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WiMAX Forecasts: Supply and Demand meet 4G convergence
By Adlane Fellah, CEO, Maravedis |
WiMAX is an important and highly visible part of the evolving fixed/portable wireless landscape. WiMAX is certainly gaining momentum, what with the recently announced BSNL deployment as well as the articulation of Sprint’s 4G vision. Nevertheless, the market for WiMAX fixed deployments market remains diverse and includes competing technologies such as DOCSIS, TD-CDMA, and proprietary equipment such as Canopy from Motorola. more…
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WiMAX at a Crossroads: The ‘Tipping Point’
Robert Syputa, Senior Analyst |
Whatever your perspective, be that from the position of a small operator who hopes to gain a market advantage, or of a large incumbent supplier or network operator, the fundamental question about WiMAX is whether it can ramp to volumes that enable it to compete in a world ruled by huge volumes of cell phone sales. WiMAX and future wireless networks that aspire to 4G will attempt to become unified communications systems that fit diverse markets that have very different sets of customers and requirements. The common architecture is supposed to result in overall advance in technology and reduction in costs: the ‘virtuous circle’ enabled by a large symbiotic ecosystem. more…
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An exclusive Interview with Jason Ashton, CEO, BigAir
By Basharat Hashai, Market Analyst - Asia |
Maravedis: Mister Ashton, could you share with us your BWA license history?
We applied for a carrier license in 2002 to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), which is the spectrum government body here, and they have opened up the 5 GHz band under a Class License arrangement for fixed wireless services. Our fixed wireless network uses what is called Class License spectrum. We have been able to use that spectrum now for more than five years. We actually used the proprietary and 802.16a equipment for a number of years, and the 802.16-2004 compliant services have only been available since early 2007. Our proprietary services are very similar to our 802.16-2004 compliant services. more…
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