Belize Telemedia to launch 4G Services in Belize Print E-mail
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Thursday, 10 May 2012 00:00

BTL Chairman, Nestor Vasquez and Ericsson Executives sign on loan agreement for 4G  services.Looking at the ecological process that humankind has transitioned through, it is quite evident that communication is a requirement. It is predicted that when humans came into existence on earth, they did not know how to communicate with each other. They couldn’t speak any language; they had no idea of the use of body language and it was even more difficult to communicate with people who were at a distance. They couldn’t communicate so they faced hardships individually. Now, humankind wants to communicate on the go and one such communication environment is mobile communication. Mobile communication means communicating while on the move. There have been several developmental stages, such as, first generation (1G), second generation (2G), third generation (3G), and fourth generation (4G).

The first generation network consisted of distributed transceivers that helped in communicating with mobile phones. The structure of the mobile phone was analogue and it could only be used for voice traffic. As mobile communication gained publicity and more people migrated to the technology, the existing technology couldn’t fulfill the needs of the overwhelming majority of people. Therefore, new techniques were applied to the existing system to make it more beneficial and accommodating. The new system was developed into the second generation of mobile communication (2G). The characteristics of 2G ensured that more users were provided with communication services and with greater security. The 2G introduced data transfer through mobile rather than only voice data as in 1G, SMS text messages are an example. To provide higher data rates at higher speed, the need for advanced generation was felt and third generation was introduced that could fulfill the growing needs of mobile users. The 3G used higher frequency band with a greater amount of bandwidth than 2G and provided greater data rates both in mobile and in fixed environments. It gives up to 2 megabits per second (Mbps) and allowed for video streaming and Internet Protocol (IP) telephony to develop further and provide cost effective services. Mobile users in Belize have experienced and enjoyed the transition and functionality of their mobile devices and services offered. With digital convergence and the need for more and more sophisticated and compact devices, Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL), with the support of a US 8-million-dollar loan from the Government of Belize, has embarked on the provision of 4G services.



BTL will launch its 4G network October of this year.