by the end of this year! | | | | would be awesome if you were a world traveler. |
| That's a lot of people. How close are they to that | | | | And a heck of a lot cheaper for those who pay |
| goal> It's hard to tell, because the numbers lag | | | | the cell phone bills and surplus charges when a call |
| behind from when the actual sales are. (Kind of | | | | is made or received. |
| funny about that, since the technology is | | | | The last hurdle that the standardization faces is |
| immediate after you click to the Internet, but the | | | | text messaging. The data would need to be |
| sales figures are delayed by weeks..??) | | | | broadcast over the wires the same way in all |
| The different cellular companies and technology | | | | countries, whereas it does not do that yet either. |
| companies who are racing to reach the 4G | | | | Voicemail is also grouped in this hurdle, because |
| market are fighting over what the standard | | | | operators are working to make this a uniform |
| should be. One company may think it should be | | | | procedure as well. (If it's a phone call, wouldn't |
| this, while another company thinks they can | | | | that make sense?) |
| develop it faster and make it higher. F they make | | | | It may me many more months while these |
| it higher, it will be that much longer before the | | | | companies duke out the rules, but in the |
| other companies can reach the standard, making | | | | meantime, enjoy your fast, wireless Internet |
| the rise to the top of the barrel first and | | | | connection and just know that faster is in the |
| potentially getting more customers. It's a dog eat | | | | future and just around the corner. |