This is a web-based video recording of the 3-hour long course webcast live on Oct. 21, 2009. It is aimed at all audiences new to 4G, nontechnical or nontechnical, who wish to learn what 4G is all about.

Baseball player, coach, and legend, Yogi Berra, is famous for a long list of twisted phrases that have become known as Berra-isms. One of those special plays on words is “it’s déjà vu all over again”. Anyone who has been in the computer and telecommunications industry long enough is probably experiencing déjà vu all over again and maybe even again and again.

This is a web-based video recording of the 3-hour long course webcast live on Dec. 9, 2009. It is aimed at technically savvy audiences with prior exposure to UMTS and HSPA technologies.

If one listens to industry analysts, it would seem the discussion on 4G is entirely about LTE vs. WiMAX. If only it were that simple. In going through the bill of materials for a 4G network, there is a very long way to go before reaching a decision of LTE vs. WiMAX.

We’ve just released a series of click-and-play (self-study) courses on such hot telecom topics as 4G, LTE, WiMAX, OFDM/MIMO, NextGen Technologies, IPTV, and MPLS. Being recordings of WebLive™ courses recently taught live on the Web, they combine lecture with class discussion, both verbal and text chat. So they convey the excitement and interactivity of a live class.

4G, short for fourth-generation wireless communication systems, has engaged the attention of wireless operators, equipment makers (OEMs), investors, and industry watchers around the world. 4G refers to the next generation of wireless technology that promises higher data rates and expanded multimedia services.