Telecom/Tech news - Will 4G help deliver the promise of the internet? - The Hindu: Mobile Edition

4G is the next generation of mobile
communications that promises home
broadband-like experience on wireless
networks.

This week, Bangalore became the second 4G-
enabled city in the country after Kolkata
This week, amidst much fanfare, telecom major Airtel launched its 4G services in Bangalore, making it the second 4G-enabled city in the country after Kolkata.

Airtel's fourth generation mobile broadband
services are rolled out on the high-speed TD- LTE (Time Division Long-Term Evolution)
network. With this, India becomes one among
the few countries that have commercially
deployed this cutting-edge technology, believed to be one that will become the de-facto standard for 4G in coming years.

What is 4G?
4G is the next generation of mobile
communications that promises home broadband-like experience on wireless
networks. Currently, Airtel offers a connection through a dongle or a Wi-Fi gateway (priced at Rs. 7,999 and Rs. 7,550, respectively), so the focus is on data and services, with no voice and text capabilities as of now (unless over VoIP).

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Will 4G help deliver the promise of the internet? - The Hindu: Mobile Edition