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Mar 28 2012

Mideast retailers will not refund for iPad’s lack of 4G linkage

Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012

Dubai New iPad aficionados in the Middle East will not get a refund from Apple for the gadget’s lack of fourth-generation long term evolution (4G LTE) connectivity, as the US-based firm has not officially launched its latest product in the region.

Apple said in an Australia court they will offer a refund to disappointed buyers. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission accused Apple of violating the law and threatened the company with massive fines or even a sales injunction.

The new tablet is labelled as ‘4G’ — but the connection does not work in many countries, due to differing mobile networks.

“LTE spectrum fragmentation remains one of the prime challenges for the holistic development of fully converged LTE eco-system. The situation is not different in the UAE. In September 2011, etisalat announced the limited commercial deployment of LTE in the 2600Mhz band, which is different from 700Mhz and 2100Mhz bands being used in the US,” Bhanu Chaddha, IDC’s Senior Research Analyst – Telecommunications, Middle East, Africa and Turkey, told Gulf News.

Split technology

4G is a split technology, like VHS and Betamax, or HD-DVD and Blu-ray. 2G and 3G are set standards, and run on the same band internationally, allowing roaming from one region to another without having to use a different phone, or being cut off entirely from the mobile web. 4G can either mean Wi-Max or LTE.


By Naushad K. Cherrayil?Staff Reporter

© Gulf News 2012. All rights reserved.


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