4G
Wireless data standard
4G is the fourth generation of mobile network technology, offering significantly faster data speeds than its predecessor 3G.
The term appears in phone specifications and carrier advertising: Does this phone support 4G? 4G enabled practical mobile video streaming and app-based services that earlier networks couldn't handle.
Largely superseded by 5G in newer devices, though 4G networks remain widely used.
Composed of small units
- mobileCapable of movement
- LTEWireless broadband standard
- carrierOne that transports
- coverageExtent of inclusion
signal · tower · base station · roaming · handover · spectrum · frequency · bandwidth
Wireless broadband standard
- wirelessUntethered signal transmission
- smartphoneHandheld connected computer
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- modemDigital-to-analog signal converter
SIM card · radio waves · VoLTE · chipset · baseband · protocol · handset · dongle
Fast internet access
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
- uploadTransfer data outward
- throughputProcessing rate over time
Mbps · latency · buffering · HD video · real-time · fast · bandwidth · ping
One that transports
- subscriberOne who enrolls regularly
- data planCellular internet subscription
- unlimitedWithout bounds or restrictions
- throttlingRestricting flow or speed
prepaid · contract · coverage map · rollout · deployment · infrastructure · upgrade · service provider
cellular
Composed of small units
coverage · signal · tower · base station · roaming · handover · spectrum · frequency · bandwidth · latency
LTE
Wireless broadband standard
- wirelessUntethered signal transmission
- smartphoneHandheld connected computer
- tabletFlat portable computing device
modem · SIM card · radio waves · VoLTE · chipset · baseband · protocol · handset · dongle
broadband
Fast internet access
throughput · Mbps · latency · buffering · HD video · real-time · fast · bandwidth · ping · lag
carrier
One that transports
- subscriberOne who enrolls regularly
- data planCellular internet subscription
- unlimitedWithout bounds or restrictions
throttling · prepaid · contract · coverage map · rollout · deployment · infrastructure · upgrade · service provider · overage
- wirelessWi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular, radio waves, cordless
- Wireless signalsWiFi, Bluetooth, radio waves, cellular, LTE
- wireless techWi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, LTE, airdrop
- data linksethernet, WiFi, satellite link, radio link, video link
- Network typesWiFi, LAN, WAN, Ethernet, cellular
- cellular infrastructurecell tower, base station, antenna array, transceiver, small cell