Digital Cities Overview and WiMax Update

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Digital Cities Overview andWiMax Update
Jeff NobleSr. Eng. Strategic AppsWireless
Communications
Joel HoffmannBusiness Dev. Mgr.Transportation
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Digital Cities Overview
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WiMax UpdateWorldwide Interoperability for
Microwave Access
All referenced dates are best estimates and are
subject to change.
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WiMAX Vision
Established Connectivity Models
WiMAX Will Meet Emerging Customer Needs
Broadband, but Fixed
Mobile, but Narrowband
Rich Connectivity to Fixed Mobile Devices
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Evolution of WWAN leads to WiMax

• WiMax supports a Data Centric Business
  Model/Distribution
• WiMax is targeted for broadband wireless
  spectrum, not cellular
• OFDM technology provides greater spectral
  efficiency
• WiMax is optimized for data with headroom for
  growth

Personal Mobile Broadband
Many carriers see OFDM as the basis of 4G
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The Evolution of 802.16
802.16 (2001)
Fixed wireless broadband Air Interface 10 66
GHz
Samsung developing a parallel effort WiBro
802.16 Amendment Fixed wireless broadband MAC
PHY 2 - 11 GHz
802.16a (2003)
802.16 Revision PAR for 802.16, 802.16a Fixed
wireless broadband System Profiles, Errata for 2
- 11 GHz (Formerly 802.16REVd)
802.16-2004 (June 2004)
July 2004 Korea Govt. Decision Converges WiBro
with 802.16e
Changes to 802.16e ratified that allowed for a
unified profile completed
802.16e Harmonization
802.16 Amendment for Combined Fixed and Mobile
wireless broadband at vehicular speeds in
Licensed bands from 2-6 GHz
802.16e (Mid 2005)
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802.16 Network Deployment Phases
Early 802.16e
802.16e
Metro Zone
Mobile
Fixed Indoor
Enterprise Campus Piconet
Mobile Service
Portable Service
Access Service
2006
2007
Late 2004
Deployment begins
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WiMAX 4 Primary Business Models
Metro Govt. WiFi Backhaul (Digital Cities)
802.16-2004
WiFi
Urban Broadband Replacement (DSL, T1, Cable)
WiFi
WiFi
WiFi
WiFi
802.16-2004
WiFi
802.16-2004
WiFi
Rural
Rural
Rural Broadband (Overcomes Traditional Cost
Barrier)
Rural
Cellular Operators (Data Overlay Network)
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Companies/Govts Aligning Frequencies

• Licensed Bands
• 2.5GHz (2.3-2.4 2.5-2.7)
• 3.5GHz (3.3-3.8)

• Unlicensed Band
• 5.8GHz (5.25-5.85)

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WiMAX Forum Update

• Consortium of over 210 companies (25 SP)
• Forum fosters cooperation among Service
  Providers, Standards bodies, Vendors, Regulators,
  System Integrators and Manufacturers, and
  Component Vendors throughout the ecosystem
• WiMAX Forum charter
• Promote the deployment of WiMAX Forum Certified
  Products
• Develop certification test suites qualified
  test labs
• Host interoperability events (plug fests)
• Provide WiMAX-Certified stamp of approval for
  compliant equipment
• Seven Working Groups
• Eleven Board of Director Companies
• ATT, Airspan, Alvarion, Aperto Networks, BT,
  Fujitsu,
• Intel, OFDM Forum, Proxim, Wi-LAN, ZTE
• WiMAX Forum communications
• http/www.wimaxforum.org
• PR, News Bureau, Events, Speakers Bureau
  Collateral,
• White papers, case studies, CDs, presentations

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