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• IMS Finding a New Home with LTE, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-05-23

  NEW YORK -- IMS IP Multimedia Subsystems has been around for some time, and many infrastructure vendors have invested heavily in developing IMS capabilities, solutions and products. But market acceptance has been slower than expected. Now, with the 4G standards LTE Long Term Evolution and WiMAX taking shape, the IMS...

  Tags: ABI Research, NETWORKING, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, WIRELESS

• RadioFrame Networks Announces Second Generation OmniRadio™ Microprocessor to Deliver Femtocell Solutions for the LTE and WiMAX Markets

  - 2008-05-14

  RadioFrame Named Industry's Most Innovative Femtocell Vendor in Recent ABI Research Report REDMOND, Wash. -- RadioFrame Networks RFN, the leader in small footprint, low cost wireless base stations, today announced plans for its second generation OmniRadio[TM] processor, setting the stage for RadioFrame to deliver low cost, high functionality femtocell...

  Tags: ABI Research, Components, HARDWARE, microprocessor, NETWORKING, Processors, RadioFrame Networks, Semiconductors, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, WIRELESS

• Mobile WiMAX to Level the Asia-Pacific Playing Field, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-05-06

  SINGAPORE -- While most Asia-Pacific countries are still processing spectrum bidding, manufacturers and application vendors are aggressively entering mobile WiMAX markets. As the market for mobile WiMAX expands, manufacturers are targeting new customer segments, and there will be a correspondingly huge opportunity in APAC regions.

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• Worldwide 4G user base to exceed 90 million by 2013.(MARKET INTELLIGENCE)(Brief article)

  - 2008-03-01

  According ABI Research, the worldwide 4G-subscriber base is likely to go past 90 million in 2013. 4G technology includes WiMAX and Long Term Evolution LTE. By the end of 2007, there were 3.7 billion mobile users across the world, out of which, 2.7 billion were on EDGE/...

  Tags: ABI Research, W-CDMA, WiMAX, WIRELESS

• Mobile WiMAX Faces a Diminishing Time-to-Market Advantage, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-02-29

  NEW YORK -- Service providers with the right spectrum, available capital, and access to enough sites to place base stations are in a great position to take advantage of WiMAX's headstart on the 4G market. But LTE (Long-Term Evolution) and UMB Ultra Mobile Broadband are vying for 4G as well...

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• Will WiMAX Deliver on Its Royalty Promises? ABI Research Has Doubts

  - 2007-12-31

  LONDON -- One of the major advantages claimed by the WiMAX community over their cellular cousins is that WiMAX will come with a far lower average royalty rate than either LTE or UMB. A favorite phrase among the WiMAX OEM community is that WiMAX has effectively "democratized" the 4G space....

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• Sprint-Clearwire Split No Threat to WiMAX for M2M, says ABI Research

  - 2007-12-03

  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The recent statement by Sprint and Clearwire announcing the end of their proposed WiMAX partnership may have sent shudders through planners hoping that WiMAX will facilitate machine-to-machine (M2M) communications in the future. But according to ABI Research, there's no need to get nervous.

  Tags: ABI Research, Clearwire Corp., M2M, Sprint Communications, WiMAX

• Can Sprint Hang On to WiMAX in the Face of a Financial Struggle? Asks ABI Research

  - 2007-11-28

  NEW YORK -- "Sprint is under increasing financial pressure as it loses subscribers to competitors such as Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T," says Phil Solis, principal mobile broadband analyst at ABI Research. "Many say Sprint should focus on its core business rather than push forward with WiMAX, but this idea is...

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• WiMAX Gains Serious Momentum as Trials Lead to Deployments, ABI Research Report Finds

  - 2007-10-04

  NEW YORK -- The global telecommunications industry is on the cusp of major change, and operators are approaching critical decisions about their 4G strategies, as mobile WiMAX (802.16e) starts to move from trials and pilots to the first real-world WiMAX network deployments.

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• Increased Interest in WiMAX Will Impact the Cellular M2M Market, According to ABI Research

  - 2007-09-12

  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The cellular M2M market will be impacted by the growing momentum behind the deployment of WiMAX as a next-generation WWAN communications technology. WiMAX is even more spectrally efficient and cost-effective to operate in carrier networks when compared with W-CDMA and CDMA EV-DO, making WiMAX very suitable for...

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