In a related labeling issue, Apple in March changed the wireless network indicator icon on AT&T iPhone 4S handsets inthe U.S. to "4G" after the carrier began marketing the HSDPAstandard as a next-generation technology. It seems that the computer giant is taking the same tack with theAutralian iPad dispute and claims that "the iPad with WiFi + 4G isa device which performs in accordance with the descriptor '4G' interms of data transfer speed." The company went further, and notedthat the name of a product doesn't necessarily denote compatibilitywith any specific network. "The descriptor '4G' .. conveys to consumers in Australia that theiPad with WiFi + 4G will deliver a superior level of service interms of data transfer speed (consistent with accepted industry andregulatory use of that term), and not that the iPad with WiFi + 4Gis compatible with any particular network technology promoted by aparticular mobile service provider in Australia." "There was at all material times information widely published inAustralia which informed consumers that the iPad with WiFi + 4G wasnot compatible with Telstra's 4G LTE network," Apple said. To quell consumer blowback Apple has offered refunds to thosecustomers who bought the new iPad expecting it to operate onTelstra's LTE network. The company also updated its website toclarify the device's capabilities as they pertain to Australiancellular networks. As carriers and device makers clamor to roll out excitingnext-generation products, 4G has become a buzzword to all thingsmobile. Originally defined by the International TelecommunicationsUnion's' radio communications office in 2008, the InternationalMobile Telecommunications Advanced (IMT-Advanced) specification, or4G, can be any standard that has the capability of reachingtransfer speeds in excess of 100 megabits per second with a peakrate of 1 gigabit per second. With the debut of the WiMax and LTE standards, both of which havethe possibility of being 4G technologies though currently don'treach speeds anywhere near 100Mbit/s, saw carriers worldwide beginto call their networks "4G" in a bid to lure customers. Making thesituation more confusing was the ITU-R's 2010 announcement thatWiMax, LTE and other post-3G technology can be marketed as 4G aslong as its upgrade path can one day meet the defined speeds. As for Apple's Australian dispute, a full hearing is expected tobegin in May. I am an expert from elevator-components-package.com, while we provides the quality product, such as China Elevator Rope Fastening , Elevator Safety Gear, Geared Traction Machine,and more.
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