| The advent of 4G will bring a lot of changes to | | | | just to name a few. These companies would also |
| the world of telecommunications. The massive | | | | want to stake a claim at the growing number of |
| amount of information on the internet at the palm | | | | users who stay connected to the internet, either |
| of your hands is something that a lot of geeks, | | | | through ubiquitous mobile devices like |
| technocrats and even average joes would drool | | | | smartphones, portable gaming consoles, and |
| about. Imagine having everything you need within | | | | netbooks. |
| your hands' reach. This is probably what Sprint | | | | Even after the aftermath of the global economic |
| the first 4G wireless internet provider in the | | | | crisis 4G wireless internet providers, are still rolling |
| states was thinking about. With probably a large | | | | out new products and services for consumers to |
| portion of the population owning mobile phones, | | | | still stay connected to the internet, and to the |
| and a large number of people showing interest in | | | | world. As of now, there is still no clear leader |
| social networking sites like Myspace, Facebook | | | | among 4G wireless internet providers, with the |
| and twitter, the challenge for a 4G wireless | | | | 4G technology still being in its infancy stage, and |
| internet provider is how to tap into a huge chunk | | | | the fact that a lot of people are quite possibly |
| of the market and make 4G the de facto | | | | wary of the new technology and would still not |
| wireless standard not only for telecommunications | | | | want to part with the iPhone 4.0 which they just |
| companies but also for internet service providers. | | | | bought. The iPhone 4.0 by the way is not 4G |
| Another 4G wireless internet provider, Clearwire is | | | | ready, and it has already sold more than a million |
| also hoping to draw a large portion of subscribers, | | | | in its first week of release alone. So it will take a |
| but like Sprint it would also need to compete with | | | | while for 4G to really take off, and as to the best |
| a multitude of companies that are currently using | | | | 4G wireless internet provider? Well, there still is no |
| or integrating 4G technologies into their networks. | | | | definite answer, but check back in a year or two |
| Companies like Time Warner, Cox, and Comcast | | | | and we will have a clear winner. |