The run-up to 3G reflected the anxieties of many in the telecoms sector: the nervous shuffling through 2.5G before the plunge was taken, the questioning over suitable applications.
Much less complicated is 4G, the technology of wireless broadband. Several companies have expressed their intention to pioneer 4G. But some analysts are not impressed, believing technologies such as WiMax can deliver the same results for much less cost.
But is WiMax the pathway to 4G or a 3.5G cul-de-sac? Its supporters are optimistic, as a recent international demonstration of interoperability by more than 20 companies showed.
Developing Telecoms is taking a look at progress in these overlapping fields with some pioneering case-studies and profiles of leading companies. And we will be looking at the impact ond value of these technologies to the developing world.
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By Frédéric Bodevin, Alcatel-Lucent
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01 Dec 2006 08:55 GMT+1 |
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 The WiMAX Forum is defining a common global
standard for the certification of interoperable, high-performance, IP-based
broadband wireless equipment supporting fixed, nomadic, and mobile applications.
IEEE standards define Phy and MAC layers; the WiMAX Forum chooses a subset
of features within the IEEE standards to define interoperability requirements...
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By Michael Schwartz
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27 Nov 2006 11:29 GMT+1 |
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4G, WiMAX,
Global: Do you remember the run-up to 3G? The
worries about download speeds? The slow, painful and nervous migration from 2G
to 3G via GPRS? The sums paid for licensing? Well, another G is about to make
its mark - 4G. Michael Schwartz finds out whether history will repeat itself. |
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By Michael Schwartz
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22 Nov 2006 00:00 GMT+1 |
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4G, WiMAX,
Product, Wireless Broadband, Global: Samsung
Electronics Co has unveiled a three-way gadget that combines a phone, personal
computer and music player...
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By Michael Schwartz
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15 Nov 2006 00:00 GMT+1 |
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Analysis, WiMAX, Broadband, Wireless, Global: Twenty-one companies involved in the development of WiMAX recently met to show just how interoperable their products and services can be - and how valuable and useful WiMAX is bound to become in the emerging markets. Michael Schwartz brings Developing Telecoms up to date with this recent demonstration. |
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By Michael Schwartz
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01 Nov 2006 00:00 GMT+1 |
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Analysis, WiMAX, Broadband, Wireless, Global: Russia and Brazil are leaders in emerging markets. In both supply of communications services is struggling to keep up with demand. In Russia there are some roadblocks. Brazil may be showing the way forward. Michael Schwartz brings Developing Telecoms up to date. |
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By Michael Schwartz
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31 Oct 2006 00:00 GMT+1 |
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Analysis, WiMAX, Broadband, Wireless, Global: As commercial support for WiMAX strengthens one is entitled to ask questions about the long term future of the technology. We consider the pro and cons of WiMAX. |
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By Michael Schwartz
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31 Oct 2006 00:00 GMT+1 |
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Analysis, WiMAX, Broadband, Wireless, South Asia: Following his analysis of WiMAX technology development globally, Michael Schwartz looks at the potential for WiMAX in South Asia. |
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