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The European mobile phone industry is gathering momentum around fourth generation mobile phones. In 2010, the new standard should be ready and companies like Ericsson, Nokia, Siemens and Alcatel are leading the way and keeping ahead of their competitors.
The European mobile phone industry is gathering momentum around fourth generation mobile phones. In 2010, the new standard should be ready and companies like Ericsson, Nokia, Siemens and Alcatel are leading the way and keeping ahead of their competitors.
The new 4G standard will offer users a transmission speed of 100Mbit/s. The standardisation process will kick off in July with the formation of an industry forum, the Wireless World Research Forum, WWRF.
"The aim is to develop a universal standard for the fourth generation mobile phone networks," says Håkan Ericsson, head of Ericsson Research.
The idea is to bring together network operators and equipment manufacturers from all over the world to sort out all the issues which need to be addressed. 4G with its 100Mbit/s will require a big leap forward from 3G.
Early in 2001, Ericsson, Nokia, Siemens and Alcatel set up a joint project called the Wireless Strategic Initiative, WSI. Within this project the companies have set the schedule for 4G. A number of other companies and research institutions have also been involved in a separate expert group, among them Japanese NTT Docomo.
According to the plans, the WWRF will be globally represented and the European and Japanese companies will probably strengthen the alliance created between Europe and Japan when the joint 3G standard WCDMA was established.
According to Elektroniktidningen's sources, Motorola will become a member of the WWRF. However, Cisco, Nortel and Lucent are so far not included amongst the members.
The new 4G standard will offer users a transmission speed of 100Mbit/s. The standardisation process will kick off in July with the formation of an industry forum, the Wireless World Research Forum, WWRF.
"The aim is to develop a universal standard for the fourth generation mobile phone networks," says Håkan Ericsson, head of Ericsson Research.
The idea is to bring together network operators and equipment manufacturers from all over the world to sort out all the issues which need to be addressed. 4G with its 100Mbit/s will require a big leap forward from 3G.
Early in 2001, Ericsson, Nokia, Siemens and Alcatel set up a joint project called the Wireless Strategic Initiative, WSI. Within this project the companies have set the schedule for 4G. A number of other companies and research institutions have also been involved in a separate expert group, among them Japanese NTT Docomo.
According to the plans, the WWRF will be globally represented and the European and Japanese companies will probably strengthen the alliance created between Europe and Japan when the joint 3G standard WCDMA was established.
According to Elektroniktidningen's sources, Motorola will become a member of the WWRF. However, Cisco, Nortel and Lucent are so far not included amongst the members.
Gittan Cedervall
