Designing socially robust 4G wireless services

Author

Frattasi, Simone ; Fathi, Hanane ; Gimmler, Antje ; Fitzek, Frank H P ; Prasad, Ramjee

Author_Institution

Center for TeleInFrastruktur, Aalborg Univ.

Volume

25

Issue

2

fYear

2006

Firstpage

51

Lastpage

64

Abstract

The difficulties and technical limitations of the third generation (3G) of wireless mobile communication systems as well as the emergence of new mobile broadband technologies on the market have prompted university and industry researchers to thoroughly reflect on the fourth generation (4G) of these technologies. In this article, we outline the interaction between technology and society that shall help to develop 4G in a way that maximize its acceptance and penetration in the market, while minimizing the downside risk of its failure. This presupposes that the user is considered as the cornerstone in the design of 4G. As a consequence, we sum up the relevant service design rules derived from such a user-centric model and propose innovative 4G services

Keywords

4G mobile communication; 4G wireless services; mobile broadband technology; user-centric model; wireless mobile communication system; 3G mobile communication; 4G mobile communication; Communication industry; Europe; Investments; Multimedia systems; Quality of service; Robustness; Security; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-0097

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MTAS.2006.1649030

Filename

1649030