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FDD WiMAX cracks open US market -
Fierce Wireless and Techworld report a WiMAX vendor (Airspan) says that a profile for mobile WiMAX that uses paired frequency division duplex (FDD)
signaling with separate channels for the uplink and downlink will be available within about six months.
Business
3GPP Long-Term Evolution (LTE) Technical Specifications Approved - Varying claims are being made in the marketplace
today about the availability of LTE technologies.
The Top 3 News Stories
from Last Week - I think it is good to summarize the top stories every now and again from the perspective of an industry consultant and
more importantly, a former WISP operator. This past week was a big one on several fronts.
Will WiMAX
Investments Reach
$30 Billion this Year? - WiMAX Day thinks so. Many have cited 2008 as the year for WiMAX. In fact, WiMAX topped several lists as a
promising technology for the new year.
700 MHz WiMAX - As I compile an analysis of the over 200 approved bidders for the 700 MHz auction (24 JAN), I cannot
but notice a preponderance of rural service providers (telcos, ISPs, cellular, WISPs).
Deployments
Russia's Enforta is Experiencing Exploding Growth in WiMAX Services - Yesterday I got an advance press release
detailing Enforta's growth plans for 2008 from my friend Lee Sparkman who is the President of the Russian WiMAX carrier.
More WiMAX For Houston - Some businesses in Texas will have more opportunities to sign up with WiMAX
services as Airband
Communications, Inc. announced that it will be expanding its reach and service by 50 percent in the Houston area.
Le-Ru Telecom Selects Airspan 3.65 GHz System for US Deployment in Missouri - Airspan Networks Inc. announced that
Le-Ru Telecom of Missouri has chosen Airspan to supply HiperMAX base stations and related CPEs in the 3.65 GHz band in the U.S.
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Camp
Description/Course Outline
A series of
3 skills-based courses for network planners. This four-day program teaches all
of the radio-frequency and IP-network design skills necessary to pass the WiMAX
Network DesignerTM exam and includes the classes listed below:
(1) Overview
of RF Design
(2) RF
Design for WiMax
(3) WiMax
Core Networks.
WiMAX & 802.16e: Broadband Wireless Access
This course is designed for students who are working on WiMAX and
802.16 products and services, or expect to be working on those projects
soon. This
course will provide the student with broad knowledge on current WiMAX
and 802.16 standards, trends, issues and technologies. We have included
content
that is emerging from recent IEEE 802.16 working group meetings and
letter ballots.
Wi-Fi Mesh RF Designer Boot CampTM (NEW)
This course is a
three-day Boot Camp event, which covers all of the necessary skills to
prepare a
technical student to design a municipal mesh network. The three-day
event is comprised of two modular courses in RF Design: Overview of RF
Design
Principles, and RF Design for Mesh Networks. This course is targeted at
engineers who are planning a municipal, public safety, or campus mesh
deployment, and who need the RF design skills, balancing the
requirements of service quality (including throughput and performance)
with minimum
capital and operations cost.
WiMAX360 - An Open Community for WiMAX
Professionals
The place for WiMAX Professionals and
Enthusiasts to ask questions, trade tips and learn more about
WiMAX.
Benefits of joining
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Build Your WiMAX360 Professional
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allows users to easily and quickly build personal profiles.
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Professionals - WiMAX 360 allows WiMAX professionals to openly and easily
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FEATURED REPORTS
Opportunities
and risks for embedding WiMAX in Consumer Electronics - This report
includes analysis of interviews with more than 35 leading consumer electronics
vendors and WiMAX manufacturers. Findings from these interviews include
opportunities and risks for embedding WiMAX in consumer electronics
devices.
China WiMAX
- China is an increasingly active test bed and emerging market for new
technologies such as IPTV and WiMAX. With its large population (1.3 billion),
high rate of GDP growth (9% per year) and increasing mobile user base, China
would appear to offer a wealth of opportunities for WiMAX.
WiMAX,
2nd Edition: Analyzing End User Demand Trends - As regulatory
issues, technical challenges and certification processes begin to be addressed,
WiMAX ecosystems are steadily being built, leading to deployments that are
slowly but surely being realized in both developed and developing country
markets.
3G
Versus WiMAX Spectrum Analysis - The Critical Factor in BWA/WiMAX
versus 3G - In January 2006, we published the first ever spectrum comparison
analysis between WiMAX and 3 G in 55 countries. Maravedis is pleased to provide
its customers with this 2nd edition expanded white paper comparing WiMAX and 3G
spectrum in 100 nations.
ClearSpectrum
BWA/WiMAX Worldwide Licensing & Technical Databases - The only
RELIABLE, COMPREHENSIVE and UP-TO-DATE list of BWA/WiMAX spectrum license
holders and technical regulations worldwide. Based on a survey of country
regulators in 53 of the worlds largest economies. Composed of two separate
databases: (1) the Licensing and, (2) the Technical databases. Available by
Region or Globally.
WiMAX
Strategic Capex Model - Mobile Wireless Networks Microsoft excel
model for operators planning and designing BWA & WiMax networks. Results
provide for amount of equipment needed, coverage area, number of subscribers and
break-even profitability. Includes 30 minutes of consultation.
WiMAX White Papers
DragonWave - WiMAX
Out of Band Backhaul Solution
WiMAX
technology solves the last mile access problem, but how do you cost effectively
backhaul the traffic generated by these services?
Proxim - The
Solar Power Alternative in Broadband Wireless
White
Paper discusses the many different reasons as to why solar power is a good
alternative to traditional power sources.
Senza Fili - Building End-to-End WiMAX
Networks
Network operators worldwide are busy evaluating or planning for these
deployments, selecting vendors, identifying the appropriate network architecture
and often deciding how to integrate Mobile WiMAX within their legacy
infrastructure. The White paper discusses how this will be implemented.
Solectek - Capturing
customers today with WiMAX 802.16d: The business and technology case for fixed
WiMAX
As a
Principal Member of the WiMAXTM Forum with experience manufacturing
wireless equipment since 1989, Solectek Corporation has researched the merits of
the 802.16d standard for fixed broadband wireless and the forthcoming 802.16e
standard for fixed and mobile applications.
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