3G vs 4G

Diffen
Technology
Telecommunications
Mobile Devices
Mobile Phones
How much faster is 4G compared to 3G and what applications run
better on 4G?

3G and 4G are standards for mobile communication. Standards

specify how the airwaves must be used for transmitting
information (voice and data). 3G (or 3rd Generation) was
launched in Japan in 2001. As recently as mid-2010, the networks
for most wireless carriers in the U.S. were 3G. 3G networks were a
significant improvement over 2G networks, offering higher speeds
for data transfer. The improvement that 4G offers over 3G is often
less pronounced. Analysts use the analogy of standard vs Hi-Def
TV to describe the difference between 3G and 4G.

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Data Up to Practically speaking, 3 to 5 mbps but potenti

Throughput: 3.1mbps estimated at a range of 100 to 300 mbps.

Peak Upload 50 500 Mbit/s

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Peak 100 1 Gbit/s

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Switching packet packet switching, message switching

Technique: switchin
g

Network Wide Integration of wireless LAN and Wide area.

Architecture: Area
Cell
Based

Services CDMA Wimax2 and LTE-Advance

AndApplicatio 2000,
ns: UMTS,
EDGE
etc

Forward error 3G uses Concatenated codes are used for error corre
correction Turbo 4G.
(FEC): codes
for error
correctio
n.

Frequency 1.8 2 8GHz

Band: 2.5GHz