Definitive Guide to the Broadband Wireless 2008: WiMAX, WiFi, LTE, and 4G

This publication represents the most comprehensive research available that evaluates the market place, business drivers, and competition between the four major broadband wireless technologies. Part one covers WiMAX, part two WiFi, part three LTE, and the final section covers 4G.

Contents

About the Authors
Wireless Broadband Services

1. WHAT IS A BROADBAND SERVICE?

2. WHAT KINDS OF NETWORKS SUPPORT BROADBAND SERVICES?

3. WHY WI-FI, WIMAX, LTE, AND 4G?

4. NETWORK VALUE CHAIN

4a. Network Value Chain: The Wired Network
4b. Network Value Chain: The Wireless Network
4c. Network Value Chain: The Handset

5. OUR FOCUS

“The WiMAX Industry”
(Part One of Four)

1. INTRODUCTION

2. THE VENDORS PERSPECTIVE - WIMAX

2a. Vendor Profiles
2b. Specialized Vendors
  I. Alvarion
  II. Redline Communications
  III. Proxim Wireless Corporation
  IV. Airspan
  V. Aperto Networks

3. THE CISCO AND INTEL CONNECTION.

3a. Cisco
3b. Intel

4. THE SPRINT WIMAX MODEL

4a. Key Features and Functions
4b. Sprint - Soft Launches

5. WHY DID SPRINT CHOOSE WIMAX?

6. THE CLEARWIRE WIMAX MODEL - BEFORE SPRINT

7. THE CLEARWIRE WIMAX MODEL - AFTER SPRINT

8. POSSIBLE CLEARWIRE WIMAX STRATEGY WITHOUT SPRINT

9. THE GOOGLE FACTOR/THE INTEL FACTOR

10. THE KOREAN, SK TELECOM, SAMSUNG WIMAX MODEL

10a. Key Features and Functions
10b. WiBRO
10c. Deployment Plans

11. HUAWEI AND ZTE- CHINA’S WIMAX MODEL

11a. Key Features and Functions
11b. Deployment Plans

12. TEST & CERTIFICATION - WIMAX PRODUCTS

12a. WiMAX Forum™
12b. Telecordia and Sprint Laboratories

13. STANDARDS IMPACT - WIMAX

13a. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
13b. International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

14. COSTS IMPACT - WIMAX

14a. Terminal Customer Premise Equipment (CPE)
14b. WiMAX Infrastructure

15. MARKET ANALYSIS

15a. Estimated Subscriber Growth 2007-2012
15b. US Internet Market Value Forecast 2006-2010
15c. Handset Sales Comparison
15d. Ecosystems
Technical References

“The Wi-Fi Industry”
(Part Two of Four)

1. INTRODUCTION

2. WI-FI SUFFERS A SETBACK - EARTHLINK AND AT&T MOBILITY

2a. Running the Numbers - EarthLink
2b. EarthLink - Update February 2008

3. THE VENDOR’S PERSPECTIVES

3a. Global Outlook - Economic

4. VENDOR PROFILES

4a. Vendor Profiles
  I. Xirrus
    a. Xirrus Demo - Interop October 2007
    b. Xirrus Deployment - Amelia Island Plantation
    c. Xirrus - 802.11n System Info
  II. SkyPilot Networks
    a. Skypilot Attributes
    b. Skypilot - Deployments - Bahrain
  III. Cisco Systems
    a. Cisco Mobility Solutions
    b. Cisco Mobility Solutions - What It Is and The Benefits
    c. Cisco Wireless Solutions
    d. Cisco Outdoor Wireless Solutions - The Focal Point of Cisco’s Efforts
    e. Cisco Outdoor Wireless Solutions - The Technology
    f. Cisco Outdoor Wireless Solutions -Deployments - OneCommunity/OneCleveland - THE Digital BRIDGE
    g. Cisco Outdoor Wireless Solutions -Deployments - OneCommunity/OneCleveland - PBS Broadcasts to RTA Communters
    h. Cisco Outdoor Wireless Solutions - The Benefits
    i. Cisco Outdoor Wireless Solutions and Mobility - The Power of the Single Number - Cisco Unified Mobility

5. SERVICE PROVIDER/CARRIER MODELS

5a. The Wi-Fi Model - Alverno Information Services
5b. The Wi-Fi Model - T-Mobile Wi-Fi/Cellular - Ahead of iPhone
  I. Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) - Convergence
  II. T-Mobile and 3G
5c. The Wi-Fi Model - AT&T Mobility
  I. AT&T News - January 2008
5d. The Wi-Fi Model - MetroFi
  I. MetroFi Services
  II. MetroFi Solutions - Digital Inclusion
  III. MetroFi - Example Network Deployment - Santa Clara
5e. The Wi-Fi Model - EarthLink

6. TEST & CERTIFICATION - WI-FI PRODUCTS.

6a. Performance Testing Outlined
6b. The Wi-Fi Alliance
  I. Wi-Fi Alliance Authorized Certification Laboratories
    1. Allion Test LABS, INC. (Taiwan)
    2. AT4 Wireless (Spain)
    3. Bureau veritas - ADT (Taiwan)
    4. Cetecom (USA, Germany)
    5. SGS Group (Taiwan, Japan, Korea)
    6. Telecommunication Metrology Station (TMC) (China)
    7. T?V Rheinland Group (USA, Japan)
    8. Wipro Technologies (India)
  II. Wi-Fi Alliance - The Future
6c. CTIA Test and Certification
6d. Tolly Group Test and Certification

7. STANDARDS IMPACT - WI-FI

7a. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  I. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) -Technical Details.
7b. International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

8. COSTS IMPACT - WI-FI

a. Terminal Customer Premise Equipment (CPE)

9. INFRASTRUCTURE - “STEPS TO A SUCCESSFUL WIRELESS BROADBAND NETWORK”

10. MARKET ANALYSIS

a. Market Drivers and Revenue Forecasts
B. The Pros & Cons “Wi-Fi Profitability”

11. TECHNICAL REFERENCE “FACE-OFF 4G VS. WIMAX VS. WI-FI”

Long Term Evolution (LTE)
(Part Three of Four)

1. INTRODUCTION

2. WHAT IS LTE?

3. LTE NETWORK ARCHITECTURE - SAE

3a. Service Architecture Evolution (SAE) - Node Definitions
  I. GPRS Support Node (GSN):
  II. Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN):
  III. Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN)
3b. System Architecture Evolution (SAE) - Diagram
3c. GPRS Core Network - The Foundation of SAE
3d. GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP)

4. LTE AIR INTERFACE: E-UTRA

5. WHAT CARRIERS ARE PURSUING LTE

6. QUALCOMM AND LTE

“The 4G Industry”.
(Part Four of Four)

1. INTRODUCTION

2. WHAT IS 4G?

3. THREE APPROACHES OF 4G

3a. 4G Approach #1 - Enhanced 3G or Extended 3G or Open Architecture
3b. 4G Approach #2 - Long Term Evolution (LTE)
3c. 4G Approach #3 - WiMAX
3c.i. WiMAX Rumors

4. 4G DRIVERS

5. WI-FI - NOT A 4G TECHNOLOGY TODAY

6. A POTENTIAL 4G TECHNOLOGY? FEMTOCELLS?

7. HANDSETS: 2G, 3G AND 4G - THE IPHONE

8. MARKET ANALYSIS - THE FUTURE OF BROADBAND WIRELESS

8a. Challenges
8b. Conclusion
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