4G
RSS 4GWireless broadband to be cellular feast
News Massive growth in wireless broadband services is being forecast, with the market set to be dominated by cellular technologies. Telecoms analyst Analysys Mason predicts there will be a total of 2.1 billion wireless broadband customers... [05 Aug 2008]
An End-to-End QoS Framework for 4G Mobile Heterogeneous Environments
White Paper Next Generation Networks (NGN) will be based upon the "all IP" paradigm. The IP protocol will glue multiple technologies, for both access and core network, in a common and scalable framework that will provide seamless communication... [18 Jul 2008]
Challenges and Opportunities for Transport Providers & Mobile Operators
White Paper Although mobile backhaul transport providers have very different needs than mobile operators, their interests dovetail when it comes to efficient and optimized multiservice backhaul networks. Mobile operators are experiencing numerous... [04 Jul 2008]
Nortel ditches WiMax in 4G race
News Telecom equipment maker Nortel Networks is ditching its WiMax business to focus on a more popular 4G wireless technology. The company said earlier this week that it's focusing its money and development efforts on... [16 Jun 2008]
Vodafone chief's departure is a sign of the times
Comment A CEO stepping down after five years at a mobile operator might seem unremarkable. But Arun Sarin's imminent departure from Vodafone may well have a wider significance, argues Natasha Lomas. Telecoms grandee Arun Sarin is to retire as... [29 May 2008]
Femtocell market hotting up
News Femtocells - aka mobile base stations which piggyback off DSL to boost mobile reception indoors - could have inched a little closer to the consumer's living room. At least that's the hope of the Femto Forum, an industry association of... [21 May 2008]
Mobile big guns back LTE as next-gen network
News Several companies yesterday agreed to sign their names to the Long Term Evolution (LTE) framework for the next generation of wireless technology. The largest handset maker in the world, Nokia, was joined by Alcatel-Lucent, NEC, NextWave... [15 Apr 2008]
WiMax to pip LTE 3G at the post?
News WiMax could prove to be the winner in the 4G race against the long-term evolution of 3G, simply because the technology is here first. Teresa Kellett, director of global development for telco Sprint Nextel, said during a... [11 Apr 2008]
Cross-Layer Optimization of OFDM Systems for 4G Wireless Communications
White Paper This paper advocates cross-layer optimization over the whole ISO/OSI protocol stack. As an example this paper refers to a system using multiple description coding at application layer combined with orthogonal frequency division... [10 Apr 2008]
Comcast and Time Warner to invest in 4G…
News Comcast and Time Warner Cable are looking to help bankroll a new joint venture between Sprint Nextel and Clearwire to deliver 4G wireless services, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Wireless from A to Z [26 Mar 2008]
Completing the 4G Vision: Gateways for Mobile WiMAX
White Paper WiMAX is a set of specifications created by the WiMAX Forum and based on standards developed by the IEEE 802.16 Working Group (WG). There are two standards of note here. The first is IEEE 802.16-2004, sometimes called 802.16d, which... [29 Feb 2008]
T-Mobile cosies up to femtocells…
News Mobile operator T-Mobile is to kick off trials of femtocell technology in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK in the second quarter of this year. It may also push out a limited deployment of the tech before the year's out. [17 Jan 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Aerial bombardment
Comment Written at a hotel in Taunton, UK, and dispatched via another free wi-fi service that needed no password - a trend that seems to be catching on The competition for antenna space on our laptops and mobile devices is getting critical. [07 Jan 2008]
Cross-Layer Analysis of TCP Performance in a 4G System
White Paper This paper presents results from an experimental study of TCP in a wireless 4G evaluation system. Test-bed results on transport layer performance are presented and analyzed in relation to several link layer aspects. [27 Dec 2007]
High Quality Mobile TV: The Challenge for Operators to Deliver High-Quality TV to Mobiles
White Paper As with "Triple Play" and "Quad Play" offerings from operators using multiple distribution methods, the ideal is to simplify choice. Consumers should be able to access content from a single supplier and pay a single bill whether they are... [01 May 2007]
