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CLEAR™ and The Source for Learning, Inc., announce the 4G Wireless Education Competition.

Deployment of 4G wireless broadband has now begun in the U.S. with increased capacity and speed for distributing data, voice and video. Educational Broadband Service (EBS) is spectrum designated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in which this improved 4G wireless broadband will be available. EBS frequencies are licensed to educational and nonprofit organizations which have an obligation to use a portion of their spectrum to provide educational services.

Although many of the applications for teaching and learning currently in instructional technology can either be adapted or extended through use of 4G wireless broadband, the improved wireless capacity also has attributes which enable and support new educational applications such as anywhere/anytime learning.

The purpose of this competition is to challenge educational practitioners at every level to consider the possibilities of expanded 4G wireless broadband. Since this competition looks to the future, the current access to 4G wireless technology and/or financial considerations should not limit the scope or purpose of any proposal.

*What is 4G Wireless Broadband?

4G Wireless broadband is a transmission method that permits very large amounts of data, video and voice information to be exchanged simultaneously among multiple users at very high rates of speed independent of any wired interconnection. This could include connecting to web-based resources or to any data network but could also include entirely new uses for data and more.

The key features of 4G wireless broadband:
• Speed (faster than any previous generation of wireless delivery).
• High-capacity (can move LOTS of information/pictures/video/audio -- ANY data -- at a time).
• Anytime learning (e.g. not limited to school day hours).
• Anywhere learning (portable and mobile).
• Can work on many kinds of devices, large and small, including some that do not yet exist.

For students of all ages, 4G wireless broadband can be the means to access the robust educational opportunities they seek wherever they are and whenever they wish.