16. Comparison between 3g and 4g Major Requirement 3g 4g Speed 384 Kbps to 2 Mbps 20 to 100 Mbps Frequency Band Dependent on country Higher frequency bands (2-8 GHz) Bandwidth 5-20 MHz 100 MHz (or more) Switching Design Basis All digital with packetized voice Access Technologies Circuit and Packet W-CDMA OFDM and MC-CDMA