With popularity of texting and other communication meas such as the blackberry etc, could drive a new wave of applications such especially the killer video. This would be like Video conferencing and Video on the go.
The other side to look at, is the option for always connected. There is definitely a need for a unified connectivity solution.
To address all of that several technology solutions are been pursued. A few are WiMAX, EVDO Rev C and LTE.
Of all those WiMAX will be the first one out the door with full support for OFDM and MIMO. Most believe that eventually LTE will make it out and dominate the 4G especially since spectrum migration could much simpler than WiMAX.
In any case with carriers such as Sprint pursuing WiMAX, its fair to say this will be the first wave of 4G. It will help to mold the applications and innovators find ways to utilize bandwidth on the go.
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