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A Comparative Analysis of 3G and 4G Wireless Networks: Technologies, Competition, and User Impact

A comparative study of 3G and 4G technologies, their competitive landscape, and user experience.

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A Comparative Analysis of 3G and 4G Wireless Networks: Technologies, Competition, and User Impact - Page 1 preview image4G Wireless Networkscompare and contrast 3G TO 4G wireless networks in terms of services andapplications, network architecture, data throughput, user perceptions.Must distiguinsh between 4G LTE, 4G WiMax, and 4G WiBROnetworks based onupload and download speeds, user preceptions, backward compatibility, and serviceavailability.Must Identiy why the competition between 4G LTE carriers has been so fierce andsatisfactorily described the benefits of this competion to the subscribers.4G Wireless NetworksIntroductionIn the timeline of mobile phone technology, 3G technology will always be tied to theintroduction of the smart-phone; but as our mobile phones evolve so does our technology. Oursociety is a demanding one and for the technologically savvy those demands are in the form ofmobility, connectivity and faster mobile technology.Compare andContrast 3GWirelessNetworks to 4GNetworksWe can compare and contrast 3G wireless networks and 4G networks in four areas: serviceand application, network architecture,data throughput and user perceptions.Some examples ofservices offered by 3G wireless networksare CDMA2000, UMTS, and EDGE along with a listof others while 4G networks offer Wimax2 and LTE-Advance. The applications are where a lotof users get hooked on technology. 3G opened a whole new realm of possibilities withapplications allowing users to stream video and audio, video calling, video conferencing and ahuge array of multimedia applications in the mobile environment.4G applications include
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A Comparative Analysis of 3G and 4G Wireless Networks: Technologies, Competition, and User Impact - Page 3 preview imageAssignment 2: 4G Wireless Networks2gaming services, amended mobile web access, high definition mobile television, videoconferencing, IP telephony and even 3D television.One of thedifferences between these two standards of networks lies in the networkarchitecture;the 3Gmobile network is aWideAreaCellBased network with a circuit-switchedsubsystem. It relies on large satelliteconnections that connect to telecommunication towers.Forexample, users make a call or open the internet; a radio signal is transmitted to a 3G towerantenna or cell site. That data travels from the cell site to a central switching office by a wire-linefiber-optic network. Then the central switching office connects the call or data request with therest of the world.The4G networks are an integration of wireless LAN and Wide Area. 4G doesnot have a circuit-switched subsystem, it is a purely packet based Internet Protocol (IP) system.When a Sprint useraccesses a website or uses an internet based application, a radio signal is sentto a 4G cell site. That data request travels from the satellite to a central office wirelessly usingmicrowave technology. This is a more reliable method than a wire-line transmission becausethere is less network downtime. The central office, in turn, connects the data using a wire-linenetwork to the outside world.Another difference is in the data throughput.The data throughput rate for 3G is up to 3.1mbps with a bandwidth of 520MHz; while the data throughput rate for 4G networks is 3 to 5mbps but potentially estimated at a range of 100 to 300 mbps with a bandwidth of 100MHz (ormore).Many users are happy with their 3G wireless network service. It is readily available andcompetitive pricing have enabled millions of users to access mobile technology in ways theynever imagined possible. However, 4G networks have had outages and complaints aboutcoverage areas. The differences are definitely there between the two technologies but the usersof today have only gotten a brief taste of the potential benefits of 4G service. The common users
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