Ah yes, I know about IMT-2000, which indeed does have some (admittedly fairly vague) opinions on speeds. But here's the clincher: 3G isn't a legally protected term. The standards, such as they are, are upheld by the mutual goodwill and prosperity of the parties involved, and that's about it. Users of free software know all about companies which uses and abuses standards as they see convenient for their short-sighted purposes... It's not limited to merely software, I'm afraid.
Of course, the UCC, being the sole arbiter in assigning frequency bands, could make absolute compliance with the IMT-2000 a criterion for obtaining a permit, thus giving the spec a de facto protection. That's actually one of the most important roles the UCC, and corresponding entities in other countries, have, so my question is why the heck you even have the UCC if it apparently doesn't fulfil its most important function anyway. Kampala would be ideal for a community-built wireless mesh network. When all else fails, vote with your feet, and with your purse. On 25 September 2013 22:51, Peter C. Ndikuwera <pnd...@gmail.com> wrote: > While wikipedia isn't the most trustworthy source, it's opening blurb seems > to dispute what you're saying: > > "3G telecommunication networks support services that provide an information > transfer rate of at least 200 kbit/s. However, many services advertised as > 3G provide higher speed than the minimum technical requirements for a 3G > service. Later 3G releases, often denoted 3.5G and 3.75G, also provide > mobile broadband access of several Mbit/s to smartphones and mobile modems > in laptop computers." > > Seems to imply that to be called XG, a network has to provide a minimum > transfer speed according to IMT-2000 specs. Now, the marketeers may be > misusing the terms, but shouldn't one expect a "4G" network to provide a > certain minimum speed? > > P. > > -- > Evolution (n): A hypothetical process whereby infinitely improbable events > occur with alarming frequency, order arises from chaos, and no one is given > credit. > > > On 25 September 2013 21:46, Benjamin Tayehanpour <benja...@sandslott.org> > wrote: >> >> On 25 September 2013 20:36, sanga collins <sanga.coll...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > In the states companies can face legal action for false advertising >> > claims. >> > If the same mechanisms were in place in Uganda, local telcos may not be >> > so >> > quick to throw catch phrases and marketing gimmicks at customers instead >> > of >> > the service you are paying for. >> >> Again, the "G" isn't a measurement for speed, it's a measurement for >> generations. Each time you change the radio link technology to >> something newer, you increment one. In the USA, HSDPA is called 4G. In >> most of western Europe, HSDPA is known as 3G, or sometimes 3G+ or >> Turbo-3G or similar. It's a fairly worthless marketing term, that's >> it. >> >> Or were you referring to some actual speed claims in advertising I've >> missed? In that case, my apologies :) >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> LUG@linux.or.ug >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/lug@linux.or.ug/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: LUG@linux.or.ug > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/lug@linux.or.ug/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: LUG@linux.or.ug Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/lug@linux.or.ug/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
