Wimax Taking Wireless Max

With market value expected to reach $5 billion by 2007 and the endorsement of some of the biggest names in telecommunications, World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) is poised to change the broadband wireless landscape. But how much of WiMAX's touted potential is merely hype? Now that several pre-WiMAX networks have been deployed, what are the operators saying about QoS and ROI? How and when will device manufacturers integrate WiMAX into their products? What is the business case for using WiMAX rather than any number of other established wireless alternatives?WiMAX: Taking Wireless to the MAX examines the evolution of wireless, broadband, and the wireless broadband landscape with exhaustive coverage of technological advances and evolving topologies. It sets the tone for the journey towards untouched wireless heights - WiMAX. The author builds a complete understanding of Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) Technologies, elaborating on past developments, present needs and uses, and future trends and markets. He lays out a road map to the future and articulates present and future applications and models of BWA with focus on WiMAX. The book also provides a detailed discussion on the advanced technologies central to the existence of WiMAX. It presents strategies for building the case for WiMAX and achieving success for the different players, including service providers and equipment manufacturers. An increasing demand for access to information anytime, anywhere has led to explosive growth in access and wireless technologies. The trend has created new competitive threats as well as new opportunities in every walk of life. The task, then, is to turn possibilities into realities and provide solutions that enable anywhere, anytime access to information and applications at low cost and with a small investment. Taking a coherent and fact-based approach, this book explores the space between what is known and available and what industry needs.

INTRODUCTIONGive Me More: The Need for BroadbandGoing Wireless: Enabling the RevolutionBroadband Goes WirelessUnderstanding Wireless NetworksDefining Standards Wireless Network TypesKey Wireless Technologies Dynamics of Wireless Technologies Opportunity for Wireless Technologies Always Best-Connected The GoalChallenges Key to Success: WiMAXSETTING THE STAGE The Knowledge EconomyThe Need for Connectivity Communication: Evolving with Mankind The Global Brain The Digital Divide: What Does it Signify? Digital Market: Impact of E-CommerceDigital Government: Assessing E-GovernmentThe Economic Impact of Telecommunication TELECOMMUNICATION: A CONNECTING MECHANISMTelecommunication: Continuously EvolvingTrends in Transmission Coding Technology A New Era of Telecommunication The Network Is Born Comparing the Telecom and Data Network Models THE INTERNET TAKES OFFThe Birth of the Commercial Internet Related NetworksInternet Evolution The Technology behind the InternetBackhaul Technologies Distribution Technologies Unprecedented Internet GrowthThe Impact of the InternetTHE BROADER THE BETTER The Need for Broadband Why Broadband? Broadband Applications Broadband Technologies Broadband Drivers and Pitfalls WIRED VERSUS WIRELESSWireline Will Bleed but Won't DieWhy Go Wireless?7The WLL RevolutionWireless Data AccessConnectivity without Strings Wireless Internet: Boom TimeFlavors of Wireless Internet Wireless Network Technology Drivers for Wireless Networks Issues for Wireless Networks BROADBAND UNWIREDThe Last Mile Shall Be the First What Is Access? Communications Revolution: Broadband Wireless Access (BWA)BWA Technologies Trends and DirectionsSuccesses and Failures WiMAX without Wires Making Broadband PersonalOne for EveryoneThe Way Ahead3G and BeyondUNDERSTANDING THE TECHNOLOGYHow WiMAX Works Designed to SucceedFlavors of WiMAXTypes of WiMAXEvolution of WiMAXThe Cutting Edge IEEE 802.16 StandardsOverviewFamily of IEEE 802.16 Standards Importance of StandardsTechnology DescriptionBase StationsCPE or Subscriber SystemRF SignalsDeployment StagesNetwork TopologySpectrum Issues Spectrum Management Spectral Impact: WiMAXLicensed versus License Exempt SURVEYING THE LANDSCAPEA Common Solution for Multiple Problems The USPUniversal Acceptance: The Challenge Economics of WiMAX WiMAX Cost StructureCapital Expenses (CAPEXs) WiMAX Benefits The Importance of Scalability and Flexibility CoexistenceConvergence: The Future of CommunicationWiMAX and Multiple Service LevelsMarketplace PositioningMarket AnalysisMarket Segmentation and Scope WiMAX Applications Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) High-Speed Internet Access or Wireless DSLBackhaul Clustered Wi-Fi Hot Spots The Last Mile: Bringing Broadband to Underserved Areas Other Applications Are We Ready? High ExpectationsDeployment Process WiMAX: Initial Phase IDENTIFYING THE MARKET Boom Period: Wireless NetworksWiMAX: Wi-Fi on Steroids The Present Scenario WiMAX Players WiMAX Forum and Wi-Fi AllianceThe Role of the WiMAX ForumConformance versus Interoperability The WiMAX Certification ProcessMarket DriversMarket Challenges Government RegulationsIncumbent Telecoms Licenses The Spectrum Picture 3.5 GHz Band 5 GHz U-NII and WRC BandsMulti-channel Multi-point Distribution Service Future Spectrum for BWA/WiMAXBlock SizesFDD and TDD Status PREDICTING THE FUTURE The Historical Pattern Lessons from History Broadband Wireless Access (BWA): The Next Big ThingThe Failure of Generation OneBWA: The Present Taking Broadband to the Masses Professional Users: Needing Mobile Broadband More than EverPublic and Residential Users: Getting More Done at HomeWiMAX: The New Kid on the BlockRadio Technology: Push in the Right DirectionWiMAX Poised for Take-Off (or Maybe Not) Is WiMAX Secure?Positive Spectrum EnvironmentForecasts and Global Trends ANALYZING THE MODEL WiMAX: Scores Higher SWOT AnalysisWhere WiMAX Fits inBusiness Case PLANNING THE STRATEGYManagement SummaryStrategy Development: An Art, Not a ScienceTo WiMAX or Not to WiMAXThe Players Service ProvidersEquipment Vendors RegulatorsInvestors Mobility: The Catch-22Getting the Best out of WiMAXRecommendationsCONCLUSION The World Wants AccessBroadband Access to Buildings Broadband Wireless Access (BWA)WiMAX Properties of IEEE Standard 802.16Third-Generation Technology in 802.16 WiMAX Forum Purpose