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Fourth-generation mobile telecommunications standard

4G is the fourth generation of cellular network technology, introduced in the late 2000s and early 2010s. Compared to preceding third-generation (3G) technologies, 4G has been designed to support all-IP communications and broadband services, and eliminates circuit switching in voice telephony. It also has considerably higher data bandwidth compared to 3G, enabling a variety of data-intensive applications such as high-definition media streaming and the expansion of Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The earliest deployed technologies marketed as "4G" were Long-Term Evolution (LTE), developed by the 3GPP group, and Mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, based on IEEE specifications. These provided significant enhancements over previous 3G and 2G. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: 4GA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Realtime mobile bandwidth and handoff predictions in 4G/5G networksInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: The Yellow WallpaperThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Association of the yeast poly(A) tail binding protein with translation initiation factor eIF‐4G.Cited 586 times
  5. Go sideways: IMT AdvancedA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: LTE AdvancedA closely related topic

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🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. Technical overview
  2. Background
  3. Frequencies for 4G+ LTE networks
  4. IMT-Advanced requirements
  5. System standards
  6. Principal technologies in all candidate systems
  7. History of 4G and pre-4G technologies
  8. Disadvantages
  9. Beyond 4G research
  10. The future of 4G
  11. Past 4G networks

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

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