Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Research and Markets: Who Will Win The Face-Off: LTE vs WiMAX?

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c86828) has announced the addition of “Face-off: LTE vs. WiMAX” to their offering.

Now that 4G is firmly on the horizon for operators and equipment vendors the technology and marketing battles have begun. LTE and WiMAX are the two main contenders, with opinion divided as to which, if either, will win the greater market share. The two options have much in common, with similar underlying architectures and support for many of the same spectrum bands around the world.

Will there be a winner? Will LTE and WiMAX continue to compete, will one dominate, or is there scope for a combined standard? Relevant to operators, analysts and equipment and component developers, this report describes the complete 4G environment, from spectrum and standards through to operator and vendor landscapes and market size predictions. Throughout this report, LTE and WiMAX are compared, contrasted and evaluated.

The report provides a global view of LTE vs. WiMAX focusing on several key areas: Spectrum Licensing Landscape, Standards Battle, Market Size and Trends, Vendor Landscape, and Operator Landscape. For each of these areas, this report presents the relevant market developments and facts behind the deployment of LTE and WiMAX, and discusses the key factors that will impact the success of each of these technology options. Each section concludes with a 'Face-Off' Table that summarizes these factors, providing a score for each of these key success factors, and totaling these scores to provide an overall indication of the winner in each of the five major areas assessed.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c86828