2G, 3G, 4G, where does it end? It doesn’t demand for greater upload and download speeds will not plateau for at least another ten years. Until the currents systems outpace demand the entire internet will be on an upward curve. Currently most broadband speed increase is due to personal use.
 
As soon as ecommerce fully migrates to portable internet the demand for mobile and desktop broadband will increase tenfold. When it does how fast will we be moving? At the speed of 4G.
 
How fast is 4G? Basically the fourth generation (hence 4G) of internet speed will be coming in at around 150 Mbps. that should be fast enough for you to watch high def video on a ten inch touch screen that is held in your hand. Or to watch a 52 inch super high def movie at home choosing from over 1000 on demand channels.
 
Is this the future? No, actually it s the present. 4G is coming via LTE. LTE stands for long term evolution and in this case applies to the maximum speed that our current broadband infrastructure can be expected to support as it evolves in the next five years. Now as to 5G…

Superman may be faster than a speeding bullet but Orange and BT broadband are not. The average connection speed these two UK broadband companies supply to their customers is just 2.21 meg. And this is for customers pwho are supposed to receive up to 8 Mbps.
 
Ah but read that last bit again… up to means exactly that. We foolishly assume that “up to” means somewhat close to. In the case of internet connectivity it does not. with all that said one needs to factor in the actual speeds put forth by the providers of broadband throughout the UK.
 
One of the fastest providers turns out to be O2. With actual connection speeds across the UK averaging 6.5 meg you get what you paid for with O2. The next closet provider is Virgin Media at almost 5Mbps. Almost every other major United Kingdom broadband provider is selling 8 meg speed but delivering under 3Mbps. 
 
Amazingly many of these providers are claiming speeds of 20 meg, truly adding insult to injury. If you have doubts as to your provider there are dozens of sites offering free broadband speed checks. Run the test and if you are not getting at least half the promised speed… switch companies.