It is and it isn't. 4G isn't properly defined anywhere, and those who argue it isn't tend to point at ITU drafts which include minimum bitrates as part of the definition.
In terms of "The generation after 3G", LTE is definitely that. LTE is based upon a high bandwidth low latency TCP/IP network, with high level services like voice and messaging running over the IP stack rather than using separate fixed bandwidth channels like prior systems. WiMAX, LTE, and the stalled UMB standard are all characterized by that architecture.
I think reasonable people can call LTE 4G. It's certainly next generation.
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It is and it isn't. 4G isn't properly defined anywhere, and those who argue it isn't tend to point at ITU drafts which include minimum bitrates as part of the definition.
In terms of "The generation after 3G", LTE is definitely that. LTE is based upon a high bandwidth low latency TCP/IP network, with high level services like voice and messaging running over the IP stack rather than using separate fixed bandwidth channels like prior systems. WiMAX, LTE, and the stalled UMB standard are all characterized by that architecture.
I think reasonable people can call LTE 4G. It's certainly next generation.