4G -- Next Wireless Technology Standard

The next major wireless standard on the horizon is 4G with the promise of bringing 100 Mbps and connection speeds up to 50 times faster than 3G networks. Quality of Service (QoS) will be greatly improved in spite of new technical hurdles. In this article the author shows that one of the main benefits is location-based applications. I've heard of applications under development in which one can point a cell phone camera at a store front and through the use of location-based tracking and image processing, the system can tell you more about that store -- specials, operating hours, etc. The location-based market is probably one of the fastest growing markets in the wireless world today. 4G will enable more sophisticated rollouts.

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