WiMAX as an official 3G technology By Jeff Orr, Senior Analyst - Consumer Electronics

The ITU Radiocommunication Assembly granted final approval of an update to Recommendation ITU-R M.1457. The IMT-2000 specification is to include a sixth radio interface, “IMT-2000 OFDMA TDD WMAN,” which is based on the IEEE Standard 802.16. This makes IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX) part of the IMT-2000 family. The announcement was issued on 18 October to IEEE members by Roger B. Marks, Chair of the IEEE 802.16 Working Group on Broadband Wireless Access. The decision enables license holders to consider WiMAX in addition to future 3G evolutionary technologies such as Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) and Long-Term Evolution (LTE).” more…

BWA/WiMAX India Market Update By Sridhar T. Pai, CEO, Tonse Telecom and Maravedis partner

How can you keep up with the mobile phone connectivity demands of a nation of 1.1 billion people? Let’s say, you are doing okay if you have moved up from zero to 200 million connections in 12 years. How can you keep up with the bandwidth demands of a nation of 1.1 billion people? Not much if you have only around 3 million broadband connections. But for a developing country that is coming into its own, with an economy that is flourishing at 9%+ GDP growth rates per annum and a stock market that is scorching its way to the top, bandwidth growth is but natural. And you can be sure everyone including the government and policy makers are running to clear the way for the broadband revolution to begin. more…

WiMAX-LTE Long Term Evolution Robert Syputa, Senior Analyst

The discussion over the role that WiMAX will play in the evolving landscape of the converging wireless broadband industry has been shifting rapidly over the past several months: closer alignment between the rapid development of WiMAX and LTE has been emerging. The question for incumbent operators looks much more about when a shift to IP networks will make sense and how to convert the prescribed "walled garden" mobile-service business model so it doesn't degenerate to selling a wholesale open-bandwidth pipe. The question is no longer about 'if' but 'when' and how to master the now inevitable changes. The way forward is for control of QoS, multiple IP-based services, and targeted advertising. more…

Come Hear What Maravedis has to Say!!!

Mobile WiMAX: The Global Congress Nov 28-30, 2007

Robert Syputa will share his thoughts about the rapidly evolving landscape that sees WiMAX becoming a part of a converged wireless industry. Opportunities are rapidly developing but that increases the potential for conflicts over spectrum and IPR to come to the forefront. The rollout of the mobile version of WiMAX and rapid development of 802.16m which will contend for a leadership role in IMT-Advanced will also be discussed. more…

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