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Photos: World's first GSM/WiMax mobile
Photo In the race to pick the next dominant wireless standard, WiMax has often been painted as the poor cousin to LTE - the cellular successor to HSDPA or 3.5G - and a standard likely to remain confined to non-mobile... [13 Nov 2008]
Who will win the LTE vs WiMax grudge match?
News The future of 4G is a tale of two technologies: LTE and mobile WiMax - but which tech is likely to win? LTE (long term evolution) is the next generation of cellular technology, theoretically capable of... [23 Oct 2008]
O2 on the rebirth of data, roaming and milking ADSL2+
Comment In the second part of our exclusive interview, Dunne reveals his thoughts on the 3G's killer app, whether NFC on mobiles will take off and O2's LTE roadmap. What's O2's LTE/4G roadmap? We are as an... [17 Sep 2008]
Wireless broadband to be cellular feast
News Cellular broadband technologies - such as HSPA (aka 3.5G) and LTE (the next-gen long term evolution of 3G) - will take the largest share, with 20 times as many customers as alternative wireless broadband tech WiMax by... [05 Aug 2008]
Femtocells to speed arrival of next-gen mobile networks?
News Femtocells could help speed the arrival of next generation mobile broadband networks - such as WiMax and LTE (long term evolution), the future roadmap of 3G. Simon Saunders, chairman of the Femto Forum, explained: "As... [30 Jun 2008]
3.5G laptops to overwhelm mobile networks?
News Berg predicts laptops with HSPA/LTE (high speed packet access/long term evolution) mobile broadband connectivity will grow from 8.4 million in 2007 to 49 million in 2013 - a compound annual growth rate of just over a third. [20 Jun 2008]
WiMax Forum stamps 2.5G products with seal of approval
News The announcements could go some way towards bolstering mobile WiMax's lead on its main competitor, the long-term evolution (LTE) of 3G. LTE has not yet been standardised, although that hasn't stopped the... [20 Jun 2008]
Nortel ditches WiMax in 4G race
News The company said earlier this week that it's focusing its money and development efforts on long-term evolution or LTE. Even though LTE hasn't yet been standardised, it has more support from major... [16 Jun 2008]
Complexity makes travellers miss their connection
Comment In the not too distant future, you will be able to add 3G Long Term Evolution (LTE), mobile WiMax, multiple in multiple out (MiMo) and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) to the mix. High-speed wireless... [12 Jun 2008]
Vodafone chief's departure is a sign of the times
Comment Giving what was presumably his final keynote at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) tradeshow in Barcelona in February, Sarin's words certainly had the air of a swan-song - laying out his hopes and dreams for the mobile industry,... [29 May 2008]
Femtocell market hotting up
News In related femtocell news, chip company picoChip has announced it has lined up the first LTE (long term evolution) femtocell and picocell designs - which it said will enable customers to upgrade to 4G from 2009 when... [21 May 2008]
Spectrum Analysis for Future LTE Deployments
White Paper LTE (Long Term Evolution) promises to deliver an unrivalled user experience with ultra fast broadband and very low latency and at the same time, a very compelling business proposition for operators with flexible spectrum... [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. Part of the agreement on LTE means the companies will... [15 Apr 2008]
WiMax to pip LTE 3G at the post?
News Teresa Kellett, director of global development for telco Sprint Nextel, said during a panel discussion at this week's WiMax Forum Asia 2008 that WiMax's first-mover advantage over the long-term evolution of 3G (LTE) may... [11 Apr 2008]
Comcast and Time Warner to invest in 4G…
News LTE has been positioned as an alternative to WiMax, but so far the technology is at least a couple of years behind WiMax in terms of development. AT&T and Verizon Wireless, which is owned by Verizon Communications and... [26 Mar 2008]