27 July 2007

Mobile Broadband Technologies Will Revolutionise Wireless

Next generation mobile broadband technologies will revolutionise the wireless industry, according to a report.

Technologies, including 3G Long Term Evolution (LTE), xMax and Mobile WiMAX will dramatically change the mobile broadband landscape, according to a report by market research company Frost & Sullivan.

More than 62 per cent of the world population of nearly 6.6 billion are not connected to a cellular network right now. This situation will open up the doors for various emerging wireless technologies such as xMax by xG Technology and Mobile WiMAX to make their mark on the marketplace.

Current Mobile WiMAX standards are not yet optimised for mobile VoIP at vehicular speeds. “Therefore, Mobile WiMAX will initially target the ultra mobile PC or PC tablet market rather than the mobile smartphone market”, explained Frost & Sullivan Programme Manager, Luke Thomas.

xMax technology will potentially enable service providers to promote unlimited local and long distant voice calls as well as unlimited text messages at very low monthly prices. xMax is a likely prospect to be the first 4G technology to be commercially available in 2008. Once 3G LTE is a ratified standard, its performance characteristics will be superior to Mobile WiMAX, the report concluded.