 data, and for the capability of mobile networks to be used for broadband Internet access. To add to the confusion about which technologies are 4G, the ITU-R issued a press release on December 6, 2010 explicitly stating that LTE-Advanced and WirelessMAN- Advanced (WiMAX 2) meet 4G criteria. The press release declared that current LTE, WiMAX, and other advanced technologies can be called 4G. The ITU-R further stated that more detailed specifications would be provided in 2012. This led to many writers' Fourth-Generation Advanced Mobile Services and carriers' statements that the ITU-R recognizes that LTE, current WiMAX, and HSPA+ are indeed 4G technologies. However, the acceptance of HSPA+ as a 4G pro- tocol is still unclear. The important point is that mobile technologies now are capable of higher capacity and speed than ever before. The following is the ITU-R statement: Following a detailed evaluation against stringent technical and opera- tional criteria, ITU has determined that "LTE-Advanced" and "Wire- lessMAN-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 unde- fined, may also be applied to the forerunners of these technologies, LTE, and WiMAX, and to other evolved 3G technologies providing a substan- tial level of improvement in performance and capabilities with respect to the initial third generation systems now deployed. The detailed specifica- tions of the IMT-Advanced technologies will be provided in a new ITU-R Recommendation expected in 2012. LTE Capacity and Roaming LTE benefits include a higher capacity for data services, such as web surfing, future support for mobile broadband, and Quality of Service (QoS) for improved video trans- missions. QoS saves a path in the network for each video transmission for the entire duration of the video. This provides the consistent service required for vide