According to the 4G working groups, the infrastructure and the terminals will have almost all the standards from 2G to 3G implemented. The infrastructure will however only be packet based, all-IP. The system will also serve as an open platform where the new innovations can go with it.
'''Standards supported by === 4G:'''standards ===
* WiMAX
* WiBro
* 3GPP2 Ultra Mobile Broadband
'''===Services where 4G is used:'''===
*Wireless broadband access
*Multimedia Messaging Service
*Minimal service like voice and data
'''Objectives of the === 4G wireless communication standard:'''objectives===
* A spectrally efficient system (in bits/s/Hz and bit/s/Hz/site)
* High network capacity