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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ලොක්කයිය" data-source="post: 16205486" data-attributes="member: 495311">neither 4G4G is a term that mobile operators around the world are using to mislead their customersAround the world there are many mobile operators that are marketing LTE as 4G - despite the fact that LTE is not part of the 4G standard, but is in fact part of the 3G standard IMT-2000  that was created many years ago.Strand Consult brought this issue up a long time ago. Last year we published a research note <a href="http://www.strandreports.com/sw3735.asp" target="_blank">http://www.strandreports.com/sw3735.asp</a> with the sole purpose of making the industry aware of the fact that they were misleading their customers, which could have serious consequences for their customers’ trust in the Telco industry.In connection with ITU’s now finalised standardisation work on the upcoming 4G standard, they left no doubt that the LTE that is currently being marketed as 4G is not 4G, but a 3G technology. ITU was very clear about this in their 4G announcement.Based on the ITU announcement, the Norwegian ombudsman has imposed a temporary ban preventing the Norwegian operator Netcom using the term 4G in their marketing of LTE, as he believes there is a risk of customers being misled.Around the world the real 4G standard has started a debate about 4G and the legal and moral aspects of marketing LTE as 4G. We believe that this is a very relevant debate for a number of reasons. Below we have outlined the main points that we believe the Telco industry should include in their evaluation of this issue.  ...read more>>> <a href="http://www.strandreports.com/sw4334.asp" target="_blank">http://www.strandreports.com/sw4334.asp</a></blockquote>

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