The Road to 4G: Building a Wireless Broadband Future in Asia/Pacific

The emergence of IEEE 802.16-2004 (Fixed WiMAX) and IEEE 802.16-2005 (Mobile WiMAX) will serve to accelerate the trends of fixed mobile convergence and telemedia services. In this presentation, IDC offers our views on the following:

Global technology trends in 3.5G and Broadband Wireless Access (BWA): New technologies such as Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO), software-defined radios, mesh networking, mobile TV, and VoIP over WiMAX Network equipment capex forecast and analysis for broadband and mobile services General comparisons and timelines for High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) network equipment versus Mobile WiMAX network equipment Options for Mobile carriers across the Asia/Pacific region who are starting to evaluate a number of trade-offs relating to next-generation wireless technology.