Samsung has already passed the criteria set by International Telecommunication Union that describes 4G mobile technology as the technology that can deliver data transfer at a rate of 100Mbps in mobile state and 1Gbps in still conditions. They have demoed their 4G mobile technology. The data transfer at a rate of 100Mbps or 1Gbps looks exhilarating but, just imagine if we could be able to download data at 3.6 gigabits per second.
The mere thought of such a swift data transfer rate makes me mum. Now, South Korea has developed and successfully demonstrated a mobile communications technology dubbed “New Nomadic Local Area Wireless Access (NoLA)” that will allows user to download data at 3.6Gbps, which is higher than 1 Gbps, an international benchmark for 4G mobile communications.
Choi Mun-kee, head of the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) cited:
With many countries engaged in a fierce competition to preempt the standardization in the 4G communications market, we have successfully developed and demonstrated the 3.6-gbps technology, putting South Korea a step ahead of other rivals in the race.
It takes hardly one minute to download a movie file under the 100 Mbps network. But, with this new technology, users will be able to download the same in a couple of seconds.
The International Telecommunication Union is due to determine 4G standards next year and complete the process by 2010. The commercialization is anticipated in 2012. The ETRI began to develop the breakthrough technology last year with a total of 18 billion won (US$19.6 million). They are also considering mutual research with tech giants, including Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics.
After the 4G standard is officially launched, the new technology NoLA could be employed to home networking and other diverse mobile communications. ETRI has already filed eight patents associated with this technology and is planning to file another 20 this year.
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