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Recession dividing LTE and WiMax
News Global downturn may widen adoption gap between long term evolution and mobile WiMax in mature and emerging markets, says Ovum report.
Tags: Network infrastructure, WiMax, Mobile platforms/communications, Ovum, Mobile, Broadband, Cable, Emerging Market, recession, average revenue per user
Mobile VoIP needs standards
News Future 4G networks will have to set proper quality of service guidelines and traffic provisioning to ensure voice over Internet Protocol succeeds, says report.
Tags: WiMax, 3G (Third Generation), VoIP, VoIP/IP telephony, Mobile, Wireless, Standards, QoS, 3G, 4G
Analyst: Wait before rushing into LTE
News Operators should wait for kinks in the technology and business case to be ironed out, before embarking on full-scale upgrades to 4G standard, long term evolution, says Ovum.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Network infrastructure, Verizon Communications Inc., Ovum, Operator, network, revenue, mobile, HSPA, 4G
3G wireless still holds promise
News Next generation of 4G wireless may get all the headlines, but advanced 3G technology will likely dominate services for next few years.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Network infrastructure, Speed, network, U.S., mobile, Wireless, HSPA, Clearwire Corp., 3G
Power users to get 4G first
News Such users could be among the first to be shifted onto higher-speed networks when operators deploy a successor to their 3G networks.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Notebooks and tablets, Strategic analysis, Mobile, Motorola Inc., Sister Site, 3G Network, Steinberg, 3G, 4G
Huawei: Don't skip 3G for 4G
News Operators intending to leapfrog their 2G networks straight to LTE (long term evolution) may end up with higher cost and risk, warns Huawei exec.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2009, 3G (Third Generation), Next-generation technology/networks, Operator, Telecommunications Company, QoS, UMTS, 3G (Third Generation), LTE, Next-generation technology/networks
WiMax tipped for victory over LTE
News An In-Stat report suggests WiMax may outpace LTE in the short term at least, although other industry observers suggest both can live happily together
Tags: WiMax, Mobile/Wireless, Next-generation technology/networks, Mobile, QoS, 3G, 4G, Laptop Computer, U.K., handset
China's TD-LTE better chance of success
News Pending 4G standard has better fighting chance of success compared to 3G predecessor, TD-SCDMA, due to wider global support, say experts.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Network infrastructure, Informa SA, mobile wireless, Tech Ecosystem, TD-LTE, mobile, Telecommunications, International Telecommunications Union, 3G
EU ploughs US$25.5M into 1Gbps mobile broadband
News EU-funded research into a new mobile Internet technology called LTE Advanced is due to kick off at the start of next year.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Networking technology, Mobile Broadband, Wireless Broadband, European Union, Wireless, Europe, Broadband, 3G, radio
Industry split in WiMax-LTE debate
News WiMax is poised to take advantage of the wait for Long Term Evolution, says Samsung, while Ericsson insists that LTE will be the main choice for the world's carriers.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2008, WiMax, Next-generation technology/networks, Mobile, India, Mobile Internet, Broadband, phone, 4G, marketing
Nortel ditches WiMax in favor of 4G
News The telecom equipment maker says it plans to focus its research and development on LTE instead of WiMax.
Tags: WiMax, Mobile/Wireless, Next-generation technology/networks, Mobile platforms/communications, Nortel Networks Corp., Comcast Corp., 4G, network, U.S., R&D
Device makers pledge mobile broadband support
News Band of 16 mobile players and device manufacturers have jointly announced plans to release devices that support "always-connected" broadband connectivity.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, WiMax, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, Broadband, HSPA, Notebook, device manufacturer, ASUS, U.S.
WiMax Forum certifies first 2.5GHz products
News More than 100 mobile WiMax products will be certified by the year's end, with more than 1,000 certified by 2011, it predicts.
Tags: WiMax, Certification, Mobile, QoS, consortium, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., network, ZyXEL Communications Corp., U.S., Alvarion Ltd.
Intel puts more funding behind WiMax
News Chipmaker's investment arm has pumped about US$42.7 million into UQ Communications's mobile WiMax network in Japan.
Tags: Network infrastructure, 802.11/Wi-Fi, WiMax, Investments, Intel Corp., Mobile, Chip Company, Japan, mobile industry, 3G
Verizon completes initial 4G wireless test
News Wireless provider has successfully completed the first test of its 4G wireless service in the first two markets: Boston and Seattle.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Next-generation technology/networks, Verizon Communications Inc., Wireless, Service, Cable, Clearwire Corp., Seattle, 3G, 4G
