Una interpretación de un texto de la ITU que considera 4G todas aquellas tecnologías que ofrecen caudal de datos suficientemente alto para navegar con fluidez ha sido el clavo en el que se han agarrado algunas compañías que ofrecen HSPA+ a 21 y 42 Mbps y lo venden como 4G.
Sin embargo, más que un engaño técnico, - es verdad que las velocidades que ofrece ahora mismo la 4G son similares- es una artimaña de marketing que aporta confusión e invita al error a quienes escribimos y utilizamos 4G y LTE como sinónimos.
"“Following a detailed evaluation against stringent technical and operational criteria, ITU has determined that “LTE-Advanced” and “WirelessMAN-Advanced” should be accorded the official designation of IMT-Advanced. As the most advanced technologies currently defined for global wireless mobile broadband communications, IMT-Advanced is considered as “4G”, although it is recognized that this term, while undefined, may also be applied to the forerunners of these technologies, LTE and WiMax, and to other evolved 3G technologies providing a substantial level of improvement in performance and capabilities with respect to the initial third generation systems now deployed. The detailed specifications of the IMT-Advanced technologies will be provided in a new ITU-R Recommendation expected in early 2012"
