ITU softens on the definition of 4G mobile

17.12.2010

But the organization is also wrong in its concession to the competing 4G claims, because HSPA+ can never accurately be called 4G, he said.

"It's a very good, very fast 3G network, but it's still a 3G network," Solis said.

That said, Solis acknowledged that for the average consumer who seeks out a fast network and is satisfied with its performance, whether the network is truly 4G will never make a bit of difference.

The IDG News Service