Technology Assessment of Fourth Generation technology for wireless communication in Bangladesh with Analytical Hierarchical Process

New era of wireless communication is upon us. The approaching 4G (fourth generation) mobile communication systems are projected to handle higher data rates and mobile internet for rich media collaboration allowing faster and more reliable connectivity. Bangladesh telecommunication sector already entered into the 3G mobile data wave and its immediate sequence is 4G. This study is designed for the analysis of the technological preferences for selecting the wireless communication technology in Bangladesh. An empirical analysis and relevant ranking is performed using Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) model rather than finding the causal relationship among the variables. A Technology Assessment (TA) on Fourth Generation (4G) telecommunication technology is presented here in terms of its appropriateness in Bangladesh considering quality, cost effectiveness, social value, environmental and economic impact.