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Evolution of
Mobile
Broadband
ITU’s IMT-Advanced: the 4G Umbrella
Introduction
The ITU (International Similar approach was used for the
Telecommunication Union) is definition of the third generation of
setting the definition for the next mobile networks (3G) which was
generation mobile networks named IMT-2000.
referred to as 4G. When 3G was already on the ground,
They are targeted to provide with its first implementations, the
higher data rates to mobile users, future development of mobile
and referred to as mobile networks (beyond 3G) was specified
broadband networks and in the ITU-R recommendation
technologies. M.1645.
The requirements for 4G radio IMT-Advanced is in fact umbrella
interface are specified in ITU-R specification of all requirements set
(International Telecommunication to a given mobile system with the
Union Radiocommunication) report aim to use a 4G label on it.
M.2134, and are referred to as IMT- A mobile network is 4G if it satisfies
Advanced (International Mobile all requirements set in IMT-
Telecommunications-Advanced). Advanced.
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