True 4G Wireless Submissions To Be Validated
True 4G Wireless Submissions To Be Validated
22nd October , 2009
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Europe : Further to the news that true 4G wireless will be known as “IMT-Advanced”, there are currently 6 technology proposal applications under consideration. The aim of a submission is for it to be validated by the ITU as an official IMT-Advanced technology and qualify as a true 4G wireless technology. Those selected will be ratified as such in 2010.
The 6 submissions are centered around 3GPP LTE Release 10, 3G LTE Advanced and the IEEE 802.16m ( commonly known as WiMax ). The submissions will undergo through evaluation and assessment processes by the ITU-R ( Radiocommunication Sector ). The whole process will take around 12 months and will be under the supervision of the ITU-R Working Party 5D.
Stephen Blust, Director of Radio Standards, AT&T and Chairman of Working Party 5D, offers this viewpoint: "In 2002 when the strategic vision for 4G - which we designated as IMT-Advanced - was laid out in anticipation of the longer term future needs of the marketplace, it established a new level of expectation for the capabilities and performance of global mobile wireless broadband systems that many thought at the time was something that could not be reached in this decade.
The recent third Workshop on IMT-Advanced provided an opportunity to technology proponents and evaluation groups to interact. As a jump-start to the assessment phase, fourteen evaluation groups registered with ITU-R, representing the whole gamut of stakeholders, including equipment manufacturers, technology developers, network operators and service providers, market and user organizations, universities, research institutions and national administrations.
ITU Secretary-General, Hamadoun Toure, expressed his appreciation for this worldwide effort. "We note with excitement that the technology developments in wireless communication continue to expand their reach and application to enrich the lives of people around the world," Toure said. "ITU has a rich history of more than 25 years in coordinating and advancing global broadband multimedia international mobile telecommunications systems. IMT-Advanced continues this tradition by not only leading with a strategic vision, but also in translating the vision into practical reality in this challenging ICT environment."
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