How did T-Mobile persuade the ITU to redefine 4G in it's favor

[fugee279]

How did T-Mobile persuade the ITU to redefine 4G in it's favor? They must have done something The ITU said they were giving in to broad marketing pressures but what did T-Mobile and the rest of the big 5 do to cause the ITU to redefine 4G in their favor

 

[Gman9831]

"As the most advanced technologies currently defined for global wireless mobile broadband communications, IMT-Advanced is considered as '4G,'" the press release said, "although it is recognized that this term, while undefined, may also be applied to the forerunners of these technologies, LTE and WiMax, and to other evolved 3G technologies providing a substantial level of improvement in performance and capabilities with respect to the initial third generation systems now deployed."

If I remember that's really all they said when they changed it but as with all these things I'm sure some sort of lobbying and generous donations happened.

 

[kate]

This is from Wikipedia:

In March 2008, the International Telecommunications Union-Radio communications sector (ITU-R) specified a set of requirements for 4G standards, named the International Mobile Telecommunications Advanced (IMT-Advanced) specification, setting peak speed requirements for 4G service at 100 megabits per second (Mbit/s) for high mobility communication (such as from trains and cars) and 1 gigabit per second (Gbit/s) for low mobility communication (such as pedestrians and stationary users).

Since the first-release versions of Mobile WiMAX and LTE support much less than 1 Gbit/s peak bit rate, they are not fully IMT-Advanced compliant, but are often branded 4G by service providers. On December 6, 2010, ITU-R recognized that these two technologies, as well as other beyond-3G technologies that do not fulfill the IMT-Advanced requirements, could nevertheless be considered "4G", provided they represent forerunners to IMT-Advanced compliant versions and "a substantial level of improvement in performance and capabilities with respect to the initial third generation systems now deployed".

More reading on the 4G definition issue if you're interested:

T-Mobile ad provokes renewed debate over 4G wireless - Computerworld

ITU Softens on the Definition of 4G Mobile | PCWorld

ITU World Radiocommunication Seminar highlights future communication technologies

 

[fugee279]

I feel the same way that some some lobbying and donations occured and looking for info about it Please reply if you know anything