| Comparison | 4G | 3G |
| Data Throughput | ractically
speaking, 2 to 12 Mbps (Telstra in Australia claims up to 40 Mbps) but potential estimated at a range of 100 to 300 Mbps. |
Up
to 3.1Mbps with an average speed range between 0.5 to 1.5 Mbps |
| Switching Technique | packet switching, message switching | packet switching |
| Peak Upload Rate | 500 Mbps | 5 Mbps |
| Network Architecture | Integration of wireless LAN and Wide area. | Wide Area Cell Based |
| Forward error correction (FEC) | Concatenated codes are used for error corrections in 4G. | 3G
uses Turbo codes for error correction. |
| Services And Applications | Wimax2 and LTE-Advance | CDMA
2000, UMTS, EDGE etc |
| Peak Download Rate | 1 Gbps | 100 Mbps |
| Frequency Band | 2 – 8 GHz | 1.8 – 2.5 GHz |
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