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Report in a Nutshell

4G is envisioned to support a fully IP-based technology platform that is capable of providing 100 Mbps and 1 Gbps speeds both indoors and outdoors, with premium quality and high security. 4G will offer all types of services at an affordable cost. 4G is also being developed to accommodate the quality of service (QoS) and rate requirements set by forthcoming applications like wireless broadband access, Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), video chat, mobile TV, High definition TV content, Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB), minimal service like voice and data, and other streaming services for "anytime-anywhere" access.

Key Questions Answered

The WiMAX and LTE vendors are involved in a raging high-stakes battle to claim a share of the broadband wireless market. Who will win this fight? How will vendors decide what to sell and to whom? This report's goal is to provide a basis for understanding the underlying issues sufficient to facilitate a vendor's and a carrier's decision making process on wireless broadband.

More on the Report

Wireless Broadband Services

• What is a Broadband Service?
• What Kinds of Networks Support Broadband Services?
• Why WiFi, WiMAX, LTE, and 4G?
• Network Value Chain
  • Network Value Chain: The Wired Network
  • Network Value Chain: The Wireless Network
  • Network Value Chain: The Handset

Our Focus: The 4G Industry (Part Four of Four)

Report Content

1. Introduction
2. What is 4G?
3. Three Approaches to 4G
   
   • 4G Approach #1: Enhanced 3G or Extended 3G or Open Architecture
   • 4G Approach #2: Long Term Evolution (LTE)
   • 4G Approach #3: WiMAX, …
   • WiMAX Rumors
4. 4G Drivers
5. WiFi: 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
   
   • Challenges
   • Conclusion

Summary and Conclusion

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