Abstract
Overview
There are many definitions and understandings of what is wireless broadband
technology. There are those professionals that claim 3G is wireless broadband
and other claim that something called 4G is wireless broadband. The criteria
for wireless broadband technology can be generalized in the form of the
services. The end user ultimately decides with their money what they consider
to be acceptable for their use. Wireless broadband services can be generalized
to mean those services that support a variety of multimedia content at varying
data rates from low speed (less than T1) to as high as optical data rates. Yes
this is a very general description but if nearly 60 years (combined) in this
business has taught these authors anything is that nothing is static and that
flexibility in views is important.
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.