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WiMAX or TD-LTE Networks?
What Factors Should Operators Consider When Planning WiMAX or TD-LTE Networks?
While recent media attention has further stirred the debate around WiMAX and TD-LTE, operators must carefully consider business models and deployment timeframes when planning their 4G network roadmaps.
The discussion was highlighted in a recent webinar by Maravedis Research as part of the Q1 2010 update on their 4GCounts Quarterly Report. According to Maravedis, while the number of WiMAX base station declined 10.9 percent from 2008 to 2009 due to operator uncertainty, the WiMAX ecosystem remained strong with over 5 Million WiMAX chipsets shipped in 2009 (332 percent Y/Y increase), WiMAX/BWA revenues of $3.03 billion (79 percent Y/Y increase), and 2.3 million new subscribers added in Q1 2010, bringing the total BWA/WiMAX subscribers to 7.2 million at the end of the quarter.
Why the WiMAX vs. LTE Battle Isn't a Battle
As the industry continues to pit WiMAX against LTE in an epic battle for 4G supremacy, we must realize that the 4G future is not an either/or proposition.
This is a topic that I've written about before and an area with many differing opinions. In fact, if you do a quick Google search on the term "WiMAX vs. LTE" it returns well over 3 million results, a clear sign that there is no shortage of opinions on the so-called battle that exists between these two next-generation (4G) technologies.
You don't have to look hard to find a breakdown of the carriers and vendors that have pledged their support to one technology over the other, and analysis on how these organizations' support will affect the future of these technologies. Everyone is pitting the two technologies against each other in what they would have you believe is an epic battle for the future of wireless networks - but there's just one problem.
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