We’ve seen quite a few DIY 2G networks over the years, but the 4G field has been relatively barren. Turns out, there’s an open source suite called srsRAN that lets you use an SDR for se… ...

But with 5G networks in the US only a few months old, your 4G phone isn't destined for the junk heap yet. In fact, the ramp-up to 5G means your 4G phone may actually get better.

Globally, 4G has over three times the subscribers of 5G, which should pull ahead worldwide by 2028. North America's farthest along, with 60% of mobile users accessing 5G.

As people transition to 5G, "lanes" for 4G will be kept open for smart home devices and users who aren't on 5G yet. As more people leave 4G, its capacity increases and so will speeds.

4G's impressive speed increase is achieved with the use of OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Divison Multiplexing), a transmission technology used by the likes of ADSL, Wi-Fi, DVB-T, DVB-H and DAB.

The HTC EVO 4G is a terrific platform for streaming media and Web browsing, and it gets your laptop online with Sprint's 4G network. Just keep an eye out for an outlet when you're only using 4G.

There’s no specific plan to phase out 4G/LTE, and most analysts believe it won’t happen until at least 2030, by which time the first 6G networks and devices will have started to appear.

Symbol of the change from 4G to 5G Getty One of the many challenges that has plagued previous cellular network generation changes has been the need to do a hard switchover from one standard to the ...

The U.K. government’s target of extending 4G coverage to 95% of the country by December 2025 is looking unlikely, according to a report from the House of Commons.

This is largely due to 4G/LTE traffic still using those frequencies. Early low-band 5G deployments were “piggybacked” onto 4G/LTE towers using a technology known as Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS).

The 4G Starlight Camera doesn’t work with Eufy’s HomeBase hub, nor does it connect to Apple’s HomeKit ecosystem. It does work with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.