Questions Over the Meaning of 4G ⇥

Brian X. Chen has some good reporting on the recent 4G rebrand of the AT&T iPhone’s HSPA+ network:

“Consumers are confused enough already,” Mr. [Jan] Dawson said. “When something like this is the central gag in a Saturday Night Live skit, you know you have problems.”

Chen also notes that when T-Mobile did the same thing in 2010, AT&T called it misleading. Indeed.