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The 4G Era: 802.16e Market and Technology Assessment--Aarkstore Enterprise
[November 21, 2009]

The 4G Era: 802.16e Market and Technology Assessment--Aarkstore Enterprise


This report researches the IEEE (News - Alert) 802.16e technology and markets. Early forecasts that commercialization of 4G technologies will start not before 2010 are now being reconsidered, and several 4G technologies have already been introduced, either on a commercial or trial basis. 4G characteristics include the following: Wireless data, voice, and video transmission Packet-centric environment Multimedia environment At least several Mbps (and up) rate of transmission (may be asymmetrical) in the mobile environment Up to 1 Gbps rate of transmission in the stationary environment Seamless cell transmission, including in-building and outdoor communications with various technologies.

The 802.16e wireless MAN technology has several features that allow characterizing it as belonging to the 4G family.

The report gives a detailed analysis of 802.16e technological and marketing specifics. The report consists of five major sections. In section I, we provide general considerations and introduction to the subject. Section II addresses issues connected with a timely transition from the 3G era to the 4G era. Section III is dedicated to the analysis of the 802.16e technology and markets. It includes the following: Specifics of 802.16d The analysis of major enhancements for 802.16e The analysis of 802.16e standards, including drafts The analysis of the 802.16e certification process The analysis of the 802.16e networks' subscriber bases The analysis of the 802.16e service providers’ revenue The analysis of the 802.16e equipment manufacturers’ sales revenue The analysis of the 802.16e equipment vendors’ portfolios (more than 50 vendors).


Section IV is a brief survey of technologies that compete with 802.16e. Note that our marketing analysis reflects some uncertainty in the direction of the industry due to multiple candidates (with similar characteristics) for the 4G MAN family of technologies. Section V is conclusions.

For more information please visit : http://www.aarkstore.com/reports/The-4G-Era-802-16e-Market-and-Technology-Assessment-1720.html

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