The current 3G mobile networks are feeling the strain. With more and more of us signing up for and using various services such as mobile broadband, video streaming, and mp3 downloads, they are becoming stretched to their limits and, sooner rather than later, something will have to give.

The Guardian reported yesterday that the eagerly awaited 4G technologies are imminent for some Scandinavian countries – quite fitting, since Sweden is credited with starting the whole 2G thing and paving the way for digital data passing across the airwaves. Unfortunately, it seems that we might have to wait a little longer here in the UK, thanks largely to a mix of bureaucracy and some overzealous investments by the mobile networks during the initial 3G rush.

The good news is that 4G services are already being tested here, so it looks as though we’ll simply have to watch this space, for the time being at least.

Read the full Guardian article:
Newly asked questions: When will we move to 4G mobile phone networks?