The Future of 4g Technologies
TECHNOLOGY
The Future of 4G Technologies
New opportunities and changing business models for the emergence of LTE and WiMAX
By Emma Seka
Emma Seka
Emma Seka is an associate member of the Market Research Society and is based in Edinburgh, UK. She runs a private research consultancy, MackSense, and has an MBA from IAE de Paris-Université Panthéon Sorbonne, France. She has a proven track record of delivering insightful and actionable market research services in the areas of mobile telephony, VoIP software and solutions, enterprise IT, and healthcare.
Copyright © 2010 Business Insights Ltd This Management Report is published by Business Insights Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction or redistribution of this Management Report in any form for any purpose is expressly prohibited without the prior consent of Business Insights Ltd. The views expressed in this Management Report are those of the publisher, not of Business Insights. Business Insights Ltd accepts no liability for the accuracy or completeness of the information, advice or comment contained in this Management Report nor for any actions taken in reliance thereon. While information, advice or comment is believed to be correct at the time of publication, no responsibility can be accepted by Business Insights Ltd for its completeness or accuracy.
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Table of Contents
The Future of 4G Technologies
Executive summary
Competitive landscape LTE and WiMAX Technology deployments Leading player strategies The future of 4G technologies
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Chapter 1
Introduction
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Who is this report for and what is it about? Definitions Evolved Packet Core (EPC) (ex. System Architecture Evolution – SAE) E-reader GSM IMT-Advanced (4G) LTE LTE Advanced Mobile broadband Mobile Internet Mobile Internet device (MID) Mobile WiMAX Notebook Netbook Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Portable media player (PMP)
The Future of 4G Technologies
New opportunities and changing business models for the emergence of LTE and WiMAX
By Emma Seka
Emma Seka
Emma Seka is an associate member of the Market Research Society and is based in Edinburgh, UK. She runs a private research consultancy, MackSense, and has an MBA from IAE de Paris-Université Panthéon Sorbonne, France. She has a proven track record of delivering insightful and actionable market research services in the areas of mobile telephony, VoIP software and solutions, enterprise IT, and healthcare.
Copyright © 2010 Business Insights Ltd This Management Report is published by Business Insights Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction or redistribution of this Management Report in any form for any purpose is expressly prohibited without the prior consent of Business Insights Ltd. The views expressed in this Management Report are those of the publisher, not of Business Insights. Business Insights Ltd accepts no liability for the accuracy or completeness of the information, advice or comment contained in this Management Report nor for any actions taken in reliance thereon. While information, advice or comment is believed to be correct at the time of publication, no responsibility can be accepted by Business Insights Ltd for its completeness or accuracy.
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Table of Contents
The Future of 4G Technologies
Executive summary
Competitive landscape LTE and WiMAX Technology deployments Leading player strategies The future of 4G technologies
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14 15 15 17 18
Chapter 1
Introduction
Introduction
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Who is this report for and what is it about? Definitions Evolved Packet Core (EPC) (ex. System Architecture Evolution – SAE) E-reader GSM IMT-Advanced (4G) LTE LTE Advanced Mobile broadband Mobile Internet Mobile Internet device (MID) Mobile WiMAX Notebook Netbook Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Portable media player (PMP)